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Founded in 1909, the Deutsche Schule Kobe International (DSKI) began as a small community school for the German community in Kobe. In 1963 the school moved to Rokko to a purpose-built site as enrollment rose to around 100 students. In 2002 the school opened to non-German students with the European School Kobe (ESK) English-language section, offering the IB Primary Years Programme alongside the German curriculum. The ESK/DSK partnership moved in 2009 to a new eco-friendly campus on Rokko Island. In 2015 the DSK/ESK partnership merged to form Deutsche Schule Kobe International (DSKI), an IB World School open to all nationalities, with English as the language of instruction, a native German language programme for the German community, and a Japanese mother tongue programme for the host community.
DSKI is located on Rokko Island in Kobe and presents a small, family-like community in action. The campus has an international atmosphere with the student body representing many nationalities. The school is close to cultural facilities such as the Kobe City Koiso Memorial Museum of Art, Kobe Fashion Museum, and Kobe Artists Museum, reflecting a connected local context. Teachers and staff focus on inquiry-based learning within a close-knit environment that supports students' confidence and diverse perspectives.
The Parent Teacher Association (PTA) consists of parent and teacher representatives from each of the primary school and Early Years / Kindergarten classes who are elected as representatives.
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.
