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Osaka International School

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Type
  
Private/co-educational

Head of school
  
Bill Kralovec

Mascot
  
Crossed Sabers

Founded
  
1991

Established
  
1991

Enrollment
  
Approx. 280

Number of students
  
280

Color
  
Purple, Black and White

Address
  
3 Chome-24-8 Onoharanishi, Minoo, Osaka Prefecture 562-0032, Japan

Motto
  
Respect for self, others, environment, leadership and authority, learning (Informed, caring, and creative individuals contributing to a global community The Five Respects)

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Osaka International School of Kwansei Gakuin (OIS, 関西学院大学インターナショナルスクール) is a coeducational international school, located in Minoh, Osaka Prefecture, Japan. OIS educates students from kindergarten (age 4-5) through grade 12. OIS is accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges and is authorized to offer all three International Baccalaureate (IB) programs - Primary Years Programme (PYP), Middle Years Programme (MYP), and Diploma Programme (DP).

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The government of Osaka Prefecture classifies the school as a "miscellaneous school".

Photo of OIS Entrance
Photo of OIS Library

OIS shares its campus, facilities and a number of programs with its sister school, Senri International School (SIS), a grade 7-12 Japanese-curriculum school primarily for students who have lived abroad. Together the schools are known as the "Senri and Osaka International Schools of Kwansei Gakuin." Secondary students from both schools share classes in physical education, music and art, and high-level students in English and Japanese can take courses in either school. Students from both schools also join for athletic teams, drama casts, and for choir, band, and orchestra groups. OIS enrolment is 280. SIS enrolment is 520.

Founded in 1991, OIS is a member of the Japan Council of International Schools (JCIS), the Council of International Schools (CIS) and the East Asia Regional Council of Schools (EARCOS).

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Student body

As of 2016 about 33% of the school population of Senri and Osaka international school body is made up of returnees. the third-largest English/European language international school in Japan and the largest such school in the Kansai region.

References

Osaka International School Wikipedia