Here are some quick facts about Tsukuba International School.
Our History
- Established: 1992
- Affliations: Member of the Japan Council of International Schools since 1998, Member of the IB Association of Japan since 2013, Member of the Council of International Schools since 2015, Member of the East Asia Regional Council of Schools since 2018
- IB World School status: Primary Years Programme (PYP) authorization in 2011, Middle Years Programme (MYP) authorization in 2014, Diploma Programme (DP) authorization in 2017
- Accreditation: Accredited by the Council of International Schools in 2018
Read about the school’s history in more detail.
Our Community
- Grades: Pre-Kindergarten (age 3) to Grade 12 (age 18)
- Student enrollment: approximately 300 students from ages 3 to 18 representing a variety of nationalities (Australia, Canada, France, India, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Mongolia, New Zealand, Pakistan, Peru, Philippines, Russia, Sri Lanka, South Africa, Taiwan, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States, etc.)
- Staff: approximately 50 staff members representing a variety of nationalities (Australia, Canada, Germany, India, Japan, Philippines, Malaysia, United Kingdom, and United States)
- Class size: maximum of 14 students in Pre-Kindergarten 1 (age 3), maximum of 16 students in Pre-Kindergarten 2 (age 4), maximum of 22 students per grade in the elementary school and 25 students in the secondary school
Logistics
- School calendar: Late August to late June (180 days)
- School week: Monday to Friday
- School hours: 8:15 am or 8:30 am to 2:00 pm (Pre-kindergarten), 3:05 pm (K-G5), and 3:55 pm (G6-G12)
- Location: Kamigo 7846-1, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
