Kobe Bilingual School
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We have created a comparison chart of the characteristics of each facility by Elementary School and Kindergarten.
Elementary School Comparison Chart
Public Primary School
International School
Kobe Bilingual School Elementary
Type
1jo status
Kakushu status
Currently unapproved
Curriculum
Japanese Government Guidelines for Education
Depends on each school
Scotland's Curriculum for Excellence: CfE）in addition to Japanese government Guidelines for Education. (KOBILS original curriculum) This is designed to cover all the Japanese guidelines.
Admission Requirements
Residents of each school district
Depends on each school
English language abilities are required.
English Immersion
X
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Japanese education
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○ Japanese language and social studies are taught in Japanese from G1. Science and Math are taught in Japanese from G4. JSL for non Japanese speakers.
Evaluation
Test oriented
Depends on each school
Progress oriented
Personal Support
X
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○ Students can receive personal support such as homework contents are prepared according to the individual’s achievement and provide time for students to work at their own pace.
Academic Year
April
August / September
April
Number of Students per Class
About 30
Depends on each school
About 13 to maximum of 20
After School Care
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○ 7:30-18:00
Kindergarten Comparison Chart
Public and Private Kindergartens
Public and Private Nursery Schools (#2 and #3)
International School
Kobe Bilingual School Kindergarten
Type of School
licensed
licensed
Depends on each school
Registered in Kobe city
Eligible for Free Childcare Allowance
Yes
Yes
Depends on each school
Yes（Up to ¥37,000)
Conditions of Admission
Depends on each school
Selection based on reasons for childcare needs
Depends on each school
English language abilities are required for K3 and above
English Immersion
X
X
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Japanese Education
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○ Monday is Japanese day. (Gymnastics, pianica and hiragana class)
Academic Year
April
April
August / September
April
After School Care
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○ 7:30-18:00
Join Us!
We pride ourselves at KOBILS on our happy friendly children. KOBILS builds SKILL: Strong, Kind, Inquisitive Lifelong Learners. They love to come to school and we love to have them!
2023 Admission Materials:
KOBILS News!
Early Childhood Education Allowance
From October 1, 2019, Free Early Childhood Education Allowance can be applied to KOBILS kindergarten, and we are also eligible to receive a monthly subsidy of up to 37,000 yen.
Careers Week
Elementary School holds a Careers Week every year. During Careers Week, we have people from various professions visit to share their jobs with us.
Online Information Session
Thank you to those who attended KOBILS online information session and/or online tour. It was the first time we held the event online and 87% of you responded to the survey saying it was “very good” or “good”. Thank you to all who responded to the survey.