Senri International Schools of Kwansei Gakuin

Senri International School of Kwansei Gakuin (SIS) is located in Minoh City, Osaka Prefecture, in the north of Osaka. It shares its Senri campus with its sister school, Osaka International School of Kwansei Gakuin (OIS). The campus address is 4-4-16 Onoharanishi, Minoh, Osaka 562-0032, Japan. The campus is accessible by Hankyu Bus, with several stops nearby including Senri Chuo and Kita-Senri.

SIS operates the middle school (Junior High) and high school (Senior High) on the same campus and provides a pathway to the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (DP) for grades 11–12. The school sits alongside Osaka International School (OIS) on the same campus as part of the ‘Two Schools Together' model.

SIS is a co-educational, day-school. Boarding is available to some students through the Akebono Dormitory for those who cannot commute.

The curriculum emphasizes English development across subjects. SIS uses a trimester-based year (three terms) to support transfers and flexible study patterns; public listings do not publish a separate SEN department, but English-language support is a visible feature of the program.

The school is based in Japan and operates within the Kansai Gakuin Educational Foundation, which encompasses multiple KG institutions in the region. This reflects a Japanese-based organizational structure rather than a country-specific affiliation.

Kwansei Gakuin and its network have Christian roots; KG is described as a Christian foundational education system. SIS itself does not publish a separate religious program, but sits within this Christian heritage.

The SIS/KG system follows a trimester model with three terms (Spring, Fall, Winter), each comprising about 60 teaching days. The structure supports multiple entry points and transfers between terms.

SIS offers a campus bus service operated by Hankyu Bus. Weekday routes include numbers such as 62, 58, 177 and 181, with stops at Senri Chuo, Hankyu Kita-Senri, Onoharajutaku-minami, Minoh-Semba Handai-Mae, and Minoh Kayano among others. Weekend timetables are published as well.

Application / Entrance (Exam) Fee
- Entrance examination fee: JPY 28,000.

Enrollment (Entrance) Deposit / Admission Fee
- Entrance (admission) fee (入学金): JPY 300,000 at enrollment. For internal progression from the middle school to the high school within the school, the fee is JPY 150,000. Once paid, the entrance (admission) fee is not refundable.

Annual Tuition (by year group) and Per‑term Amounts
- Annual tuition (授業料) for 2026 entrants: JPY 1,266,000 per year. This tuition amount is fixed at the time of entry and does not change through graduation for that cohort.
- Billing schedule for tuition and the listed "other fees": the annual amounts for tuition and other specified school charges are collected in three instalments per year. Using the school's instruction that these annual amounts are paid in three instalments, the per‑term division is as follows (calculated by dividing the annual totals by three):
- Tuition per term (calculated): JPY 422,000 (1,266,000 ÷ 3).

Other School Charges (annual and per‑term)
- Other annual miscellaneous charges (other fees) and their purposes: total JPY 102,000 per year, composed of:
- Miscellaneous/holding fund (諸経費預り金; used for textbooks, supplementary materials, off‑campus activities, etc.): JPY 90,000 per year.
- Parent association fee (保護者会費): JPY 9,000 per year.
- Supporters/associate members fee (後援会費): JPY 3,000 per year.
- Per term (calculated, because the school specifies annual amounts are paid in three instalments): JPY 34,000 per term for the combined other fees (102,000 ÷ 3).

Representative Total (tuition + other fees)
- Combined annual amount (tuition + other fees): JPY 1,368,000 per year (1,266,000 + 102,000).
- Combined per term (calculated): JPY 456,000 per term (1,368,000 ÷ 3).

Student Dormitory (Akebono Dormitory) — Boarding Fees
- Dormitory one‑time admission/entry fee (入寮費): JPY 50,000 (paid at move‑in).
- Dormitory room fee (寮費): JPY 998,700 per year.
- Dormitory meal fee (寮食費; breakfast and dinner): JPY 270,000 per year.
- Notes about boarding: the dormitory operates on a schedule with closures during long vacations (summer/winter/spring breaks); availability must be confirmed in advance. The dormitory capacity and facilities are described in the dormitory information.

Other potential costs parents should expect
- Textbooks, supplementary materials, club/activity costs, off‑campus activities, field trips, and annual/year‑group travel (specific charges for some year groups may be collected separately). The school lists textbook and activity costs as covered by the annual miscellaneous/holding fund (listed above) but also notes that some event‑specific or travel costs may be charged in addition.

Refund information
- The entrance (admission) fee (入学金) is explicitly non‑refundable once paid. No general refund schedule for tuition instalments or other charges is specified in the publicly posted tuition summary.

Billing schedule and payment terms
- Tuition and the listed other annual charges are billed as annual amounts and are collected in three instalments per year. Exact invoice dates and instalment due dates are managed by the school's billing procedures.

Payment options and transaction fees
- Credit card payment is available for the entrance examination fee and for the entrance (admission) deposit; accepted card brands for those items are VISA and MasterCard. Card payments are processed as single (one‑time) payments and the school issues a payment URL after request. The card payment service charges apply per transaction; the school provides example card processing fees (e.g., a card processing fee of JPY 1,290 shown for the JPY 28,000 examination fee and JPY 7,440 shown for a JPY 300,000 entrance deposit in the school's payment information as of the posted document).
- The school's admission procedures describe the credit‑card payment process (VISA/MasterCard) for examination and admission deposit transactions and note that the payment URL is issued by request; details for regular tuition payment methods and any international payment services are not specified in the tuition summary pages.

Key figures (summary)
- Entrance examination fee: JPY 28,000.
- Entrance (admission) fee: JPY 300,000 (JPN internal progression: JPY 150,000). Entrance fee is non‑refundable.
- Annual tuition: JPY 1,266,000 (per term — calculated: JPY 422,000).
- Annual other fees (textbooks/activities/parent/supporters): JPY 102,000 (per term — calculated: JPY 34,000).
- Dormitory: entry fee JPY 50,000 (one‑time), dormitory fee JPY 998,700/year, dormitory meal fee JPY 270,000/year.
- Credit card accepted for entrance exam fee and entrance deposit (VISA, MasterCard); card transaction fees apply (examples provided by the school).

(Where per‑term figures are shown as "calculated", they are derived by dividing the school's stated annual amounts by three because the school specifies tuition and the listed other fees are paid in three instalments each year.)

The on-campus community includes students from more than 35 nationalities, reflecting a broad international presence on the combined SIS/OIS campus. Public admissions data indicate high school enrolment is limited to returnees, which shapes the international composition, but exact local-to-international ratios are not published.