If you were an expat living in Tokyo, Japan and you ever went online and searched “International schools near me”, then IB schools in Tokyo should be your preferred choice. Let us find out in a little detail about a few such schools in Tokyo that you can consider for your child.

Global Indian International School, Tokyo

Global Indian International School, Tokyo is one of the best-known IB schools in the city. It offers holistic K to 12 education on its well-appointed four modern state-of-the-art campuses. Not only are its teachers out of the top drawers but its ethos and ambience are world-class.

It offers its students access to a range of world-class curriculums including Global Montessori Plus, CBSE, Cambridge CLSP, Cambridge IGCSE and IB Primary Years & Diploma programmes. Boasting stellar academic results, the students of the school go on to secure admission to some of the best colleges and universities across the world. No wonder the school is the top choice for many expat families, especially the Indian ones. 

The fact that it offers both the IB and CBSE curricula lets Indian students have greater flexibility about their future course of action when seeking admission to higher institutions of learning after completing school.

Canadian International School, Tokyo

Canadian International School, Tokyo is the first choice for a large number of English-speaking expat families living in the city. It has a fabulous campus and some of the most qualified and experienced teachers who help provide the best possible K to 12 holistic education to the students. The school is divided into Kindergarten, Elementary, Junior High School and Senior High School sections. Children at the primary level are provided access to the globally renowned International Baccalaureate Primary Years Programme while those in High School get to earn a Canadian High School Diploma. They also have access to the Advanced Placement exams conducted by the College Board of the United States in the case of a few grade 11 and 12 subjects.

The school provides a safe, secure and empowering environment for all the students to learn, grow and develop to the best of their abilities. It is not surprising that the students who graduate from this school find success in whatever they take up in life. Their success in obtaining admission to the best colleges and universities anywhere is also a testament to how good the school is. 

Saint Mary’s International School, Tokyo

Founded in 1954, Saint Mary’s International School, Tokyo is a boys’ school par excellence. An international school in the truest sense, it has students from over 50 nations around the world. The school has a state-of-the-art campus where students get to experience the best of academic stimulation and a range of extracurricular activities. It comprises three sections - Elementary, Middle and High School. The school provides the International Baccalaureate Diploma as its leaving qualification, which helps its students seek and obtain admission to some of the best colleges and universities in the world.

A catholic school at its core, the school provides its students with both the academic inputs required for access to life as well as the morals and principles that help in making a man develop character and values. No wonder the school is one of the most sought after by expats who believe in providing an all-boys international education to their sons. This combination of catholic education and the best of international pedagogy is the hallmark of this international school.

Conclusion

The IB schools of Tokyo render invaluable service to the diverse expat community living in Tokyo by ensuring that their children can obtain access to international benchmarked education in a modern international school. Most of the international schools near you in Japan are run by global school chains from different parts of the world that often offer curricula that suit the specific requirements of students from a particular country and make sure that students get a holistic education and make them into self-sufficient individuals, ready for the real world. By also offering IB curricula these schools become accessible to expat students from diverse countries as well as local Japanese students seeking exposure to international schooling of the best kind.

That explains why most international schools offer International Baccalaureate programmes. Going forward, one can expect the IB international schools of Tokyo to continue to help educate the large numbers of expat students living in Tokyo. The schools mentioned in this article are some of the best-known schools in the region. There are however quite a few other IB schools in Tokyo and other parts of Japan that also offer world-class international education to expat children as well as Japanese children who wish to receive an international education. Considering how popular these schools are one can expect more international IB schools to come up in Japan in the coming years.