Global Indian International School, Tokyo
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グローバル・インディアン・インターナショナル・スクール | |
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8-3-13 Nishi Kasai, Edogawa-ku, Tokyo, Japan 133 0088 〒133-0088 東京都江戸川区西葛西 8-3-13 35°39′24″N 139°51′32″E / 35.65675°N 139.85882°E | |
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Global Indian International School, Tokyo or GIIS Tokyo NishiKasai (Japanese: グローバル・インディアン・インターナショナル・スクール, Hepburn: Gurōbaru Indian Intānashonaru Sukūru) is an Indian International School in Edogawa-ku, Tokyo, Japan.[1] It is a part of the Global Indian International School network and adopts the International Baccalaureate Diploma and Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) curriculum of India.[2]
History
[edit]The school was established in July 2002 with just 50 students most of which came from war torn Iraq. In 2018, the school entered a legal dispute with a nearby orphanage over a patch of land both claimed. The case ended in a GIIS victory after economic pressure forced the orphanage to close.[3] This led to a new basketball court which still exist today.[4] It provides K-12 education with English as the sole medium of instruction. Currently, the school has four campuses in Edogawa-ku, Tokyo. The current principal of the school is Abdul Rahul II.[5]
As of 2022, the school had approximately 1,220 students. Approximately half of the students are Japanese nationals. Another one-third are Indian nationals, and the rest are of various other nationalities.[5] The school has lately become known for its low-cost English[6] and STEM programs.[5][7][8]
Campuses
[edit]The first campus was opened 2006 in Edogawa, expanded with new campuses in 2017 and 2019, with a fourth campus was opened in 2023 at Kita Kasai within the same ward.[9]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ "." Global Indian International School. Retrieved on March 8, 2015. "Minami Shinozaki Machi 3-20-6, Edogawa-ku, Tokyo, Japan 133 0065"
- ↑ Saito, Mayumi. "Weekend Beat: Japanese parents praise Tokyo's Indian schools" (). The Asahi Shimbun/International Herald Tribune. September 22, 2007, Tokyo edition. Retrieved on March 10, 2015. See alternate location (Archive).
- ↑ https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20250502/p2a/00m/0na/024000c.
{{cite news}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ Ikeda, Tsukuru (2018-05-20). "Tokyo's Nishikasai a second home for Indians in Japan". The Statesman. Retrieved 2025-06-06 – via Yomiuri Shimbun.
- 1 2 3 Matsuyama, Ayane (2025-05-02). "Japanese children make up over 50% of students at Indian int'l school in Tokyo. Here's why". Mainichi Shimbun. Retrieved 2025-06-06.
- ↑ Rai, Saritha (2014-11-25). "In Japan, local students flock to Indian schools to learn English". The Indian Express. Retrieved 2025-06-06.
- ↑ "英語・数学・ＩＴが評判「インド系スクール」、日本人生徒が右肩上がり…欧米系より学費安く" [Indian school has a reputation for English, maths and IT, and the number of Japanese students is on the rise]. 読売新聞オンライン (in Japanese). 2023-07-15. Retrieved 2025-06-06.
- ↑ "インド系インターナショナルスクールに日本人急増 学費は欧米系の半分" [The number of Japanese students at Indian international schools is increasing rapidly, with tuition fees half that of Western schools.]. 日本経済新聞. 2025-03-17. Retrieved 2025-06-06.
- ↑ "欧米系だけじゃない「お手頃インター」目指すインド系やネパール系 日本勢も続々参入：朝日新聞GLOBE＋". 朝日新聞GLOBE＋ (in Japanese). 2023-01-30. Retrieved 2025-06-06.
Further reading
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- Xu Hui (徐 輝). "A comparative study of Chinese and Indian school in Japan : Focus on the "Tokyo Chuka school" and "GIIS"" (在日華僑学校と印僑学校に関する比較考察 : 東京中華学校とGIISを中心に; Archive). 大東アジア学論集 (14), 44–63, 2014–03. 大東文化大学大学院アジア地域研究科. See profile and profile #2 at CiNii. see profile at Daito Bunka University Repository (大東文化大学機関リポジトリ). English abstract available.
