KIU Academy (Kyoto International University Academy)
Kyotanabe, Kyoto, Japan · Est. 1999
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- Open jobs at this school
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- Students
- 269
- Established
- 1999
- Curriculum
- English-Japanese bilingual, American-style college-prep (WASC/ACSI accredited, Grades 1–12)
About this school
KIU Academy (KIUA) is run by Kyoto International University, which became independent in 1996 from the Japan campus of the U.S.-based Phillips University. The academy's middle and elementary schools were founded in 1999 and its high school in 2000, starting with seven students; enrolment had grown to 269 by April 2024. The school moved to a new campus in Kyotanabe in 2022, and in 2025 it opened a branch, KIU Academy Niseko, in Hokkaido.
KIUA provides English-Japanese bilingual, Western-style education from Grade 1 to Grade 12 based on Christian values, and welcomes both Christian and non-Christian families. All grades are accredited by WASC and ACSI, so graduates are eligible for university entrance in Japan, and the upper high school grades are recognised by Kyoto Prefecture as a miscellaneous school. Students can also earn credits through Kyoto International University, and the school runs TOEFL and SAT summer courses.
The school serves families from across Kansai, especially Kyoto, Osaka and Nara, and supports returnee and overseas students. About half of its graduates go on to universities abroad, and many who stay in Japan choose English-taught or international programmes.
