India International School in JapanTuition, Admissions & Curriculum
William Michihiko Akiyama
William Prep
Tokyo / Kanagawa, Japan
Centred on the CBSE (Indian) curriculum, based in Sengoku, Koto-ku.
Last reviewed by William Prep: 2026-09-24
IISJ is based in Sengoku, Koto-ku, centred on the CBSE (India's Central Board of Secondary Education) curriculum. Students sit CBSE Board Examinations at Grade 10 and 12, with the IB Diploma reportedly also offered at senior secondary level.
At a Glance
| Location | Sengoku, Koto-kuas of: 2026-09-24 |
| Curriculum | CBSE (India) + IB Diploma (reported) (not independently confirmed)as of: 2026-09-24 |
| Distinct From | GIIS Tokyo (a separate, unrelated institution) not publicly confirmedas of: 2026-09-24 |
| Est. First-Year Cost (K-G9) | ≈¥0. 63M2026-27 · as of: 2026-09-24 |
01Tuition & Fees
Fees: A Real First-Year Total of About ¥0. 63M (Kindergarten-Grade 9)
IISJ's own 2026-27 fee page lists a ¥20,000 registration fee and ¥5,000 emergency/insurance fee as one-time charges. Tuition is ¥600,000/yr for Kindergarten-Grade 9, rising to ¥1,200,000/yr for Grade 10-12. Using Kindergarten-Grade 9 as the base, the first-year total is roughly ¥625,000. School bus fees run ¥150,000-¥360,000/yr (round trip) by area; materials and uniforms are separate.
academic year: 2026-27
| Registration Fee | ¥20,000 |
| Emergency & Insurance Fee | ¥5,000 |
| Tuition (Kindergarten-Grade 9)K-G9 | ¥600,000 |
| Tuition (Grade 10-12)G10-G12 | ¥1,200,000 |
| Estimated First-Year Total | ¥625,000 |
Includes: registration, other, tuition — Excludes: Excludes materials/textbooks (¥10,000-¥20,000 by grade), uniforms (¥10,000-¥20,000), and school bus (¥150,000-¥360,000 by area). This uses Kindergarten-Grade 9 as the base.
02Admissions
| Cycle | 未確認 not publicly confirmed |
University Entrance Eligibility in Japan
| School-accreditation route | No not publicly confirmedWhether IISJ holds any of the six MEXT-recognised accreditations is not publicly confirmed. |
| Student-qualification route (IB, etc.) | Yes (not independently confirmed) |
CBSE alone is not among the qualifications explicitly listed for Japan's individual-credential eligibility route. The IB Diploma offering itself wasn't confirmed directly against the school's own curriculum page in currently available public information. 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 the school formally offer the IB Diploma? What is the authorisation status?
Why this matters: Public information does not establish this clearly; confirm it directly with the school.
2.Is there truly no capital or operational connection to GIIS Tokyo?
Why this matters: Public information does not establish this clearly; confirm it directly with the school.
03Curriculum
04School Features
Not the Same School as GIIS Tokyo
Tokyo has several Indian-community-oriented schools. This batch covers IISJ; an earlier batch researched GIIS Tokyo (Global Indian International School). Both serve the same community, but they're run by different operators and are unrelated institutions — worth distinguishing clearly given the name similarity.
Key Point
That doesn't signal lower educational quality — it more likely reflects a different cost structure tied to CBSE, India's public curriculum. Fee level alone shouldn't be read as a quality signal; it makes more sense evaluated against the intended destination (Indian universities vs. Japan or an IB-recognising system).
What Makes This School Distinctive
¥600,000/yr for Kindergarten through Grade 9
Confirmed directly on the school's own site.
A realistic cost level for families targeting Indian university admission.
Who Might Find This School a Good Fit
Might suit — Families targeting Indian university admission (CBSE) while managing cost
Might not suit — Families wanting the IB Diploma offering confirmed with certainty before applying (not confirmed against the school's own curriculum page in currently available public information)
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