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12 Aza Fujimi, Niseko-cho, Abuta-gun, Hokkaido 048-1501, Japan. The Niseko campus sits in Niseko town, offering access to local amenities and the region's outdoor-recreation opportunities. Walking from Niseko JR Station takes about 15–20 minutes; driving from the station is around 5 minutes via Route 5 and local streets. The campus is the Niseko branch of Hokkaido International School, which is WASC-accredited.
HIS Niseko provides English-language international education from Early Years through Grade 8. The Elementary School covers Kindergarten to Grade 5, and Middle School covers Grades 6–8.
HIS Niseko is a private, not-for-profit, coeducational day school. It does not operate its own boarding on site; however, high school students may reside in the Sapporo dormitory if admitted to the Sapporo campus for upper grades.
The school may accommodate students with mild special needs, but it does not admit students with profound learning difficulties. Admission and ongoing support are contingent on meeting the school's placement criteria and resources.
No formal country affiliation is stated. The school identifies as a private international school serving a diverse expatriate and local community.
No religious affiliation is stated.
School hours run from 08:30 to 15:30, Monday to Friday. The Niseko campus follows a conventional school-year schedule with breaks as outlined in the calendar.
A school bus service is available; bus fees for 2025–2026 are published, but bus routes and stops are not posted publicly. Interested families should inquire through the admissions or main office for route details and arrangements.
Application & Entrance Fees
- Application fee (one-time): ¥20,000.
- Entrance/entry fee (one-time): ¥200,000.
Tuition (day students) — annual and quarterly amounts by grade group
- Early Years (half day): ¥1,310,000 per year (¥327,500 per quarter).
- Kindergarten: ¥1,444,000 per year (¥361,500 per quarter).
- Grades 1–5: ¥1,444,000 per year (¥361,500 per quarter).
- Grades 6–8 (Middle School): ¥1,520,000 per year (¥380,000 per quarter).
Facilities, annual and recurring charges
- Facility fee (Early Years / K–Grade 8): ¥100,000 per year (or ¥25,000 per quarter; monthly option available for seasonal students at ¥10,000 per month).
- Annual insurance: ¥5,500 per student.
- PTA fee (per family, yearly, non-refundable): ¥5,000.
- Device management fee (Grades K–5): ¥15,000 per year (non-refundable).
Other elective and program fees
- Instrument fee (band/instrumental elective): ¥15,000 per year (non-refundable).
- Outdoor education course / lab fee (elective): ¥10,000 per year (non-refundable).
School bus fees (Niseko)
- Bus fee within 4 km (Niseko, Hirafu): ¥160,000 per year (¥40,000 per quarter).
- Bus fee beyond 4 km: ¥220,000 per year (¥55,000 per quarter).
- Bus payments may be made annually or quarterly; bus fees are refundable on a quarterly basis for any complete quarter not used.
Boarding (dormitory) fees — Sapporo dormitory option available to HIS students
- Room deposit (one-time, refundable): ¥50,000.
- Room cleaning fee (annual, non-refundable): ¥30,000.
- Room fee (weekdays & weekends): ¥800,000 per year (¥200,000 per quarter).
- Room fee (weekdays only): ¥520,000 per year (¥130,000 per quarter).
- Meal fee (breakfast, lunch & dinner Monday–Friday): ¥600,000 per year (¥150,000 per quarter).
- Dormitory fees are payable annually but may be accepted quarterly; the room deposit is refunded minus cleaning or repair costs.
Billing schedule and payment terms
- Standard practice: fees are payable annually; quarterly payment is accepted for families as specified by the school. Invoices are issued in July. For Niseko long-term/permanent residents, the first payment is due on August 20 immediately preceding the school year. Seasonal (part-time) Niseko residents may request monthly billing for the months attended. For students enrolling after Opening Day, payment is due prior to enrollment.
Required payment method(s)
- Tuition and fee payments for the Niseko branch are required to be made by bank transfer; the school's admissions guidance specifies bank transfers as the required payment route and indicates tuition/fee payments are expected on a quarterly basis unless otherwise agreed.
Refund and cancellation information
- Tuition is charged for every quarter in which a student attended; the school does not prorate or refund portions of a quarter for regular (long-term) students. For seasonal students, tuition is charged and refunded on a monthly basis for months attended. Bus fees follow the same quarterly refund practice. In principle, tuition and fees are non-refundable. Returning families are asked to pay a non-refundable ¥50,000 reservation toward the annual fee to reserve a spot; new families must pay the non-refundable application fee at enrollment to reserve a spot. In the event of unpaid fees, school records will be withheld until fees are paid in full.
Notes on amounts and variations
- The figures above reflect the Niseko branch fee schedule published for the most recent Niseko tuition document and the school's dormitory schedule. Some HIS-wide documents show separate or updated figures for the Sapporo campus and for later academic years; Niseko-specific schedules include facility, device, bus, and seasonal payment options as listed above. Where the school offers seasonal or short-term enrolment, monthly billing options apply and the applicable monthly amount depends on the month of enrollment.
Summary of common payment items parents should expect
- One-time: application fee (¥20,000) and entrance fee (¥200,000); dorm room deposit where applicable (¥50,000).
- Annual/recurring: tuition by grade (listed above), facility fee (¥100,000), insurance (¥5,500), PTA fee (¥5,000), device management and elective fees as applicable.
If you require these amounts to be displayed in another currency or broken down further by monthly instalments for seasonal attendance, the school's admissions and tuition schedule provide the established annual, quarterly and (for seasonal students) monthly figures as shown above.
Public information does not publish exact numbers for pupil nationalities. Admissions priorities favor children of expatriates from English-speaking countries, then expatriates from other countries, Japanese returnees, and Japanese families with compelling reasons. The Niseko campus serves both expatriate and Japanese families, and staff come from multiple countries.
Hokkaido International School Niseko is a private, not-for-profit, coeducational day school in Niseko Town, offering an English-language international education from Early Years through Grade 8. Learning in Kindergarten to Grade 5 is delivered through the International Primary Curriculum (IPC), and Grades 6–8 use the International Middle Years Curriculum (IMYC). Early Years is inspired by the Reggio Emilia approach. The campus integrates place-based learning by using Hokkaido’s history, geography and natural environment as an extension of the curriculum. Students also use Singapore Math (Math in Focus) from Kindergarten through Grade 6. A distinctive feature is the school’s outdoor programming, including a Niseko summer program with nature hikes and forestry, plus additional activities such as choir, botanical artmaking, cooking and gardening.
