Lutheran International Schools (The Norwegian School) (ルーテル国際学園ノルウェー学校) was a Norwegian international school in Kobe, Japan.[1] It was previously in Tarumi-ku,[2] and it later was located on Rokko Island in Higashinada-ku.[1] The school served grades 1-9.[3] It accepted Danish and Swedish students in addition to Norwegian ones.[1]
The school first opened in 1950. Its boarding facility's population grew after the school opened, and as of 1983 most students stayed in a boarding facility. In 1983 the school had 37 students.[3] The school moved to Rokkō Island in 1990. By 2005, after a decline in the student body, the school had a grand total of nine students. The school closed in 2005, and the final graduation ceremony was held on 17 June of that year.[4] Canadian Academy, an international school next door, purchased the property at the end of 2005. Canadian Academy's Early Learning and Activities Center opened on the site in January 2008.[5]