Hokkaido International SchoolTuition, Admissions & Curriculum
William Michihiko Akiyama
William Prep
Hokkaido, Japan
Opened in 1958 after a US Army dependents school closed, renamed to its current name in 1962 — a long-established international school in Sapporo.
Last reviewed by William Prep: 2026-09-24
HIS reportedly opened in 1958 as Hokkaido American School after a dependents school at Sapporo's US Army Camp Crawford closed, renamed to its current name in 1962 and moved to its own Fukuzumi campus. It runs a US-style curriculum, reportedly using the International Primary Curriculum (IPC) at the elementary level.
At a Glance
| Founded | 1958 (renamed to current name in 1962) (not independently confirmed)as of: 2026-09-24 |
| Curriculum | US-style + IPC (elementary); IB Diploma not publicly confirmed not publicly confirmedas of: 2026-09-24 |
| Location | Sapporo (Fukuzumi, Toyohira-ku) (not independently confirmed)as of: 2026-09-24 |
| Est. First-Year Cost (K-G5) | ≈¥2. 04M2026-27 · as of: 2026-09-24 |
01Tuition & Fees
Fees: A Real First-Year Total of About ¥2. 04M (Kindergarten-Grade 5)
HIS's own 2026-27 fee schedule lists two one-time charges: a ¥20,000 application fee and a ¥200,000 entrance fee. On top of that, an annual fee (¥200,000), accident insurance (¥5,000), PTA (¥10,000), and a device management fee for K-G5 (¥25,000) apply alongside grade-banded tuition (¥1,584,000 for K-G5), for a genuine first-year total of roughly ¥2,044,000.
academic year: 2026-27
| Application Fee | ¥20,000 |
| Entrance Fee | ¥200,000 |
| Annual Fee | ¥200,000 |
| Accident Insurance (annual) | ¥5,000 |
| PTA (annual) | ¥10,000 |
| Device Management Fee (K-G5, annual)K-G5 | ¥25,000 |
| Tuition (Kindergarten-Grade 5)K-G5 | ¥1,584,000 |
| Tuition (Grade 6-8)G6-G8 | ¥1,624,000 |
| Tuition (Grade 9-12)G9-G12 | ¥1,648,000 |
| Estimated First-Year Total | ¥2,044,000 |
Includes: application, enrolment, other, technology, tuition — Excludes: Excludes optional extracurricular fees. This uses Kindergarten-Grade 5 tuition as the base.
02Admissions
| Cycle | 未確認 not publicly confirmed |
University Entrance Eligibility in Japan
| School-accreditation route | No not publicly confirmedWhether HIS holds any of the six MEXT-recognised accreditations is not publicly confirmed. |
| Student-qualification route (IB, etc.) | No not publicly confirmedWhether HIS offers the IB Diploma or another curriculum that would trigger the individual-credential route is not publicly confirmed. |
Whether HIS holds a MEXT-recognised accreditation, and whether it offers a curriculum triggering the individual-credential route, were both not publicly confirmed. Families with specific Japanese-university plans should confirm the actual eligibility route directly with the school.
What Japanese Families Should Know
Questions to Ask the School
1.Does HIS offer the IB Diploma?
Why this matters: Published sources conflict; confirm the current position directly with the school.
2.Does HIS itself hold a WASC or other MEXT-recognised accreditation?
Why this matters: Public information does not establish this clearly; confirm it directly with the school.
03Curriculum
No IB Diploma Mention Found Anywhere in currently available public information
" in currently available public information confirmed the US-curriculum half, but no mention of the IB Diploma turned up in any source, including the school's own site. US-style curriculum and the IB DP can coexist — but for this specific school, at least within what in currently available public information checked, the IB half wasn't substantiated.
Key Point
The combination "US curriculum + IB DP" is genuinely real elsewhere — ASIJ (American School in Japan, already profiled by William Prep) runs AP alongside the IB DP, for instance. But for HIS specifically, what was confirmed stops at US-style curriculum plus IPC — the IB DP half couldn't be verified. Rather than assume "this combination is common elsewhere, so it probably applies here too," this profile sticks to what was actually confirmed.
04School Features
What Makes This School Distinctive
Founded 1958, one of Sapporo's longest-established international schools
Opened after a US Army dependents school closed
Multiple third-party sources consistently report the founding circumstances.
A particularly long-established option among Hokkaido's international education choices.
Who Might Find This School a Good Fit
Might suit — Sapporo-area families wanting a US-style curriculum foundation
Might not suit — Families planning around the IB Diploma (not confirmed to be offered here in currently available public information)
Explore Other Schools
- Ritsumeikan Keisho (IB Course)Ebetsu-shi
- American School in Japan (ASIJ)Chōfu
- Tokyo Metropolitan Kokusai High School (Kokusai-kō)Meguro-ku
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