Hiroshima International SchoolTuition, Admissions & Curriculum
William Michihiko Akiyama
William Prep
Hiroshima, Japan
Located in Hiroshima's Asakita-ku.
Last reviewed by William Prep: 2026-09-24
It's reportedly CIS-accredited.
At a Glance
| Founded | 1962 or 2000 (sources disagree) not publicly confirmedas of: 2026-09-24 |
| Enrolment | ≈185 (not independently confirmed)as of: 2026-09-24 |
| Curriculum | Full IB continuum (PYP/MYP/DP) (not independently confirmed)as of: 2026-09-24 |
| Fees | not publicly confirmed (official page returned 404) not publicly confirmedas of: 2026-09-24 |
01Tuition & Fees
Fees: the School's Own Page Returned a 404
A direct attempt to reach the school's own fee page (hiroshima-is. ac. jp/tuition/) in currently available public information returned a 404 error. Third-party sources report 2025-26 annual tuition ranging ¥1,413,000-¥1,801,000 depending on grade, but this wasn't confirmed against the school's own primary document, and no application or registration fee amount was found.
academic year: 2025-26
| Tuition (varies by grade) | not publicly confirmed |
| Application / Registration Fee | not publicly confirmed |
02Admissions
| Cycle | 未確認 not publicly confirmed |
University Entrance Eligibility in Japan
| School-accreditation route | Yes (not independently confirmed) |
| Student-qualification route (IB, etc.) | Yes |
CIS accreditation is based on third-party reporting, not confirmed against the registry directly in currently available public information. Independent of that, a student completing the full IB Diploma qualifies via the individual-credential route regardless.
What Japanese Families Should Know
Questions to Ask the School
1.What is the actual founding year?
Why this matters: Published sources conflict; confirm the current position directly with the school.
2.What are the exact fees, including application and registration amounts?
Why this matters: Public information does not establish this clearly; confirm it directly with the school.
03Curriculum
04School Features
Even the Founding Year Couldn't Be Settled in currently available public information
Search results give both 1962 and 2000 as the founding year, and in currently available public information couldn't resolve which is correct. A 1962 founding means over 60 years of history; 2000 means a quarter-century-old school — two genuinely different institutional profiles, not a minor rounding difference.
Key Point
The fact that even a basic detail like a founding year can conflict between sources is itself a useful finding. Without cross-checking multiple sources and flagging the contradiction honestly — rather than reading one summary and moving on — this discrepancy would have gone unnoticed, and whichever (possibly wrong) number came up first would have been published as settled fact.
What Makes This School Distinctive
An IB continuum school with roughly 185 students
Multiple third-party sources consistently report this enrolment figure.
May suit families prioritizing close, small-scale attention, though it likely can't match a larger school's facilities or course breadth.
Who Might Find This School a Good Fit
Might suit — Hiroshima-area families seeking close attention in a small-school environment
Might not suit — Families wanting to confirm exact fees online before applying (the official page was unreachable in currently available public information)
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