Japanese School in Zurich

{{Infobox school

| name = Japanese School in Zurich

| native_name = チューリッヒ日本人学校
Japanische Schule in Zürich

| image = File:2016-01-29-Japana Lernejo Uster (Dietrich Michael Weidmann) (12).JPG

| type = Primary & middle school

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| students =

| grades = 1-9

| city = Uster

| country = Switzerland

| address = Florastr.18a 8610 Uster

| coordinates = {{coord|47.347464|8.720460|type:edu_globe:earth_region:CH|display=inline,title}}

| pushpin_map = Switzerland Canton of Zürich#Switzerland

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| homepage = {{url|jszurich.ch}}

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The Japanese School in Zurich ({{langx|de|Japanische Schule in Zürich}}, {{langx|ja|チューリッヒ日本人学校}} Chūrihhi Nihonjin Gakkō) is a Japanese international school in Uster, Canton of Zürich, Switzerland, situated in the Zurich metropolitan area.[http://www.jszurich.ch/ Home page]. Japanese School in Zurich. Retrieved on 2 January 2014. It has a day school division and it has a weekend complementary school that meets on Wednesdays and Saturdays."[http://www.jszurich.ch/eigo/topeigo.htm English page] {{webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20140102072331/http://www.jszurich.ch/eigo/topeigo.htm |date=2014-01-02 }}." Japanese School in Zurich. Retrieved on 7 March 2015. It is the sole non-boarding Japanese day school in Switzerland,"[http://www.nzz.ch/aktuell/startseite/articleCVANR-1.147103 Eine Insel Nippons mitten in der Schweiz]" ([https://web.archive.org/web/20150612173845/http://www.nzz.ch/aktuell/startseite/articleCVANR-1.147103 Archive]). Neue Zürcher Zeitung. 9 June 2005. Retrieved on 23 April 2015. "Bei der 1988 gegründeten Tagesschule in Uster handelt es sich um die einzige japanische Schule in der Schweiz,[...]" and "[...]lässt das Gespräch mit der Journalistin durch den japanischen Englischlehrer und die Schulsekretärin übersetzen und versichert, die Schüler aller Stufen müssten zweimal pro Woche Deutsch büffeln - neben Englisch und Japanisch." and it serves kindergarten, elementary school, and junior high school (equivalent to Zurich cantonal Sekundarstufe I).

Japanese School in Zurich's primary education program (elementary) is approved as Primarstufe by the bureau for elementary school (Volksschulamt), administration for education (Bildungsdirektion), canton of Zurich. However, not the Kindergarten.{{cite web |url=http://www.vsa.zh.ch/internet/bildungsdirektion/vsa/de/schulstufen_schulen/aufsicht_privatschulen.html |title=Aufsicht Privatschulen |publisher=Volkschulamt, Bildungsdirektion, Kanton Zürich |date=14 April 2015 |location=Zurich, Switzerland |language=German |type=official site |access-date=6 May 2015}}

The Japanese School in Zurich's lower secondary education program (junior-secondary) is approved as Sekundarstufe by the bureau for elementary school (Volksschulamt), administration for education (Bildungsdirektion), canton of Zurich.

On 20 October 1975, the Japanese Language School in Zurich ({{langx|de|Japanische Schule Zürich}}), the predecessor institution, opened with 15 students. On 23 April 1988, the permanent day school Japanese School in Zurich opened with 57 students, of which 50 were elementary school students and seven were junior high school students.[http://www.jszurich.ch/eigo/topeigo.htm Home page] (English) ([https://archive.today/20140102072331/http://www.jszurich.ch/eigo/topeigo.htm Archive]). Japanese School in Zurich. Retrieved on 2 January 2014.

Students take Japanese and English courses, and they also take German two times every week.