Sunnyside International School

Sunnyside International School is located at 4-10-25 Iwai, Gifu City, Gifu Prefecture, 501-3101, Japan. It sits in central Gifu City, near the Nagara River and surrounded by mountains. Gifu is described as central on Japan's main island and the school is about a 20-minute train ride from Nagoya City, with the area attracting both international and domestic visitors.

The school comprises a Kindergarten division and a Primary School division. The Primary School is based on the International Baccalaureate Primary Years Programme (PYP) framework and is aligned with the Japanese national curriculum.

The school is co-educational and operates as a day school. There is no public indication of boarding facilities.

The school places emphasis on student well-being, with mindfulness practices and a school therapy dog named Milo. It also provides a dual-language program in English and Japanese to support bilingual learning.

The school is affiliated with Japan as an IB World School and was the first PYP-Authorized (Article 1) IB school in Japan.

No religious affiliation is stated in public materials.

Public pages do not publish exact start and end times for the school day. The school does publish daily lunch and has office hours for inquiries from 9:00 to 17:00. Bus routes are available to students as part of daily arrangements.

A school bus service operates with five routes centered around the campus. The Primary School bus departs from JR Gifu Station. Bus user fees are 5,000 yen round trip or 3,000 yen one way, with service area changes announced each school year.

Application and entrance fees

- Application fee (paid when submitting the application): ¥5,000.
- Registration / entrance fee (paid on acceptance/entry): Kindergarten: ¥50,000. Primary: ¥50,000 for Sunnyside Kindergarten graduates; ¥100,000 for external entrants.

Tuition — Kindergarten (monthly and annual)

- Monthly tuition (after government subsidy for 3–5 year olds): ¥34,300.
- Monthly equipment / facilities charge: ¥10,000.
- Combined monthly charge (tuition + equipment): ¥44,300 (computed as ¥34,300 + ¥10,000). Annualised amount (12 months): ¥531,600 (computed as ¥44,300 × 12). The school sets the monthly amount by dividing the annual fee into 12 equal monthly payments; the monthly amount does not change by month.
- Annual learning/materials fee: ¥15,000 (billed annually).
- Uniforms and other entry‑time learning resources: approximately ¥120,000.
- Note: the listed monthly tuition figure reflects application of the national/municipal childcare subsidy for eligible children.

Tuition — Primary School (monthly and annual)

- Monthly tuition: ¥55,000.
- Monthly equipment / facilities charge: ¥10,000.
- Combined monthly charge (tuition + equipment): ¥65,000 (computed as ¥55,000 + ¥10,000). Annualised amount (12 months): ¥780,000 (computed as ¥65,000 × 12). The school sets the monthly amount by dividing the annual fee into 12 equal monthly payments; the monthly amount does not change by month.
- Annual education / learning environment fee (billed in two installments): ¥30,000.
- Estimated annual text/notebook costs: around ¥10,000.
- Estimated school‑trip / external learning costs: lower grades approx. ¥30,000/year; upper grades approx. ¥60,000/year (charged as events occur).
- Uniforms and other entry‑time items: approximately ¥10,000.

School bus (transport) fees

- Bus use fee (if used): Round trip: ¥5,000 per month; One way: ¥3,000 per month. Bus routes/availability vary by area. Primary bus departs from JR Gifu Station; kindergarten bus routes are established for certain service areas.

Sibling and other discounts

- Sibling discount: 20% discount on the monthly tuition for the second child when two siblings attend concurrently. Additional concessions exist for larger families.

Billing schedule and payment terms

- Monthly billing model: The school states that the monthly tuition and monthly equipment/facilities charge are calculated by dividing the annual amount by 12; monthly payments do not vary with the number of school days in a month. Annual or other fees that are billed separately (for example learning material fees or education environment fees) are collected according to the schedule noted (annual or in two installments as stated). Application fees are payable at application submission; registration/entrance fees are payable at the time of enrollment.

Other one‑time and recurring costs

- Kindergarten: entry‑time uniforms and supplies ≈ ¥120,000. Annual教材費 (teaching materials) ¥15,000. Equipment charge ¥10,000/month.
- Primary: entry‑time uniforms and supplies ≈ ¥10,000. Annual education environment fee ¥30,000 (two installments). Event/field‑trip costs and occasional charges (e.g., overnight school trips) billed as they occur; estimates given for typical years. Annual/recurring event fees: 行事費 ¥10,000/year (two installments).

Refunds and non‑refundable charges

- The application (entrance) fee of ¥5,000 is stated as non‑refundable in the school's admissions notices for recent intake cycles. No other explicit general refund policy for tuition or registration is published on the school's publicly available admissions and news pages.

Boarding / residential provision

- The school operates as a day school; there is no boarding provision described.

Payment methods and how payments are accepted

- The school's public admissions and fees documentation does not publish specific accepted payment methods (for example: bank transfer, credit card, direct debit). Parents should use the school contact channels when arranging payment details.

Summary of key fee figures (rounded where applicable)

- Application fee: ¥5,000 (non‑refundable). Registration/entrance fee: Kindergarten ¥50,000; Primary ¥50,000 (internal) / ¥100,000 (external).
- Kindergarten monthly tuition: ¥34,300; equipment fee: ¥10,000; monthly total ¥44,300; annualised ¥531,600. Annual learning material fee: ¥15,000. Uniforms/entry supplies approx. ¥120,000.
- Primary monthly tuition: ¥55,000; equipment fee: ¥10,000; monthly total ¥65,000; annualised ¥780,000. Annual education environment fee: ¥30,000 (two installments). Uniforms/entry supplies approx. ¥10,000. Field‑trip and event costs billed as incurred (estimates provided).

(Prices are stated in Japanese yen as published in the school's admissions and news materials.)

Most of Sunnyside's students are Japanese. The school emphasises international mindedness and maintains an international community with representation beyond local students. A precise nationality breakdown or local-to-international ratio is not published on public pages.