Our School
Welcome to the Sydney Japanese International School – a little piece of Japan set within the leafy suburb of Terrey Hills in Sydney’s beautiful Northern Beaches.
Founded in 1969, SJIS is an independent school where students can immerse themselves in Japanese language and culture while either studying the New South Wales or Japanese Ministry of Education curriculum.
Two curriculums, one school community
International Division: Our experienced teachers offer the New South Wales curriculum to local and expat students from Kindergarten up to Year 6. In this stream, students also have the opportunity to immerse themselves in Japanese culture and language with daily Japanese lessons.
Japanese Division: At SJIS, we offer the Japanese curriculum stream from Year 1 up to Year 9, complemented by daily English language lessons. The Japanese curriculum is delivered by MEXT (Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology) teachers and gives students a wonderful opportunity to access Japanese curriculum experts in Australia.
The two divisions come together and learn side-by-side on the same campus, sharing major school events such as excursions, Sports Day, School concert as well as some everyday subjects.
Both the International and Japanese Divisions come together for a selection of subjects and activities where language is not a barrier, such as music, visual art, PE and coding. All students have the opportunity to learn to read, speak and write Japanese and English and deepen their understanding of Japanese culture, in Japanese, while living in Australia.
Children feel at home in our bright, friendly atmosphere and welcoming community. Our school is a place where parents and teachers care about children’s education. Everyone is invested in helping students develop a love of learning so they can flourish.
With a large oval and spacious outdoor play areas, children love coming to SJIS every day, and with special cultural activities like sports day, language festivals and concerts, they really have a life-shaping time with us at the school.
In the latest 2022 NAPLAN data, SJIS has been ranked second in the Northern Beaches area and also in the top 100 schools in NSW. These results together with our many happy SJIS families demonstrate that our calm and respectful learning environment helps the overall development of our students.
We look forward to welcoming your child and your family to our very special school community.
