Our 60th Year!
The 2024–2025 school year was a year of celebration, marking sixty years of history together as a community. We began with our community potluck, a long-standing tradition since the 1990s, where families gathered to share food, friendship, and, of course, a birthday cake and a brandnew dolphin! Just a few weeks later, on the actual day of our founding, every student and staff member on campus - nearly 600 in total - enjoyed a celebratory cupcake. Visitors to campus explored our new historical timeline mural and discovered the many stories that connect our school community across the decades, now chronicled in our history book. The anniversary year culminated in a gala celebration filled with music, video, and reflections that captured our dolphin pride and community spirit. These occasions, alongside the many school events and ceremonies that make every year at NIS special, made this one particularly memorable.
But it was also a year of strengthening our sense of purpose — remembering the past while looking ahead to the future. As we reflected on how the school has evolved, many in our community felt the time had come to ask what truly defines an NIS experience. What is it that we most value? Through conversations, reflection, and collective dialogue, we reached clarity. The four values that now anchor our work — Safety, Growth, Responsibility, and Belonging — define the culture we aim to build and sustain together as a community and which will carry NIS forward into its next decade with clarity and purpose.
As we look forward to another sixty years of serving the international community of Nagoya, we are grateful for the support, energy, and belief of the families who make NIS what it is today. Thank you for celebrating with us, and for joining us on the journey still to come. Here’s to the next 60 years!
Matthew Parr
HEAD OF SCHOOL
2024–2025年度は、名古屋国際学園にとって特別な節目の一年でした。私たちはこの一年、コミュニティ として共に歩んできた60年の歴史を振り返り、そして共に祝いました。学年の始まりには、1990年代から 続く伝統行事「コミュニティ・ポットラック」を開催し、ご家族同士で食事と交流を楽しみながら、記念のケ ーキと新しいドルフィンマスコットを囲んでお祝いをしました。創立記念日当日には、キャンパスにいる約 600名の生徒と教職員全員がアニバーサリーカップケーキを味わいました。来校者は、新たに完成した歴 史年表の壁画を通じてNISの歩みや世代を超えてつながる物語を辿ることができ、また、これまでの歴史 は学校の歩みをまとめた記念誌としてもまとめられています。周年の締めくくりには、音楽や映像、スピー チを通してNISの誇りとコミュニティの絆を感じる60周年記念ガラ・パーティーが開催され、この一年をさ らに特別なものにしました。
同時に、この一年は、私たちが大切にしている使命を改めて見つめ直す時間でもありました。過去を振り 返る中で、「NISの学びとは何か」「私たちが最も大切にしているものは何か」という問いに、教職員・生徒・ 保護者が共に向き合いました。対話と熟考を重ねた結果、私たちが共有する文化の核となる4つの価値観 「Safety（安全）・Growth（成長）・Responsibility（責任）・Belonging（つながり）」が明確になりまし た。これらの価値観は、これからのNISの方向性を示す指針として、次の時代へと私たちを導いていくこと でしょう。 名古屋の国際コミュニティの一員として、次の60年に向けて歩みを進められることを大変誇りに思いま す。NISを支えてくださるご家族の皆さま、そして地域の皆さまの温かなサポートと信頼に心より感謝申し 上げます。これからも、NISの物語を共に紡いでいきましょう。次の時代を創る子どもたちとともに次の60 年へ。
Our Students
STUDENT BODY
542 Students
Total number of students serviced in the 2024-25 school year +45
Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Cambodia, Canada, China, Czechia, France, Germany, India, Iran, Ireland, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Kenya, Mongolia, Mauritius, Nepal, New Zealand, Nigeria, Pakistan, Peru, Philippines, Portugal, Romania, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Taiwan, Switzerland, Thailand, Turkey, UK, Ukraine, US, Uzbekistan, Vietnam 40 Nationalities +8
STUDENT IMPACT
NIS students were actively engaged in a full year of activities again, impacting our community through clubs, sports and impactful service.
NISの学生は積極的にクラブ、 スポーツ、奉仕活動を年間通して行い、 地域社会に影響を与えました。
42
Secondary Clubs セカンダリーでは42のクラブ活動を展開
Enrollment by Division
217
Students participated in at least one sport. 217名の生徒が少なくとも1つのスポーツに参加
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Students participated in three or more sports. 48名の生徒が3つ以上のスポーツに参加
129
Students travelled or competed in a tournament. 129名の生徒が大会に出場
Teams brought home championship trophies! 5チームが優勝を収める
Our Graduates
UNIVERSITY ACCEPTANCES
USA
• Baylor University
• Berkeley City College
• Boston University
• Brazosport College
• California Polytechnic State University, Pomona
• California State University, Fullerton
• Chapman University
• Collin College
• Colorado Mesa University
• Loyola Marymount University (2)
• Northeastern University
• Oklahoma State University
• Pennsylvania State University
• Southwestern University
• The New School
• University of California, Berkeley
• University of California, Davis
• University of California, Irvine (2)
• University of California, Riverside
• University of California, San Diego (2)
• University of California, Santa Barbara
• University of Minnesota
• University of Texas at Dallas
Canada
• McGill University (2)
• Simon Fraser University
• Toronto Metropolitan University
• University of British Columbia
• University of Toronto
• Western University UK
• City St George’s, University of London
• Goldsmiths, University of London
• King’s College London
• Oxford Brookes University
• Queen Mary University of London
• Regent’s University London
• Royal Holloway, University of London
• University of Edinburgh
• University of Essex
• University of Kent
• University of Nottingham
• University of Plymouth
• University of Portsmouth
• University of Westminster
Japan
• Hosei University (3)
• International Christian University
• Kyoto University of Advanced Science (2)
• Nagoya University
• Nagoya University of Commerce and Business
• Okayama University
• Ritsumeikan University (4)
• Sophia University (2)
• Temple University
Other
• University of Amsterdam (Netherlands)
• Eindhoven University of Technology (Netherlands)
• Institut National des Sciences Appliquées de Lyon (France)
• École Polytechnique (France)
• Carlow Institute of Further Education and Training (Ireland)
• EADA Business School (Spain)
• Hong Kong Polytechnic University
• Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Students Australia, Brazil, China, France, India, Ireland, Korea, New Zealand, Peru, Philippines, UK, US and Japan 13 Nationalities +7
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Our Community
Bengali, Burmese, Cantonese, Chinese, Czech, Dutch, English, French, German, Hindi, Igbo, Italian, Japanese, Kannada, Khmer, Korean, Malayalam, Mongolian, Nepali, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Spanish, Swahili, Swedish, Tagalog, Telugu, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian, Urdu, Uzbek, Vietnamese, Welsh
Our Financials
From April, 2024 to March, 2025
NIS continued to advance its five-year fiscal plan, supporting steady growth in programs, facilities, and staffing. Despite rising operational costs and the ongoing weakness of the yen — challenges shared by all international schools in Japan — NIS maintained a strong financial position through careful planning and community support.
Total income for the year was ¥1,554,157,950, with tuition (84.1%) and fees (13.2%) providing the majority of revenue. Expenses totaled ¥1,498,245,515, primarily for staff salaries, benefits, and professional development (61.1%) resulting in a modest surplus of ¥55,912,435 or 3.6% of revenue, important to be able to fund future capital investments.
INCOME
EXPENSES
Capital expenditures of ¥372,335,317 focused on long-term improvements, including land purchase (59.7%), IT, library, and classroom upgrades, and campus renovations.
At year-end, debt stood at ¥745,644,000, with a Debt:Equity ratio of 28.67%, in compliance with Aichi Prefecture’s “gakko-hojin” requirements.
With total assets exceeding ¥3.29 billion, NIS remained financially stable and well positioned to continue investing in the future of learning and community.
Nagoya International School
2686 Minamihara, Nakashidami, Moriyama-ku, Nagoya, Japan 463-0002
学校法人名古屋国際学園 名古屋市守山区中志段味南原2686 〒463-0002
TEL: 052-736-202
www.nis.ac.jp
NIS is an International Baccalaureate Organization (IBO) World School and fully accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC) and the Council of International Schools (CIS)
