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Laurus International School of Science — a Mid-Year Fee Increase Worth Knowing About

Tokyo, Japan

Runs Cambridge Primary through A-Levels, based in Shirokanedai, Minato-ku.

Researched by William Prep from published sources. Not yet verified by the school. — Last reviewed by William Prep: 2026-09-24

Laurus is based in Shirokanedai, Minato-ku, running Cambridge Primary through Cambridge Secondary, IGCSE, and A-Levels, plus a reported "Bespoke Curriculum" track. It serves ages 1 through 18.

At a Glance

Curriculum	Cambridge Primary → Secondary → IGCSE → A-Level (not independently confirmed)as of: 2026-09-24
Age Range	Ages 1-18 (not independently confirmed)as of: 2026-09-24
Fee Revision	Increase effective September 2026as of: 2026-09-24
Est. First-Year Cost (Lower Secondary, pre-Sept rate)	≈¥2.95M2026 · as of: 2026-09-24

Fees Change Mid-Cycle

Laurus's own fee page lists two rate periods side by side: "until August 2026" and "from September 2026." Lower Secondary tuition rises from ¥2,100,000 to ¥2,300,000, and every other fee — the educational service charge, digital learning resources fee, maintenance fee, device fee — increases as well. In other words, two families in the same grade could pay genuinely different amounts depending purely on when they enrolled.

William Prep’s Analysis

A fee schedule with a built-in mid-cycle increase like this is unusual and easy for a family to miss while budgeting. "What does Laurus cost?" can't be answered accurately without first asking "enrolling when?" Worth flagging this timing sensitivity early in the school-selection process, not after the fact.

Fees: A Real First-Year Total of About ¥2.95M (Lower Secondary, Pre-September Rate)

Laurus's own fee page (Lower Secondary) lists a ¥300,000 one-time entrance fee. Under the pre-September-2026 rate: ¥2,100,000 tuition, ¥120,000 educational service charge, ¥105,000 digital learning resources fee, ¥250,000 maintenance fee, and ¥75,000 device fee, for a first-year total of roughly ¥2,950,000. From September 2026, tuition rises to ¥2,300,000, with the other line items increasing too. Materials, textbooks, uniforms, lunch, and yearbook costs are separate.

University Entrance Eligibility in Japan

School-accreditation route	No not publicly confirmedWhether Laurus holds any of the six MEXT-recognised accreditations was not confirmed this session.
Student-qualification route (IB, etc.)	Yes (not independently confirmed)

Whether Laurus itself holds a MEXT-recognised accreditation was not confirmed this session. An A-Level holder is presumed to qualify for Japanese university eligibility via the individual-credential route, per MEXT's published list.

Fees & Estimated First-Year Cost

academic year: 2026 (until Aug)

Entrance Fee	¥300,000
Tuition (Lower Secondary, until Aug 2026)Lower Secondary	¥2,100,000
Educational Service Charge + Digital Learning Resources Fee (combined, until Aug 2026)Lower Secondary	¥225,000
Maintenance Fee (until Aug 2026)Lower Secondary	¥250,000
Device Fee (until Aug 2026)Lower Secondary	¥75,000
Tuition (Lower Secondary, from Sept 2026)Lower Secondary	¥2,300,000Revised rate effective September 2026.
Estimated First-Year Total	¥2,950,000

Includes: enrolment, tuition, other, facilities, technology — Excludes: Excludes materials, textbooks, uniforms, lunch, and yearbook costs, billed separately. This uses Lower Secondary at the pre-September-2026 rate (a mid-cycle increase applies from September).

What Makes This School Distinctive

A fee schedule that builds in a mid-cycle increase

Every fee line item differs before and after September 2026

The school's own fee page lists both rate periods side by side.

A family's actual cost depends on enrollment timing.

Admissions

Cycle

未確認 not publicly confirmed

What Japanese Families Should Know

Who Might Find This School a Good Fit

Might suit — Families with flexibility on enrollment timing (potentially benefiting from the pre-September rate)

Might not suit — Families who might check the fee page once and miss the timing-dependent variation

William Prep’s Analysis

What stood out in researching Laurus is that the fee page itself builds in a "varies by timing" structure. It's easy to assume fees are fixed for a given academic year across the board — worth recording this as a case where that assumption doesn't hold.

Questions to Ask the School

1.What are the exact post-September-2026 fee amounts for every line item?
Why this matters: The school's own page lists both rate periods, but the post-September total wasn't calculated this session.
2.Does Laurus itself hold a WASC or other MEXT-recognised accreditation?
Why this matters: Not confirmed this session.

Sources & Verification

Tuition & Fees for Lower Secondary School — Laurus International School of Scienceprimary source · as of: 2026-09-24Fetched directly. Two rate periods within the same page: until August 2026 and from September 2026 (a mid-cycle fee increase). Lower Secondary tuition ¥2,100,000 (until Aug 2026) rising to ¥2,300,000 (from Sept 2026); entrance fee ¥300,000 (one-time, unchanged); educational service charge, digital learning resources fee, maintenance fee and device fee all rise between the two periods. Materials, textbooks, uniforms, lunch and yearbook costs billed separately.
Search synthesis on Laurus curriculum structure — Multiple (incl. laurus-school.com via search)third-party source · as of: 2026-09-24Runs Cambridge Primary, Cambridge Secondary, Cambridge IGCSE, Cambridge A-Levels, plus a "Bespoke Curriculum," for ages 1-18. Not independently confirmed against the school's own curriculum page directly this session.
大学入学資格について — 文部科学省 (MEXT)official source · as of: 2026-09-23Sets out the routes to 大学入学資格: MEXT-designated schools; graduates of 12-year programmes at institutions accredited by WASC, CIS, ACSI, NEASC, Cognia or COBIS; holders of the IB Diploma, Abitur, Baccalauréat, GCE A-Level, International A-Level or European Baccalaureate; 高等学校卒業程度認定試験 (age-18 gated); and individual university review at 18+.

Last reviewed by William Prep: 2026-09-24

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