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SIS holds three public accreditations. CISNA accreditation (Council of Islamic Schools in North America) is valid from October 2024 to October 2029, confirming SIS meets CISNA standards for Islamic education and school quality. MSA-CESS accreditation (Middle States Association Commissions on Elementary and Secondary Schools) is also valid from October 2024 to October 2029, indicating SIS meets U.S.-based standards for elementary and secondary education. MEXT recognition means SIS is officially recognized by Japan's Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT), signaling alignment with Japanese national education standards.
Awards: No school-wide awards for the past five years are published on the SIS site.
Sapporo International School (SIS) is an English-medium school in Sapporo serving students from Kindergarten through Grade 9. SIS implements an American curriculum aligned to the Common Core State Standards (CCSS), alongside an AIQ (Arabic, Islamic and Qur’an) curriculum and the Japanese National Curriculum. The school began in 2020 and consolidated into a larger, three-floor campus building by 2024. Beyond the regular program, SIS offers Summer School and an After School Program, including Arabic language and Qur’an tajweed/memorization classes. Families can also find short courses and events such as the SIS Robotic Course (robots, Arduino/Micro:bit and indoor drone learning).