Deutsche Schule Kobe International
Higashinada-ku, Kobe, Hyogo, Japan · Est. 1909
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- Established
- 1909
- Curriculum
- IB PYP, Cambridge Primary and Lower Secondary (IGCSE from 2026/27); German, English, Japanese
About this school
Deutsche Schule Kobe International (DSKI) traces its history to 1909, making it one of the oldest foreign schools in Japan. It began as a small German community school, added an English-language section in 2002, and became Kobe's first IB PYP World School in 2006. In 2015 the German and international sections were combined under the current name. DSKI is also a certified Cambridge International School.
The school teaches in three languages: German, English and Japanese. Programmes include a parent-and-child playgroup (ages 1–2), Early Years (ages 2–5) built on IB units of inquiry, and Primary (ages 6–12), where the PYP is combined with Cambridge Primary maths and language and a German-native stream is available. From 2026/27 DSKI is adding Cambridge Lower and Upper Secondary for ages 11–16, one grade per year, leading to IGCSE, and it plans to offer the IB Diploma from 2031/32.
Since 2009 the school has occupied a two-storey timber building on Rokko Island designed by German and Japanese architects, which uses an underground "Earthtube" system for heating and cooling and received an eco award from the Japan Institute of Architects. Classes are small.
