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1) Japanese Board of Education — The school is accredited by the Japanese Board of Education, indicating compliance with Japan's education standards. 2) Ontario Ministry of Education — The school is accredited by the Ontario Ministry of Education; the Ontario Program uses the Ontario curriculum and graduates receive the Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD). 3) WASC (Western Association of Schools and Colleges) — The school is accredited by WASC, a regional accrediting organization that supports standards of educational quality and institutional accountability.
2023 Japanese Language Proficiency Test schoolwide excellence award — The school was recognized with a special award for its schoolwide excellence on the Japanese Language Proficiency Test.
Columbia International School is a K–12 school in Tokorozawa, west of Greater Tokyo, with access via Higashi-Tokorozawa Station on the JR Musashino Line. Teaching follows the Ontario (Canada) curriculum and all courses are taught in English, with Japanese (Kokugo) lessons offered daily up to Grade 8. The school offers a boarding program, with a dormitory located about an 8-minute walk from campus and supervised daily by a resident dorm supervisor. Co-curricular options listed by the school include activities such as art, newspaper, soccer, music club, yearbook club, photo club and drama club. For older students, the school notes that the Grade 11 Guidance Overseas Trip (G.O.T.) is a compulsory activity.