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Shibuya Kyoiku Shibuya — Neither Fees Nor the IB DP Claim Could Be Confirmed

Tokyo, Japan

A prestigious coeducational school in Shibuya-ku, sister school to Shibuya Kyoiku Makuhari, with its own returnee-student admission track.

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

Shibuya Kyoiku Shibuya (Shibushibu) is a coeducational junior/senior high school in Shibuya-ku, sister school to Shibuya Kyoiku Makuhari (Shibumaku) in Chiba. Its returnee-student admission exam is reportedly held January 27 — but this session couldn't pin down specific tuition figures.

At a Glance

Sister School	Shibuya Kyoiku Makuhari (Chiba) (not independently confirmed)as of: 2026-09-24
Returnee Admission	Held January 27 (not independently confirmed)as of: 2026-09-24
IB DP	Not confirmed this session not publicly confirmedas of: 2026-09-24
Entrance Fee / Tuition	Not confirmed this session (official fee page wasn't located) not publicly confirmedas of: 2026-09-24

Neither Fees Nor the IB DP Claim Could Be Confirmed

Sister school Shibumaku has a clearly published tuition page (shibumaku.jp/admissions/tuition/); an equivalent page for Shibushibu wasn't located this session. What turned up instead were only secondary costs — a monthly PTA/support-association fee, materials, and uniforms — with no entrance fee or tuition amount confirmed. The legacy directory's "IB DP (English course)" claim also wasn't substantiated, mirroring what happened with Shibumaku.

William Prep’s Analysis

This is a deliberate "not confirmed" record, not an oversight. It would be reasonable to guess that Shibushibu's fee structure mirrors Shibumaku's (monthly billing, one-time entrance and facility fees) — but publishing specific numbers based on that guess isn't something this profile does. The plan is to locate the school's own tuition page in a future session and update this fact once confirmed.

What Was Confirmed: ¥2,500/Month PTA-Type Fee and Similar

What was confirmed this session was limited to secondary costs: a monthly support-association fee of ¥2,500, annual materials fee of ¥55,000, and uniforms/regulation items at roughly ¥110,000 (boys) / ¥120,000 (girls). No school bonds or donations are required. The entrance fee and tuition amounts themselves were not confirmed this session.

University Entrance Eligibility in Japan

School-accreditation route	Yes (estimated)
Student-qualification route (IB, etc.)	No not publicly confirmedWhether the school offers the IB Diploma or another curriculum that would trigger the individual-credential route was not confirmed this session.

Domestic university eligibility is presumed via ordinary graduation as an Article 1 school, though the registration itself wasn't confirmed this session.

What Makes This School Distinctive

A sister school to Shibumaku, located centrally in Shibuya-ku

A central-Tokyo coeducational school run by the same educational corporation as Shibumaku in Chiba

Multiple third-party sources consistently report the sister-school relationship.

A central-Tokyo alternative within the same institutional family, for families who can't easily commute to Chiba.

Admissions

Cycle

帰国生入試は1月27日実施（詳細未確認） (not independently confirmed)

What Japanese Families Should Know

Who Might Find This School a Good Fit

Might suit — Families prioritizing educational philosophy and location first, and comfortable confirming fees directly (fees need individual confirmation)

Might not suit — Families wanting to confirm exact fees online before deciding to apply

William Prep’s Analysis

It was genuinely surprising that Shibushibu turned up less than its sister school Shibumaku, given they're run by the same institution. Two schools under one operator can still differ a lot in how much primary information is actually published online — and rather than paper over that gap, it's recorded here as the next thing to research.

Questions to Ask the School

1.What are the exact entrance fee and tuition amounts?
Why this matters: The school's own tuition page wasn't located this session.
2.What exactly does the English-focused programme consist of — is it IB-based or a school-original design?
Why this matters: There's a discrepancy between the legacy directory's claim and what was found this session.

Sources & Verification

Search synthesis on 渋谷教育学園渋谷 fees and admissions — Multiple (incl. shibushibu.jp via search, chu-shigaku.com)third-party source · as of: 2026-09-24Only partial fee data found: monthly 教育後援会費 ¥2,500, annual 教材費 ¥55,000, uniform ≈¥110,000 (boys)/¥120,000 (girls). Entrance fee and tuition amounts were not found in any source consulted this session — the school's own tuition page was not located (unlike its sister school Makuhari, which publishes one at a clear URL). Returnee-student admission exists (Jan 27 exam date). No IB DP mention found in sources consulted this session.

Last reviewed by William Prep: 2026-09-24

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