Hiroo Gakuen Junior & Senior High SchoolTuition, Admissions & Curriculum
William Michihiko Akiyama
William Prep
Tokyo, Japan
The name suggests an overseas curriculum, but it's actually an English-intensive track inside Japan's standard Article 1 school system.
Last reviewed by William Prep: 2026-09-24
Hiroo Gakuen is a private junior/senior high school in Minami-Azabu, Minato-ku. It was founded in 1918 as Junshin Girls' School by Kinuko Itagaki, and became coeducational under its current name in 2007. Its "International Course" sits inside that same Article 1 curriculum, split into two English-intensity tracks — Advanced Group (AG) and Standard Group (SG).
At a Glance
| Legal Status | Article 1 (private junior/senior high)as of: 2026-09-24 |
| Founded | 1918 (coeducational since 2007) (not independently confirmed) |
| International Course | Two tracks: AG (English-intensive) and SG (gradual English development)as of: 2026-09-24 |
| Curriculum | Regular Article 1 curriculum + AP/SAT/TOEFL prep (no IB)as of: 2026-09-24 |
| Entrance Fee | ¥388,000 (unconfirmed, third-party) (not independently confirmed)2026 |
01Tuition & Fees
Fees: Only Partial, Third-Party Figures So Far
Search results report an entrance fee of ¥388,000, monthly tuition of ¥71,350, and an annual education enrichment fee of ¥300,000 (AG) or ¥180,000 (SG). None of this was confirmed against the school's own published fee schedule in currently available public information — it's third-party reporting. Specific amounts for facilities, heating/cooling and other listed fees weren't available either, so a first-year total has deliberately not been calculated here.
academic year: 2026
| Entrance Fee | ¥388,000 |
| Tuition (monthly) | ¥71,350 |
| Education Enrichment Fee (International Course, AG) | ¥300,000 |
| Education Enrichment Fee (International Course, SG) | ¥180,000 |
| Facilities, PTA, heating/cooling and other fees (amounts not published) | not publicly confirmed |
02Admissions
| Cycle | 日本の私立中学・高校入試サイクル（未確認） not publicly confirmed |
University Entrance Eligibility in Japan
| School-accreditation route | Yes |
| Student-qualification route (IB, etc.) | No not publicly confirmedHiroo Gakuen does not appear to offer IB, A-Levels, or another curriculum that would trigger the individual-credential eligibility route (based on what was confirmed in currently available public information). |
Because Hiroo Gakuen is an Article 1 school, domestic university eligibility is automatic on graduation for every student, including those in the International Course — a fundamentally different mechanism from schools like ASIJ or ISAK that depend on WASC accreditation or an IB Diploma. Applications to overseas universities would use SAT/TOEFL/AP scores instead, which is a separate question from Japanese university eligibility.
What Japanese Families Should Know
Questions to Ask the School
1.What are the specific admissions criteria for AG vs. SG, and can a student move between tracks later?
Why this matters: Public information does not establish this clearly; confirm it directly with the school.
2.Could you provide the complete fee schedule — including facilities, heating/cooling, PTA fees — broken down by grade?
Why this matters: Public information does not establish this clearly; confirm it directly with the school.
3.Where did recent graduates actually matriculate — by enrolled student, not offers received — broken down by domestic vs. overseas?
Why this matters: Public information does not establish this clearly; confirm it directly with the school.
03Curriculum
University Pathways
Hiroo Gakuen is widely known for its overseas university placement record, but the school's own outcomes data is not included in the available published evidence. Many third-party write-ups appear to treat offer counts as if they were matriculation destinations without distinguishing the two — this profile deliberately avoids repeating that conflation.
Actual university matriculation destinations (by enrolled student, not by offer received) are not publicly confirmed.
04School Features
Why the Name "International Course" Is Easy to Misread
According to the school's own site, the Advanced Group (AG) is for students who already have English proficiency and studies core subjects in English; the Standard Group (SG) is for students building English proficiency gradually. Neither is an independent overseas curriculum like IB or A-Levels — both run inside the regular Article 1 curriculum. High-schoolers get SAT/TOEFL preparation and AP courses, clearly aimed at overseas university applications.
Key Point
The name "International Course" might suggest the same category as an overseas-style school like ASIJ or ISAK, but institutionally it's a different thing entirely. Because Hiroo Gakuen is an Article 1 school, graduating confers domestic university eligibility automatically — a fundamentally different mechanism from a school that depends on WASC accreditation or an IB Diploma. It's a useful illustration of just how much the phrase "international school" can actually cover.
What Makes This School Distinctive
Automatic domestic eligibility, plus dedicated overseas-application preparation
Graduation confers automatic domestic university eligibility, while SAT/TOEFL/AP preparation is built in for overseas applications too
Stated on the school's own International Course page — AP courses and overseas application guidance are both mentioned.
A structural safety net for families who want to keep domestic options open while still preparing for overseas applications.
Who Might Find This School a Good Fit
Might suit — Students wanting to keep the domestic university path open while also preparing for overseas applications
Might not suit — Students specifically wanting to earn an internationally-recognised independent qualification like the IB Diploma or A-Levels
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