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Private/co-educational school in Minoh, Osaka, Japan
Osaka International School
Address
4-4-16 Onohara-nishi, Minoh, Osaka 〒562-0032
Minoh, Osaka
Japan
Information
TypePrivate/co-educational
MottoInformed, caring, and creative individuals contributing to a global community The Five Respects: Respect for self, others, environment, leadership and authority, learning
Established1991
PrincipalStephanie Alcantara, Stephen Frater
Head of schoolKurt Mecklem
EnrollmentApprox. 489
Color(s)Purple, Black and White    
MascotCrossed Sabers
Websitehttps://sois.kwansei.ac.jp/

Osaka International School of Kwansei Gakuin (OIS, 関西学院大阪インターナショナルスクール) is a co-educational international school, located in Minoh, Osaka Prefecture, Japan. This institution educates students from kindergarten (age 4-5) through to grade 12. It is accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges and offers three International Baccalaureate (IB) programs: Primary Years Programme (PYP), Middle Years Programme (MYP), and Diploma Programme (DP).

The government of Osaka Prefecture classifies the school as a "miscellaneous school".

OIS shares its campus, facilities, and a number of programs with its sister school, Senri International School (SIS), a grade 7-12 Japanese curriculum school primarily for students who have lived abroad. Together, the schools are known as the "Senri and Osaka International Schools of Kwansei Gakuin". Secondary school students from both schools share classes in physical education, music, and art. Senior students in English and Japanese can take courses in either one of the schools. Students from both schools also join together for athletic teams, drama casts, choirs, bands, and orchestra groups.

Founded in 1991, This institution is a member of the Japan Council of International Schools (JCIS), the Council of International Schools (CIS) and the East Asia Regional Council of Schools (EARCOS).

Student body

As of 2016, about 33% of the school's population of Senri and Osaka International School body is made up of returnees. It is the third-largest English/European language international school in Japan and the largest school of such a field of study in the Kansai region.

References

  1. "List of International Schools" (Archived 2015-08-26 at the Wayback Machine). Osaka Prefecture. Retrieved on August 17, 2015. Japanese version: "外国人学校リスト" (Archive).
  2. The Journal of the American Chamber of Commerce in Japan (Jānaru), Volume 40, Issues 7-12. The American Chamber of Commerce in Japan (ACCJ), 2003. p. 43, "The Combined enrolment of Senri and Osaka International schools makes it the largest international school in the Kansai Region. One-half of the 800 pupils are Japanese returnees who study on the same campus. educating kansai" (Archive). The Journal of the American Chamber of Commerce in Japan (Jānaru), Volume 40, Issues 7-12. The American Chamber of Commerce in Japan (ACCJ), 2003. p. 43.
  3. Stewart, Alex. "educating kansai" (Archive). The Journal of the American Chamber of Commerce in Japan (Jānaru), Volume 40, Issues 7-12. The American Chamber of Commerce in Japan (ACCJ), 2003. p. 42.

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Schools with asterisks "(*)" are recognized as Article 1 private schools under the School Education Act. Some schools may need to be designated as such. Schools that are not recognized under Article 1 are categorized as "miscellaneous schools".
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