Japanese School in Perth

30 Marapana Rd, City Beach, WA 6015, Australia

Elementary and Middle School

Full-time Japanese school; private; recognized by the Japanese government (Ministry of Education) and authorized by the Australian federal government and Western Australian government

Japan

Application fee

- Admission (入学金): A$550 per student, payable at the time of enrolment/enrolment procedures.

Tuition fees (monthly) by year group — published guidance for 2025 academic year

- For families eligible under standard visa/funding arrangements:
- Primary Years 1–4: A$500 per month.
- Primary Year 5 through Middle School (中学): A$550 per month.

- For students on an international student visa (Subclass 500 or equivalent; not eligible for certain government subsidies):
- Primary Years 1–4: A$1,650 per month.
- Primary Year 5 through Middle School: A$1,700 per month.

- Sibling fee reductions (applies to the tuition amounts above):
- Second child: A$30 reduction per month.
- Third child and subsequent children: A$50 reduction per month.

Per-term and per-year equivalents (calculated from the published monthly fees; school operates on a four-term year)

Note: the school operates a four-term academic year; monthly fees are published, so the following per-term and per-year figures are derived from the published monthly amounts (per term shown as 3 months' worth; per year shown as 12 months' worth).

- Standard visa / funded families:
- Primary Years 1–4:
- Monthly: A$500.
- Per-term (3 months): A$1,500.
- Per-year (12 months): A$6,000.
- Primary Year 5–Middle School:
- Monthly: A$550.
- Per-term (3 months): A$1,650.
- Per-year (12 months): A$6,600.

- International student visa (Subclass 500) families:
- Primary Years 1–4:
- Monthly: A$1,650.
- Per-term (3 months): A$4,950.
- Per-year (12 months): A$19,800.
- Primary Year 5–Middle School:
- Monthly: A$1,700.
- Per-term (3 months): A$5,100.
- Per-year (12 months): A$20,400.

- Example effect of sibling reductions (standard-funded tuition shown):
- Second child in Years 1–4: A$500 − A$30 = A$470 per month → A$1,410 per term → A$5,640 per year.
- Third child in Years 1–4: A$500 − A$50 = A$450 per month → A$1,350 per term → A$5,400 per year.

Billing schedule and payment terms

- Tuition amounts are published as monthly fees; the admission fee is payable at enrolment.
- The school operates a four-term academic year with term dates published in the school calendar; the school lists term start/end dates that define the academic year schedule.
- Parents complete a School Fee Payment Method Request Form as part of the enrolment paperwork; this form is used to set up fee payment arrangements. Specific invoice dates, due-date timing, late-payment penalties, and detailed recurring billing procedures are not published in the available enrolment documents.

Boarding fees (if applicable)

- The school is listed as a day school (no boarding program). There are no published boarding fees for the Japanese School in Perth.

Other costs and fees

- Uniforms: a school-designated uniform is required (details of required items are specified by the school). No specific uniform prices are published.
- Textbooks and learning materials: textbooks for students coming from Japan are to be obtained through the Japan Overseas Education Services (JOES); the school notes distribution assistance is provided while a student is enrolled. The school's publications do not list a fixed, school-wide textbook charge amount.
- Camps, excursions and other activity charges: the school runs camps and excursions as part of its program (dates and activities are published), but specific extra-charge amounts for those activities are not published in the available materials.

Refund information

- No specific published fee-refund policy, fee-cancellation table, or formal refund schedule for admission/tuition payments was located in the school's publicly available admission guidance and enrolment policy documents. Where formal fee-refund terms are required, they are typically set out in the school's enrolment contract or fee terms provided during the offer/acceptance process; parents complete an enrolment contract and a School Fees Payment Method form as part of enrolment.

Fee payment options

- The school requires a School Fee Payment Method Request Form to be completed during enrolment; specific accepted payment channels (for example, which card types are accepted, whether online credit-card payments or direct-bank transfers are supported) are not listed on the publicly available documents. The School Fee Payment Method Request Form and the enrolment contract are the documents used to record and confirm the agreed payment method.

Summary of key figures (quick reference)

- Admission fee: A$550 (payable at enrolment).
- Standard-funded tuition (monthly): Years 1–4 A$500; Years 5–Middle A$550.
- International student visa tuition (monthly): Years 1–4 A$1,650; Years 5–Middle A$1,700.
- Sibling reductions (monthly): second child −A$30; third+ children −A$50.

Note: the school's admission and enrolment documents include a School Fee Payment Method Request Form and an enrolment contract that are used to establish final billing and payment arrangements; specific invoicing schedules, payment deadlines, accepted card types or bank details, and a formal published refund schedule were not found in the publicly available admission and policy documents. For any formal payment deadlines, invoicing details or refund rules not published in those documents, those items are set and confirmed in the enrolment contract and payment-method paperwork.