Osaka YMCA International School

Osaka YMCA International School (大阪YMCAインターナショナルスクール, Ōsaka YMCA Intānashonaru Sukūru, OYIS) is an international school in Kita-ku, Osaka, Japan.[1] Osaka YMCA International School (OYIS) is an English-based, private international school, offering preschool to grade 12. The school year starts at the beginning of September and goes to the beginning of July–a fall-spring calendar. OYIS began operations in 2001 and received gakko hojin (private school) status from the Osaka prefectural government in 2012. OYIS has a high school program that includes the International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma Program (DP) which leads to grade 12 graduation. OYIS is currently accredited by the International Baccalaureate Organization (IB) and by the US-based Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC).

Osaka YMCA International School
大阪YMCAインターナショナルスクール
Address
6-7-34, Nakatsu Kita-ku Osaka city 531-0071
〒531-0071 大阪市北区中津6-7-34

Japan
Coordinates34.70830600000001°N 135.48887000000002°E / 34.70830600000001; 135.48887000000002
Information
TypeInternational School
MottoEncounter, Connect, Transform.
EstablishedSeptember 2001
PrincipalMark Beales & Dwayne Primeau
GradesPreschool to Grade 12
Enrollment326 Students
Campus type2 Locations
Team nameGo Lions
Websitewww.oyis.org

History

The school was established in September 2001 from a partnership of Osaka city and the YMCA. In 2002 Alex Stewart of The Journal of the American Chamber of Commerce in Japan wrote that "Osaka city, at least, seems to have woken up to the importance of Osaka YMCA International School."[2]

Student body

William A. Fischel, author of Making the Grade: The Economic Evolution of American School Districts, stated that a version of the OYIS website which had names of students, "at least half of which suggest Japanese parentage", made him conclude that OYIS was not only for North American families.[3]

References
  1. "Contact Us." Osaka YMCA International School. Retrieved on November 1, 2015. "6-7-34, Nakatsu Kita-ku Osaka city 531-0071"
  2. Stewart, Alex. "educating kansai" (Archive). The Journal of the American Chamber of Commerce in Japan (Jānaru), Volume 40, Issues 7-12. The American Chamber of Commerce in Japan (ACCJ), 2003. p. 43.
  3. Fischel, William A. Making the Grade: The Economic Evolution of American School Districts. University of Chicago Press, November 15, 2009. ISBN 0226251314, 9780226251318. p. 131-132.


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