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Tuition & Fees

At Shinagawa International School, school fees consist of an application fee, enrollment fee, maintenance fee, and tuition. All fees should be remitted in Japanese Yen.

Tuition & Fees for the 2026-2027 School Year

Fees are fixed for the August 2026 to June 2027 school year. They are reviewed annually by the school board and any changes to the school fees for the next school year are announced by the end of May.

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FEES POLICY

One-time, non-refundable application fee of 40,000 JPY is required upon submission of each student’s application.

One-time, non-refundable enrollment fee of 1,000,000 JPY per student, payable within one week from the confirmation of the student’s admission to Shinagawa International School (SIS) in Tokyo.

The tuition is per year payable in three installments.

2026 – 2027 Academic year

Tuition (Annual)

Term 1

Term 2

Term 3

Preschool – Kindergarten

925,000 JPY

825,000 JPY

825,000 JPY

Grades 1 – 5

1,025,000 JPY

825,000 JPY

825,000 JPY

Secondary School (Grades 6-10)*

1,025,000 JPY

875,000 JPY

875,000 JPY

Secondary School (Grades 11 – 12)

1,100,000 JPY

900,000 JPY

900,000 JPY

EAL Fee (if required)

200,000 JPY

150,000 JPY

150,000 JPY

Daycare Service (2000 JPY/HR)

275,000 JPY

200,000 JPY

275,000 JPY

Sibling Discount for parents enrolled before 2025 – 2026 school year

A 20% discount is available for the 2nd child’s tuition fees only

Sibling Discount for parents enrolled during and after 2025-2026 school year

A 10% discount is available on the tuition fees for the second and only additional siblings

*WWW fee is included. 

**The 3rd child discount of 30% is only applicable to current students.

Annual, non-refundable maintenance fee of 250,000 JPY per student.

Supply fee of 50,000 JPY covers small field trips, Japanese textbooks, class novels, and some stationery items.

500,000 JPY per year payable in three installments.

ADDITIONAL FEES

The following charges are not included: lunches, uniforms, non-curriculum residential and day trips, SEN support, some exam fees, some sports events and tournaments, some extracurricular activities/ASPs, and swimming.

The School Uniform is compulsory for all grades. The uniforms can be ordered throughout the year. The overall cost depends on the number of items ordered.

PTA annual fee of 6,000 JPY is asked to support the PTA.

Shinagawa International School (SIS) holds a field trip once every term. Depending on the field trip site, the admission fee is required. Below are examples:

Field Trip (examples)PaymentPrice
Strawberry pickingWhen required800~1,500 JPY
Ghibli MuseumWhen required100~400 JPY
Shitamachi MuseumWhen required100 JPY
Ueno Zoo (Monorail Fee)When required150 JPY
Space MuseumWhen required240~500 JPY
Railway MuseumWhen required100 JPY
Egypt MuseumWhen required500 JPY

OTHER FEES

The following charges are not included: lunches, uniforms, non-curriculum residential and day trips, SEN support, some exam fees, some sports events and tournaments, some extracurricular activities/ASPs, and swimming.

Tuition fees for students enrolled after the beginning of the school year will be calculated based on academic terms. Attendance for any portion of a term will require a payment for the full term.

If the tuition payment is late, there will be a 2% fee of the total payment added to usual payment. Any student’s bills who are in arrears for more than one month will be suspended until the payment is made.

Parents wishing to withdraw a student from the School must give not less than one complete term prior written notice of withdrawal to the school, or pay one complete term’s fees in lieu of such notice. The school’s Withdrawal Form can be downloaded here.

  • All school fees are non-refundable.
  • One-time payments and first-term tuition shall be paid during enrollment.
  • First-term tuition and one-time payments are non-refundable.
  • In case of not being able to come to Japan due to unavoidable circumstances such as visa restrictions from the Japanese government or entry regulations, tuition payments are carried forward only once.

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