Fukuoka International School

FIS is authorised for the full IB continuum. The Primary Years Programme serves children aged 3 to 12 through inquiry-based, transdisciplinary units. The Middle Years Programme runs from Grade 6 to Grade 10 across eight subject groups, including language and literature, language acquisition, design and the arts, with service as action. In Grades 11 and 12 students follow the IB Diploma Programme, which the school has offered since 2007 and which prepares graduates for universities in Japan and abroad.

FIS is organised into an Elementary School and a Secondary School. The Elementary School runs from Early Years for children aged 3 and 4, through Kindergarten, to Grade 5, following the PYP. Middle School covers Grades 6 to 8 and High School Grades 9 to 12: Grades 6 to 10 follow the MYP, and Grades 11 and 12 the IB Diploma Programme. Placement for young children is based on age on 1 September.

The school's guiding statement, Include, Empower, Impact, was chosen by students, staff, parents and board members in 2020 and launched with a new logo in 2021. FIS aims to be an inclusive community where differences are valued, to give students agency and ownership of their learning through inquiry and reflection, and to encourage them to make a positive and responsible contribution to a changing world, guided by the IB learner profile.

FIS has two campuses in Momochi, a few minutes' walk apart. The main campus overlooks the Muromi River and has a large gymnasium, a playground, science laboratories, many classrooms, large learning spaces and a multipurpose room. The Kawakami Library holds more than 14,000 print resources plus online databases such as Britannica and JSTOR. The second campus, known as The Annex and opened in 2003, houses the FIS Art Center, a Design Lab and additional classrooms.

A wellbeing team includes a full-time counsellor, an advisory programme, learning support specialists and English language development teachers, and an on-site school nurse runs the health office. An optional lunch service from Cezar's Kitchen offers fresh meals that can be adapted to dietary needs. There is no school bus and no after-school care. Students in Grades 3 to 10 wear a PE uniform top. An International Mindedness Scholarship supports local high school students, and a PTA organises community events.

The FIS Sharks athletics programme gives secondary students competitive opportunities in seasonal sports such as volleyball, basketball, football and badminton, competing in the Western Japan Athletics Association and the East Asia International School Activity Conference, plus an annual exchange with the International School of Busan. Elementary pupils join a weekly junior athletics programme. A trimester-based after-school catalogue includes yoga, handball, chess, robotics, coding, hip hop, chorus, band, art and craft clubs, Model United Nations and book clubs.