Manila Japanese School
Taguig, Metro Manila, Philippines · Est. 1968
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- Open jobs at this school
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- Students
- 497
- Established
- 1968
- Curriculum
- Japanese national curriculum (elementary and junior high)
About this school
Manila Japanese School (MJS) is the Japanese overseas school attached to the Embassy of Japan in the Philippines, located on University Parkway in Bonifacio Global City, Taguig. A Japanese school first opened in Sampaloc, Manila in 1917 but closed in 1944 during the war. The present school dates from 1968, when a supplementary Japanese class began; full-day elementary and junior high classes were in place by 1976, the school moved to a new building in Parañaque in 1978, and it relocated to its Taguig campus in 2001.
The school teaches the Japanese national curriculum in an elementary division and a junior high division, and had 497 pupils in April 2026. It aims to raise children who use their time abroad to become internationally minded. Distinctive features include:
- level-based English conversation classes taught by local teachers, with Eiken tests held on campus three times a year
- exchanges with other schools in the Philippines and lessons on Philippine nature, culture and history
- swimming lessons that make use of the warm climate
- Japanese language support and career guidance
It also runs a special needs class and a school bus service.
