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St. Michael's International School holds several international accreditations and regional memberships that benchmark its quality and practice. The school began CIS accreditation in 2007 and most recently was reaccredited in January 2024. It achieved International Curriculum Association (ICA) accreditation in June 2019, with ICA noting five areas of excellent practice and linking this to IPC Learning Process. St. Michael's became an accredited COBIS member in November 2020. It is a long-standing member of EARCOS (East Asia Region Council of International Schools) and a founding member of JCIS (Japan Council of International Schools). The IPC framework is part of its ICA accreditation, underscoring a rigorous, developmentally focused curriculum.
St. Michael’s International School in Kobe was established on 10 March 1946 and serves children aged 3–11. It is located on the edge of Kitano, close to Sannomiya, in an area described as family-friendly and multicultural. In Early Years, SMIS draws on the British EYFS alongside the International Early Years Curriculum (IEYC). In Primary, it uses the National Curriculum for England and Wales for English and Mathematics and embeds learning through the International Primary Curriculum (IPC). The school describes itself as the first in Japan accredited with the IPC and the only fully accredited British international school in Kansai offering specialist Early Years and Primary education. Students can join after-school clubs that run 5–8 weeks each term, and Year 5–6 have residential experiences planned at a YMCA facility.
