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Japan, Kobe
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The school sits on Rokko Island in Kobe city. The campus is eco-friendly and was completed in 2009.
Swimming lessons are provided for all children from early years up to grade 6.
The school is an IB World School with the Primary Years Programme (PYP). It follows the Thüringer Lehrplan for the German curriculum and is a Cambridge International School certified for Mathematics and Language. Languages offered are English, German, and Japanese.
Saturday School is a morning program for children aged 5 to 12 whose mother tongues are German, English or French. School life includes clubs / AGs and events, and there are summer and winter schools.
Deutsche Schule Kobe International is a school on Rokko Island serving ages 1 to 18. The school teaches in English, German and Japanese, with a German curriculum aligned to the Thüringer Lehrplan for German speakers and Japanese mother tongue programme for families. In the Early Years and Primary, students follow the IB Primary Years Programme while mathematics and language are taught through the Cambridge Primary Programme. From 2026/27, Lower Secondary and Upper Secondary Cambridge courses lead to the IGCSE, taught in English alongside German and Japanese language study. In 2030/31 the Diploma Programme will be offered; English remains the language of instruction, German is studied as a higher-level foreign language and Japanese may be available at native speaker level. The campus is eco-friendly and on Rokko Island. Facilities include swimming for pupils, specialist music and art, and a range of after-school clubs, coding, robotics and 3D modelling through STEM activities.
