Nagoya International SchoolTuition, Admissions & Curriculum
William Michihiko Akiyama
William Prep
Aichi, Japan
Founded 1964 in Nagoya's Moriyama-ku — one of the flagship international schools of the Chubu region, running the full IB continuum.
Last reviewed by William Prep: 2026-09-24
NIS opened in 1964 and reportedly moved to its current Moriyama campus in 1968. It runs the full IB continuum (PYP/MYP/DP) and is a member of JCIS (the Japan Council of International Schools).
At a Glance
| Founded | 1964 (moved to Moriyama campus in 1968) (not independently confirmed)as of: 2026-09-24 |
| Curriculum | Full IB continuum (PYP/MYP/DP) (not independently confirmed)as of: 2026-09-24 |
| Membership | JCIS member (not the same as accreditation) (not independently confirmed)as of: 2026-09-24 |
| Est. First-Year Cost (G1–5) | ≈¥4. 00M2026-27 · as of: 2026-09-24 |
01Tuition & Fees
Fees: A Real First-Year Total of About ¥4. 00M (Grade 1–5)
NIS's own 2026-27 fee schedule lists two one-time charges: a ¥50,000 application fee and a ¥1,000,000 registration fee. On top of that, an annual ¥250,000 campus development fee applies alongside grade-banded tuition (¥2,700,000 for Grade 1–5). Added together, a genuine first-year total comes to roughly ¥4,000,000. That ¥1,000,000 registration fee runs on the higher end among the schools researched this batch.
academic year: 2026-27
| Application Fee | ¥50,000 |
| Registration Fee | ¥1,000,000 |
| Campus Development Fee | ¥250,000 |
| Tuition (Early Learning Center)ELC | ¥2,190,000 |
| Tuition (Grade 1-5)G1-G5 | ¥2,700,000 |
| Tuition (Grade 6-10)G6-G10 | ¥3,120,000 |
| Tuition (Grade 11-12)G11-G12 | ¥3,180,000 |
| Estimated First-Year Total | ¥4,000,000 |
Includes: application, registration, facilities, tuition — Excludes: Excludes the school bus (¥195,000–¥500,000/yr), 1:1 support fees (only if required), and school trip costs. This uses Grade 1–5 tuition as the base.
02Admissions
| Cycle | 未確認 not publicly confirmed |
University Entrance Eligibility in Japan
| School-accreditation route | No not publicly confirmedWhether NIS holds any of the six MEXT-recognised accreditations is not publicly confirmed. The school is reported as a JCIS member — but JCIS is a membership association, not one of the six accreditors, and membership alone does not confer eligibility. |
| Student-qualification route (IB, etc.) | Yes |
Whether NIS 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.Does NIS 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.
2.What is the actual source for the reported 85%+ full-Diploma completion rate — NIS itself, or a third party?
Why this matters: Public information does not establish this clearly; confirm it directly with the school.
03Curriculum
04School Features
JCIS Membership Is Not the Same Thing as Accreditation
NIS is reportedly a JCIS member — but JCIS is a collaborative association between schools, distinct from the six MEXT-recognised accreditors (WASC, CIS, ACSI, NEASC, Cognia, COBIS). JCIS membership on its own does not confirm the school-accreditation route to Japanese university eligibility.
Key Point
Whether NIS itself holds one of the six MEXT-recognised accreditations is not publicly confirmed — and that gap matters if a family is counting on the school-accreditation route rather than the individual IB Diploma route.
What Makes This School Distinctive
A long-established anchor of international education in the Chubu region
Founded 1964, with over six decades of operating history
Reportedly operating from the same Moriyama site continuously since the 1968 move.
A meaningful signal of institutional stability for families in the Nagoya area weighing long-term continuity.
Who Might Find This School a Good Fit
Might suit — Families planning around the individual IB Diploma eligibility route
Might not suit — Families planning around the school's own institutional accreditation (WASC etc. ) — not publicly confirmed
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