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Japan, Osaka
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The school holds two main accreditations: 1) Accrediting Commission for Schools, Western Association for Schools and Colleges (WASC). This accreditation signifies an ongoing, peer-reviewed commitment to high-quality education and continuous school improvement, with WASC collaborating with EARCOS in East Asia. 2) International Baccalaureate (IB) authorization to offer the Primary Years Programme (PYP), the Middle Years Programme (MYP), and the Diploma Programme (DP); this confirms the IB continuum across the school, with DP authorization achieved in February 2021 and MYP authorization in June 2021.
OYIS won a major international award in ISC Research's International School Awards (Category A) in 2024 for a whole-school urban gardening project conducted with the American Chamber of Commerce in Japan (ACCJ); the award recognized the project's impact on SDGs and DEIJ efforts, and OYIS was the only school in Japan honoured that year.
Osaka YMCA International School (OYIS) is a Kindergarten–Grade 12 International Baccalaureate school with two Osaka campuses. Younger students (ages 3–14) attend the Nakatsu Campus, located just northwest of Umeda, Osaka’s major transport hub, while older students (ages 14–18) study at the Tosabori Campus in the business district about 2.5 km away. OYIS offers the IB Primary Years Programme, Middle Years Programme and Diploma Programme. Facilities highlighted by the school include specialist areas for science, music and art at Nakatsu, plus a gymnasium and rooftop swimming pool. Tosabori Campus includes science and design labs with a 3D printer and a music recording studio. A distinctive feature is OYIS’s robotics pathway starting in the MYP, including participation in the First Lego League competition.
