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Australia, Melbourne
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The school has a Support Room established in 2023 to assist students who require special support. The Support Room provides Social Skills Training (SST) to help students reflect on their feelings and develop appropriate behaviors in various settings. It also offers learning-method guidance tailored to individual students. The environment aims to create a safe and supportive space for students who need additional support.
The school has a Support Room for students needing special support. The Support Room provides SST, individualized instruction for limited hours when needed, and guidance on learning methods tailored to each student. Admissions decisions for Support Room use are made by a Special Support Committee and the principal, based on the student's needs, the school's capacity, and input from parents and professionals. The school notes that not all cases can be accommodated due to the realities of being an overseas private school.
The school has English education consisting of English lessons taught by Japanese teachers and EAL (English as an Additional Language) lessons taught by native-speaking teachers. The EAL curriculum is designed to raise English proficiency during life in Australia and to enable use of English after returning to Japan. EAL lessons run for 3 hours per week across all year levels and include practical conversation practice, social-skills/dialogue practice, vocabulary, basic grammar, reading, writing, and speaking.
The school has a Child Safety and Wellbeing Policy and a Child Safety Code of Conduct, available in Japanese and English PDFs. It also lists related safeguarding policies such as Attendance, Bullying Prevention, and Duty of Care, among others.
Located in Caulfield South, The Japanese School of Melbourne is an independent school delivering Prep to Year 9 education under the Japanese national curriculum. Classes for all grades are taught by teachers dispatched from Japan's Ministry of Education (MEXT) and use Japanese textbooks aligned with 学習指導要領. English education is by Japanese and native-English teachers, with after‑school clubs New Comer Club for recent arrivals and English Club for proficient students. Prep education introduces literacy (hiragana, katakana, and the alphabet) and numeracy through play. The campus features a library of over 10,000 books in Japanese and English, computers for every student, televisions, and ICT tools such as LoiroNote and Canva. A science laboratory, a music room with koto and taiko, and a grass field for soccer, basketball and tennis support learning and activity. EAL runs three days weekly in English; cross‑cultural exchanges enrich language learning. Melko Day is an annual event. The school aims to cultivate solid academic capabilities within a Japanese framework while leveraging the local environment for practical language skills and global awareness.
