Kansai International Academy Kobe Campus
Nada-ku, Kobe, Hyogo, Japan · Est. 2014
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- Established
- 2014
- Curriculum
- IB (PYP, MYP, DP), Japanese-English bilingual
About this school
Kansai International Academy (KIA) is run by Kansai International Academy Co., Ltd., an Osaka-based education group founded in 2001 that also operates the Sakura International School preschools in Kansai and Tokyo. The Kobe campus in Nada-ku opened in 2014, when the group's elementary school moved there; a secondary division followed in 2016 and a combined junior and senior high school in 2019, with a new secondary building opened in 2020.
The school teaches in Japanese and English with the aim of building strong English while keeping students' Japanese identity. In April 2015 its elementary school became the first Japanese-English bilingual school in Japan authorised for the IB PYP; the high school was authorised for the Diploma Programme in 2020 and for the MYP in 2023, giving a full IB continuum. Divisions are:
- Infant and kindergarten (ages 0–5)
- Elementary (Grades 1–6)
- Junior and senior high (Grades 7–12)
The Kobe campus is accredited by CIS (2023) and is a Round Square global member. It has a fully grassed sports ground and is about a 10-minute walk from Hanshin Oishi Station.
