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Harrow Appi — a First-Year Total North of ¥12 Million, Boarding Included

Iwate, Japan

Opened in 2022, operating under a brand licence from Harrow School in the UK. Full boarding, running A-Levels and IGCSE — no IB.

Researched by William Prep from published sources. Not yet verified by the school. — Last reviewed by William Prep: 2026-09-24

Harrow Appi opened in August 2022 as a full-boarding school operating under a brand licence from Harrow School in the UK, located in Appi Kogen (Hachimantai, Iwate Prefecture). It enrols Years 7-13 (ages 11-18), runs a bespoke Harrow curriculum leading to IGCSE and A-Level, and does not offer the IB.

At a Glance

Opened	August 2022 (not independently confirmed)as of: 2026-09-24
Boarding	Full boarding only (no day option)as of: 2026-09-24
Curriculum	Bespoke Harrow curriculum → IGCSE → A-Level (no IB) (not independently confirmed)as of: 2026-09-24
Est. First-Year Cost (Y7-8)	≈¥12.04M2026-27 · as of: 2026-09-24

Tuition and Boarding Aren't Broken Out Separately

The school's own fee page publishes only a combined tuition-plus-boarding figure per year group — no separate breakdown. That's not unusual for a full-boarding school, but it does mean the official document can't answer "what would tuition alone cost?"

William Prep’s Analysis

Comparing Harrow Appi's tuition figure directly against a day school like BST or Rugby School Japan would be misleading — this figure already bundles in what a day school's family would pay separately for daily life. Any comparison needs to be combined-total against combined-total, not tuition-line against tuition-line.

Fees: A Real First-Year Total of About ¥12.04M (Year 7-8)

Harrow Appi's own 2026-27 fee schedule lists a ¥50,000 application fee and a ¥1,000,000 enrollment fee as one-time charges, plus a refundable deposit of ¥440,000 (¥880,000 if visa support is needed). On top of that, combined tuition/boarding applies by year group (¥10,548,740 for Year 7-8), for a genuine first-year total of roughly ¥12,038,740. Year-group trips (≈¥200,000-¥600,000) and uniforms (≈¥260,000) are separate.

University Entrance Eligibility in Japan

School-accreditation route	No not publicly confirmedWhether Harrow Appi holds any of the six MEXT-recognised accreditations was not confirmed this session.
Student-qualification route (IB, etc.)	No not publicly confirmedSince the IB is not offered, the IB-Diploma individual-credential route does not apply. Whether A-Levels or another qualification triggers a different individual-credential route was not researched this session.

Whether Harrow Appi itself holds a MEXT-recognised accreditation was not confirmed this session. Since it doesn't offer the IB, the IB-Diploma-based individual-credential route doesn't apply here. Families with specific Japanese-university plans should confirm the actual eligibility route directly with the school.

Fees & Estimated First-Year Cost

academic year: 2026-27

Application Fee	¥50,000
Enrollment Fee	¥1,000,000
School Deposit (refundable, standard)	¥440,000
Tuition + Boarding, combined (Year 7-8)Y7-Y8	¥10,548,740Tuition and boarding are not broken out separately — only the combined figure is published.
Tuition + Boarding, combined (Year 9-11)Y9-Y11	¥11,045,720
Tuition + Boarding, combined (Year 12-13)Y12-Y13	¥11,455,370
Estimated First-Year Total	¥12,038,740

Includes: application, enrolment, deposit, other — Excludes: Excludes year-group trips (≈¥200,000-¥600,000), uniforms (≈¥260,000), and personal equipment for the mountain environment. This uses Year 7-8 as the base. The ¥440,000 deposit is refundable but is included here as part of the actual first-year cash outlay.

What Makes This School Distinctive

A single combined figure, reflecting full-boarding-only status

Tuition and boarding aren't itemized separately — only a combined per-year figure is published

The school's own fee page presents both as a single figure, without a breakdown.

A naive comparison against a day school risks over- or under-stating the actual education cost.

University Pathways

The first graduating class (2026, 34 students) is reported to have received 70+ early offers from universities including Russell Group members — but this is an offer count, not a matriculation count, and wasn't confirmed against a school-published results page this session.

Admissions

Cycle

未確認 not publicly confirmed

What Japanese Families Should Know

Who Might Find This School a Good Fit

Might suit — Families budgeting in terms of the full boarding total (living costs included)

Might not suit — Families wanting to manage or compare tuition and living costs separately

William Prep’s Analysis

Researching Harrow Appi reinforced something worth saying plainly: for a school like this, "what does tuition cost" isn't even the right question — it only makes sense to talk about the combined, living-costs-included total. Worth keeping that framing in mind before comparing it against any day school.

Questions to Ask the School

1.What are the separate tuition and boarding amounts within the combined figure?
Why this matters: The school's own fee schedule publishes only the combined figure.
2.What is the actual path to Japanese university eligibility for a graduate with A-Levels/IGCSE (no IB)?
Why this matters: Not confirmed this session.

Sources & Verification

Fees and Financing — Harrow International School Appi Japanprimary source · as of: 2026-09-24Fetched directly. 2026-27: application ¥50,000, enrollment ¥1,000,000 (one-time), refundable deposit ¥440,000 (¥880,000 if visa support required). Combined tuition+boarding fee (not itemized separately) by year group, from ¥10,548,740 (Y7-8) to ¥11,455,370 (Y12-13).
Search synthesis on Harrow Appi curriculum and history — Multiple (incl. BusinessWire, Good Schools Guide)third-party source · as of: 2026-09-24Opened August 2022 (first Harrow-branded school in Japan). Runs the Harrow International Curriculum leading to IGCSE and A-Level — does not offer the IB. Full boarding only, Years 7-13, house system. First graduating class (2026, 34 students) reported to have received 70+ early university offers including Russell Group members — not independently confirmed against a school-published results page this session.

Last reviewed by William Prep: 2026-09-24

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