Kansai International Academy, Kobe CampusTuition, Admissions & Curriculum
William Michihiko Akiyama
William Prep
Hyogo, Japan
A Japanese/English bilingual IB continuum school reportedly spanning infancy through high school, across two campuses in Kobe's Nada-ku.
Last reviewed by William Prep: 2026-09-24
KIA's Kobe campus spans two sites — nursery/kindergarten/elementary and secondary — in Kobe's Nada-ku, running a Japanese/English bilingual full IB continuum (PYP/MYP/DP). MYP reportedly runs at G7-G9, DP at G11-G12.
At a Glance
| Curriculum | Japanese/English bilingual full IB continuum (PYP/MYP/DP) (not independently confirmed)as of: 2026-09-24 |
| Campuses | Two sites (nursery-elementary / secondary) (not independently confirmed)as of: 2026-09-24 |
| Elementary Tuition (estimate) | ≈¥840,000/yr+ (not independently confirmed)as of: 2026-09-24 |
| Secondary Tuition | Deliberately not published (unreliable figure) not publicly confirmedas of: 2026-09-24 |
01Tuition & Fees
Secondary-Division Fees Deliberately Left Unpublished
The only secondary-division fee data found dates to 2017: roughly ¥6-6. 5M/yr, with a first-year total of ¥7-7. 5M. That's roughly 8 times the elementary tuition figure — an implausibly large jump — and it's nearly a decade old. Publishing that number as-is risked giving a badly misleading impression of the actual cost, so it was deliberately left out.
Key Point
This is different from a case where nothing was found. Here, a number was found, but judged unreliable on its own terms. Rather than publish any number that turns up, this reflects checking whether a figure is internally consistent with everything else known about the school before deciding to use it — a concrete example of that discipline in practice.
Fees: Elementary Is About ¥840,000/yr+ (Estimate, Excluding Lunch/Bus)
Search results report elementary tuition starting around ¥840,000/yr, excluding lunch, bus, and other incidental costs. The entrance fee is reported at ¥150,000 for families with a sibling already enrolled (a discounted rate), but the standard (non-sibling) entrance fee is not publicly confirmed. The school's own fee page (kobe. kansai-intlschool. jp) wasn't retrieved directly in currently available public information.
academic year: 2026
| Entrance Fee (sibling discount rate) | ¥150,000Rate for families with a sibling already enrolled. The standard (non-sibling) entrance fee is not publicly confirmed. |
| Tuition (Elementary, annual estimate)Elementary | ¥840,000Excludes lunch, bus, and other incidental costs. |
| Tuition (Secondary, MYP/DP)Secondary | not publicly confirmed |
02Admissions
| Cycle | 未確認 not publicly confirmed |
University Entrance Eligibility in Japan
| School-accreditation route | No not publicly confirmedWhether KIA holds any of the six MEXT-recognised accreditations is not publicly confirmed. |
| Student-qualification route (IB, etc.) | Yes |
Whether KIA itself holds a MEXT-recognised accreditation is not publicly confirmed. 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 are the current, exact fees for the secondary division (MYP/DP)?
Why this matters: Public information does not establish this clearly; confirm it directly with the school.
2.What is the standard (non-sibling-discount) entrance fee?
Why this matters: Public information does not establish this clearly; confirm it directly with the school.
03Curriculum
04School Features
What Makes This School Distinctive
A continuum spanning infancy through high school
From nursery/kindergarten through secondary, in a bilingual Japanese/English continuum
Multiple third-party sources consistently report the two-campus structure and age range.
An option for families wanting a continuous learning environment starting from infancy.
Who Might Find This School a Good Fit
Might suit — Families considering bilingual Japanese/English IB education at the elementary stage
Might not suit — Families wanting to confirm exact secondary-division fees before considering the school (no reliable figure was confirmed in currently available public information)
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- Canadian Academy (CA)Kobe (Rokko Island), Higashinada-ku
- Marist Brothers International School (MBIS)Kobe (Suma-ku)
- American School in Japan (ASIJ)Chōfu
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