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{{Infobox school
| name = Global Indian International School, Tokyo
| native_name = グローバル・インディアン・インターナショナル・スクール
| image = Globalindianschooltokyo.jpg
| address = 8-3-13 Nishi Kasai, Edogawa-ku, Tokyo, Japan 133 0088<br />〒133-0088 東京都江戸川区西葛西 8-3-13
| coordinates = {{coord|35.65675|139.85882|format=dms|type:edu_region:JP|display=inline,title}}
| website = {{URL|https://tokyo.globalindianschool.org}}
}}
{{nihongo|'''Global Indian International School, Tokyo''' or '''GIIS Tokyo NishiKasai'''|グローバル・インディアン・インターナショナル・スクール|''Gurōbaru Indian Intānashonaru Sukūru''|lead=yes}} is an [[Education in India|Indian International School]] in [[Edogawa-ku]], [[Tokyo, Japan]].<ref>"[https://tokyo.globalindianschool.org/admissions/campus-tour]." [[Global Indian International School]]. Retrieved on March 8, 2015. "Minami Shinozaki Machi 3-20-6, Edogawa-ku, Tokyo, Japan 133 0065"</ref> 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.<ref name=Saito>Saito, Mayumi. "[https://archive.today/20070815123802/http://www.asahi.com/english/Herald-asahi/TKY200709220042.html 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. {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20150310005612/http://www.angelsenglish.com/about/MediaC/Asahi-IHT-2007-Sep-22.pdf See alternate location]}} ({{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20150310005612/http://www.angelsenglish.com/about/MediaC/Asahi-IHT-2007-Sep-22.pdf Archive]}}).</ref>

== History ==
The school was established in July 2006 with just 50 students.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ikeda |first=Tsukuru |date=2018-05-20 |title=Tokyo’s Nishikasai a second home for Indians in Japan |url=https://www.thestatesman.com/world/tokyos-nishikasai-second-home-indians-japan-1502638470.html |access-date=2025-06-06 |website=The Statesman |language=en |via=[[Yomiuri Shimbun]]}}</ref> It provides K-12 education with [[English language|English]] as the sole medium of instruction. Currently, the school has four campuses in [[Edogawa, Tokyo|Edogawa-ku, Tokyo]]. The current principal of the school is Abdul Rahul II.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |last=Matsuyama |first=Ayane |date=2025-05-02 |title=Japanese children make up over 50% of students at Indian int'l school in Tokyo. Here's why |url=https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20250502/p2a/00m/0na/024000c |access-date=2025-06-06 |work=[[Mainichi Shimbun]] |language=en}}</ref>

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.<ref name=":0" /> The school has lately become known for its low-cost English<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rai |first=Saritha |date=2014-11-25 |title=In Japan, local students flock to Indian schools to learn English |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/in-japan-local-students-flock-to-indian-schools-to-learn-english/ |access-date=2025-06-06 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref> and [[STEM]] programs.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-07-15 |title=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 |trans-title=Indian school has a reputation for English, maths and IT, and the number of Japanese students is on the rise |url=https://www.yomiuri.co.jp/kyoiku/kyoiku/news/20230715-OYT1T50136/ |access-date=2025-06-06 |website=読売新聞オンライン |language=ja}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-03-17 |title=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 |trans-title=The number of Japanese students at Indian international schools is increasing rapidly, with tuition fees half that of Western schools. |url=https://www.nikkei.com/article/DGXZQOCB045400U5A200C2000000/ |access-date=2025-06-06 |website=日本経済新聞 |language=en}}</ref>

=== Campuses ===
The first campus was opened 2006 in [[Edogawa, Tokyo|Edogawa]], expanded with new campuses in 2017 and 2019, with a fourth campus was opened in 2023 at Kita Kasai within the same ward.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-01-30 |title=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＋ |url=https://globe.asahi.com/article/14824416 |access-date=2025-06-06 |website=朝日新聞GLOBE＋ |language=ja-JP}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[List of high schools in Tokyo]]
* [[Indians in Japan]]

==References==
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==Further reading==
{{in lang|ja}}
* Xu Hui (徐輝). "[http://opac.daito.ac.jp/metadb/up/repoAdmin/1415679456398499.pdf 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; [https://www.webcitation.org/6XhxYHLxt?url=http://opac.daito.ac.jp/metadb/up/repoAdmin/1415679456398499.pdf 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. [http://ci.nii.ac.jp/naid/40020056435 See profile] and [https://web.archive.org/web/20150411160513/http://ci.nii.ac.jp/naid/120005497699 profile #2] at [[CiNii]]. [https://archive.today/20150411163819/http://opac.daito.ac.jp/meta-bin/mt-pdetail.cgi?cd=00004454 see profile at] [[Daito Bunka University]] Repository (大東文化大学機関リポジトリ). ''English abstract available''.
==External links==
* [https://tokyo.globalindianschool.org/ Global Indian International School, Tokyo]
* [https://www.instagram.com/giis_tokyo/ Global Indian International School, Tokyo official instagram account]
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SheldonTopper4 at 08:54, 22 February 2026