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Christian Academy in Japan (CAJ) — the Only Fee Schedule We Could Find Is a Year Old
Tokyo, Japan
Founded in 1950 to educate missionary families' children, this K-12 Christian school earned WASC accreditation in 1976.
Researched by William Prep from published sources. Not yet verified by the school. — Last reviewed by William Prep: 2026-09-24
CAJ was founded in 1950 by evangelical missionary families to educate their children. It opened as the Japan Evangelical Christian School in central Tokyo and moved to its current Higashikurume-shi campus in 1951. WASC accreditation followed in 1976.
At a Glance
| Founded | 1950as of: 2026-09-24 |
| WASC Accreditation | Obtained 1976as of: 2026-09-24 |
| Enrolment | ≈500 (25+ countries) (not independently confirmed)as of: 2026-09-24 |
| Est. First-Year Cost (K–G5) | ≈¥2.64M (2025-26)2025-26 · as of: 2026-09-24 |
The Only Fee Schedule We Found Is a 2025-26 Document
The fee PDF retrieved from the school's own site this session is explicitly titled and dated 2025-26 — one year behind most of the other fee schedules cited across William Prep's other school profiles (mostly 2026-27). No 2026-27 version could be located this session, and we're saying so plainly rather than presenting a year-old number as current. Fee amounts typically get revised annually — confirm the latest figures directly with the school before applying.
William Prep’s Analysis
This kind of one-year gap is exactly why William Prep's fact-by-fact update structure exists. A fee figure changes every year in a way a school's character or distinguishing features usually don't — so updating that single fact shouldn't require rewriting the surrounding article.
Fees: A Real First-Year Total of About ¥2.64M (K–Grade 5, 2025-26)
CAJ's own 2025-26 fee schedule lists a ¥30,000 application fee and a ¥430,000 entrance fee as one-time charges. On top of that, an annual ¥55,000 registration fee and ¥170,000 facilities fee apply alongside grade-banded tuition (¥1,950,000 for K–Grade 5). Added together, a genuine first-year total comes to roughly ¥2,635,000. Tuition is reduced 25% for a 3rd or 4th child. New Grade 6–12 students requiring English-as-additional-language support pay a separate ¥107,000 EAL fee.
University Entrance Eligibility in Japan
| School-accreditation route | Yes |
| Student-qualification route (IB, etc.) | No not publicly confirmedWhether CAJ offers the IB Diploma or another curriculum that would trigger the individual-credential route was not confirmed this session. |
WASC accreditation is confirmed directly against the school's own page. Whether it offers a curriculum (like the IB) that would trigger the individual-credential route was not confirmed this session.
Fees & Estimated First-Year Cost
academic year: 2025-26
| Application Fee | ¥30,000 |
| Entrance Fee | ¥430,000 |
| Entrance EAL Fee (Grade 6-12 new students only) | ¥107,000Only applies to new Grade 6-12 students requiring English-as-additional-language support. |
| Registration Fee (annual) | ¥55,000 |
| Facilities Fee (annual) | ¥170,000 |
| Tuition (K-Grade 5)K-G5 | ¥1,950,000 |
| Tuition (Grade 6-8)G6-G8 | ¥2,100,000 |
| Tuition (Grade 9-10)G9-G10 | ¥2,250,000 |
| Tuition (Grade 11-12)G11-G12 | ¥2,290,000 |
| Estimated First-Year Total | ¥2,635,000 |
Includes: application, enrolment, registration, facilities, tuition — Excludes: Excludes the EAL support fee (only applicable students), co-curricular fees, private music lessons, and tournament travel costs. This uses K-Grade 5 tuition as the base. Note this fee schedule is for 2025-26, one year behind most other William Prep profiles (2026-27) — no 2026-27 version was located this session.
What Makes This School Distinctive
Founded specifically for missionary families' children
Founded in 1950 by evangelical missionary families who had come to Japan
The school's own History page describes its origin story, starting with 13 students.
The founding story plausibly still shapes the school's current Christian-education orientation.
Admissions
| Cycle | 未確認（募集は通年で行われている可能性あり） not publicly confirmed |
What Japanese Families Should Know
Who Might Find This School a Good Fit
Might suit — Families actively seeking a Christian educational environment
Might not suit — Families assuming an IB-Diploma-based path to university eligibility (whether CAJ offers the IB was not confirmed this session)
William Prep’s Analysis
What mattered most in researching CAJ is that confirming a fee figure and confirming it's current are two different things. Flagging the 2025-26 dating explicitly here isn't a footnote — it's the exact detail that determines what a family actually ends up paying.
Questions to Ask the School
1.Where can the 2026-27 fee schedule be found?
Why this matters: Only the 2025-26 version was located this session — no 2026-27 version was found.
2.Does CAJ also hold ACSI accreditation?
Why this matters: Some third-party sources mention it, but the school's own History page consulted this session did not.
Sources & Verification
- General Fee Schedule (2025-26) — Christian Academy in Japanprimary source · as of: 2026-09-24Fetched and parsed directly (PDF). Document is explicitly titled "2025-26" — this is one year behind the other batch-2 schools' 2026-27 schedules; no 2026-27 version was located this session, so all CAJ fee facts are tagged academicYear 2025-26, not 2026-27. Application ¥30,000, entrance ¥430,000, entrance EAL fee ¥107,000 (Grade 6-12 new students needing English-as-additional-language support only), registration ¥55,000/yr, facilities ¥170,000/yr, tuition by division. 25% tuition discount for 3rd/4th child.
- History of CAJ — Christian Academy in Japanprimary source · as of: 2026-09-24Fetched directly. Founded 1950 as the Japan Evangelical Christian School, serving missionary families' children; moved to its present Higashikurume site in 1951. WASC accreditation obtained 1976. This page does not mention ACSI accreditation — some third-party sources claim ACSI alongside WASC, but that is not confirmed by the school's own history page.
- 大学入学資格について — 文部科学省 (MEXT)official source · as of: 2026-09-23Sets out the routes to 大学入学資格: MEXT-designated schools; graduates of 12-year programmes at institutions accredited by WASC, CIS, ACSI, NEASC, Cognia or COBIS; holders of the IB Diploma, Abitur, Baccalauréat, GCE A-Level, International A-Level or European Baccalaureate; 高等学校卒業程度認定試験 (age-18 gated); and individual university review at 18+.
Last reviewed by William Prep: 2026-09-24
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