Osaka Chinese School
Naniwa-ku, Osaka, Osaka, Japan · Est. 1946
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- Students
- 212
- Established
- 1946
- Curriculum
- Trilingual (Japanese, Chinese, English): kindergarten, elementary and junior high
About this school
Osaka Chinese School was founded in 1946 and received its founding licence from the Republic of China's Overseas Community Affairs Council. A junior high division was added in 1948, the school moved to its own site in Naniwa-ku in 1955, and a kindergarten opened in 1967. It later gained full school corporation (gakko hojin) status from Osaka Prefecture.
The school teaches in three languages, Japanese, Chinese and English, across kindergarten, elementary (Grades 1–6) and junior high (Grades 7–9), and describes itself as a bridge between Japan and Chinese culture. Every classroom has an electronic blackboard and PC, and since 2021 pupils from Grade 4 to Grade 9 have used laptops for ICT learning. Facilities include a science room, auditorium and library.
In September 2026 the school had 212 pupils: 163 in elementary, 38 in junior high and 11 in kindergarten. About 40% are Japanese with Chinese heritage or returnee backgrounds, 29% from mainland China, 19% from Taiwan, around 9% Japanese families and a few from other countries. The school plans to relocate to a new building and to open a high school in April 2028, subject to approval.
