Korea International School
Ibaraki, Osaka, Japan · Est. 2008
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- Established
- 2008
- Curriculum
- Trilingual (Korean, Japanese, English) junior and senior high; IB Diploma
About this school
Korea International School (KIS) is a Korean-heritage international school in Ibaraki, in the Hokusetsu area of northern Osaka, covering the junior and senior high years. It grew out of a proposal by the late lawyer Kim Kyung-deuk, opened in April 2008 with 26 students, and received school corporation and miscellaneous school approval from Osaka Prefecture in 2011. KIS became a UNESCO Associated School in 2012 and an IB World School for the Diploma Programme in 2017.
The school's founding aim is to educate "border-crossers": young people who can think freely about their identity and work across national and cultural boundaries. Students learn three languages, Korean, English and Japanese, and the school also promotes education for sustainable development. Courses include an IB course and a K-POP course, and boarding accommodation is available.
KIS is small, with one class per grade from the first year of junior high to the third year of senior high. Students hold Japanese, Korean, Chinese and American nationality, including Zainichi Koreans born in Japan. The compact building has a library, computer room and science room.
