New International School of Japan

Location

• Minami-Ikebukuro: 3-18-32 Minami-Ikebukuro, Toshima City, Tokyo (nearest station: 3-minute walk from Zoshigaya Station (Toden Arakawa Line); 4–5-minute walk from Higashi-Ikebukuro Station (Tokyo Metro Yurakucho Line) and Ikebukuro Station (Seibu South Exit, Seibu Ikebukuro Line); 9–10-minute walk from Ikebukuro Station)

Ages

Pre-Kindergarten (age 3) to Grade 12. Grade is decided by birth year: children born in 2020 enter Grade One in the 2026–27 school year, and those born in 2021 in 2027–28.

Curriculum

Multi-age education in mixed-age classes, in two languages, English and Japanese (dual language). The school uses child-centered materials, including Scotland's Curriculum for Excellence. Children who turn 6 or older that year learn the violin and can choose Chinese.

Accreditation

CIS, MSA(Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools)

Annual tuition (Fees for new students)

Annual amount for the first child. The amount is set by the grade at entry; tuition does not rise as the child moves up, and increases for current students are limited to the inflation rate. For the same family, the second child gets ¥300,000 off and the third and later children ¥600,000 off. In addition, an Annual Resource & Program Development Fee of ¥200,000 per child is charged every year. Extended care (until 18:00) is ¥2,000 per day.

Fees at entry

There is no application fee. At entry, an Entrance Fee of ¥330,000 per child (within 10 days of acceptance). The Building and Facilities Fee is ¥450,000 for the first child and ¥300,000 for the second and later children (paid with the first tuition; not charged for children entering at ages 3–6).

School bus

The school runs school buses with two 28-seat buses and four small vehicles. Fees are ¥375,000 round trip for the first child and ¥275,000 for the second and later, and ¥275,000 one way for the first child and ¥200,000 for the second and later. Families living far from a route may need to bring the child to a nearby point on the route.

English requirements for admission

To enter Grades 9–12, English or Japanese ability sufficient to follow lessons is required. If parents speak neither English nor Japanese, they are to bring an interpreter to the interview.

Japanese lessons

Students learn in two languages, English and Japanese.