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Ikubunkan Global High School — The Wayland Academy Dual Diploma Is Real, and Costs Surprisingly Little Extra
Tokyo, Japan
Honors class students spend Year 2 studying for a year at Wayland Academy in the US, earning both a Japanese and a US high school diploma.
Researched by William Prep from published sources. Not yet verified by the school. — Last reviewed by William Prep: 2026-09-24
The legacy William Prep directory described Ikubunkan Global High School as offering a dual-diploma partnership with Wayland Academy in the US. That much checks out against the school's own fee page (ikubunkan.ed.jp). But one detail differs from what the legacy listing implied: the Honors class isn't priced on a separate fee schedule from the regular class — it's the regular-class fee plus a single ¥48,000/year "international education enhancement fee."
Fees (Year 1, Regular Class)
| Entrance Fee (year 1 only) | ¥250,000as of: 2026-09-24 |
| Year 1 Subtotal (tuition, facility, educational enhancement) | ¥928,000as of: 2026-09-24 |
| Years 2-3 (annual) | ¥678,000as of: 2026-09-24 |
| Honors Class Add-on (annual) | Just ¥48,000as of: 2026-09-24 |
The Dual-Diploma "Extra Cost" Is Smaller Than You Might Expect
A programme involving a year abroad at a US partner school might suggest a separate fee track or major additional costs. But checking the school's own published fee schedule, the only Honors-class-specific line item is a ¥48,000/year "international education enhancement fee" — nothing else is separately itemised for the Honors class. Whether travel and living costs for the Year 2 US study period are billed separately wasn't confirmed this session.
William Prep’s Analysis
This school illustrates a slightly different pattern than the usual correction: the legacy listing wasn't wrong exactly, but the headline description didn't capture the full financial picture. The dual-diploma arrangement is real, but the modest fee add-on published on the school's own fee page likely doesn't capture the full cost of a year studying in the US — travel and living costs weren't confirmed this session. Families should ask the school directly before assuming the ¥48,000 figure is the whole story.
University Entrance Eligibility in Japan
| School-accreditation route | Yes (estimated) |
| Student-qualification route (IB, etc.) | No not publicly confirmedThe school does not appear to offer the IB or another curriculum triggering the individual-credential route. The Wayland Academy US diploma itself is not among the qualifications explicitly listed for that route. |
Article 1 graduation is the primary Japanese university eligibility route here. The Wayland Academy dual diploma is positioned as a credential for US university applications specifically — a separate question from Japanese university eligibility.
Fees & Estimated First-Year Cost
academic year: 2026
| Entrance Fee (first year only) | ¥250,000 |
| Tuition (annual) | ¥498,000 |
| Facility Fee (annual) | ¥96,000 |
| Educational Enhancement Fee (annual) | ¥84,000 |
| Sports Center Mutual Aid (annual) | ¥1,600 |
| Administrative Fee (annual) | ¥2,500 |
| Parents' Association Fee (annual, incl. initial joining fee in year 1) | ¥36,000 |
| Student Activity Fee (annual) | ¥12,000 |
| International Exchange Fee (annual) | ¥66,000 |
| Dream Camp Fee (annual) | ¥89,400 |
| International Education Enhancement Fee (Honors class only, annual) | ¥48,000Only for Honors class students. The school states explicitly there is no separate fee structure for the Honors class beyond this single add-on. |
| Estimated First-Year Total | ¥928,000 |
Includes: enrolment, tuition, facilities, other — Excludes: Excludes the Honors-class-only international education enhancement fee (¥48,000). This uses the regular class, first year, as the base. The school's own stated first-year subtotal (¥928,000) may not include the sports center, administrative, parents' association, student activity, international exchange, and Dream Camp fees separately (following how the school's own document presents the subtotal).
What Makes This School Distinctive
US-Japan Dual Diploma With Wayland Academy (Honors Class)
A one-year study period at Wayland Academy (US) in Year 2, earning both a Japanese and a US high school diploma
Documented as an Honors-class fee add-on on the school's own fee page.
Priced as a modest add-on to the regular-class fee, making this a relatively accessible US study-abroad route.
Admissions
| Cycle | 未確認 not publicly confirmed |
What Japanese Families Should Know
Who Might Find This School a Good Fit
Might suit — Families willing to confirm the published fee items and then ask the school directly about travel/living costs
Might not suit — Families assuming the ¥48,000 add-on covers the full cost of the US study period
William Prep’s Analysis
This school confirmed the legacy listing while surfacing a different kind of caution than most: confirming a fact and understanding its full financial picture aren't the same thing.
Questions to Ask the School
1.Are travel and living costs for the Year 2 US study period included in the published fees?
Why this matters: The school's own fee page lists only a ¥48,000/year add-on, with no mention of travel or living costs found.
Sources & Verification
- 学費 — 郁文館グローバル高等学校primary source · as of: 2026-09-24Fetched directly. 2026年度: 入学金¥250,000（初年度のみ）。年額: 授業料¥498,000・施設費¥96,000・教育充実費¥84,000（1年次計¥928,000、2・3年次は入学金を除き同額）。その他、体育センター共済費¥1,600・諸経費¥2,500・保護者会費¥36,000（初回¥20,000込み）・生徒会費¥12,000・国際交流費¥66,000・ドリームキャンプ費¥89,400が全員に発生。Honorsクラス（Wayland Academy デュアルディプロマ）は追加で「国際教育充実費」¥48,000／年のみで、別建ての学費体系ではない。
Last reviewed by William Prep: 2026-09-24
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