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1. Step 1: Review Procedures & Policies and determine fit. Start by examining the published Procedures & Policies to understand how admissions are handled and what the school is looking for in applicants. The school reviews each application with care, considering space availability, the applicant's English language proficiency, previous school records, and whether a sibling is already enrolled. Applications for the 2025–2026 academic year are accepted throughout the year and are reviewed on a rolling basis, subject to space being available. If space is not available for a given year group, applicants are placed in the wait pool for consideration as seats become available.
2. Step 2: Prepare required documents and assess language needs. The application requires a Confidential Recommendation Form completed by the student's current classroom teacher and submitted directly to the school. If the student is new to English or at an Early Acquisition stage, placement in the EAL program may be considered with an additional fee. An application fee of ¥33,000 (including tax) is non-refundable, and applicants are instructed to confirm availability before transferring this fee.
3. Step 3: Submit the application and pay the fee. Availability must be confirmed before transferring the non-refundable application fee. The application fee is ¥33,000 per child and can be paid by bank transfer or credit card, with funds to be sent under the child's name as written on the invoice. Payment instructions and bank transfer details are provided to complete this step.
4. Step 4: Grade placement and admissions assessment. The process includes determining appropriate Grade Placement, which involves review of documents and potential placement considerations. The admissions office will send a confirmation email upon receipt of both the Confidential Recommendation Form and the application submission package.
5. Step 5: Enrollment and next steps after a decision. If a place is offered, enrollment steps follow, including registration and payment of the applicable fees. The published fee structure includes a Registration Fee, Campus Development and Maintenance Fee, and annual tuition, with the tuition divided by terms and tax included in all amounts.
Yes. When a year group is at capacity, applicants are placed in a wait pool and are reviewed on a rolling basis as spaces become available. The admissions process continues to consider candidates from the wait pool as seats open, subject to the overall space available in the school.
There is no published scholarship or financial aid program listed for Yoyogi International School. The published admissions and tuition materials outline one-time and recurring fees (application, Registration, Campus Development and Maintenance, and tuition) with notes such as tax inclusion and no sibling discount, but do not mention any scholarship or financial aid options.
Yoyogi International School – Yoyogi Campus is located in Yoyogi, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, next to Yoyogi Park and within easy reach of central Tokyo by public transport. The school is an authorized IB World School offering the International Baccalaureate Primary Years Programme (PYP). Its curriculum is also described as being cultivated from the US Common Core and the UK National Curriculum, providing a structured international framework for learning. The Yoyogi Campus serves younger students, with small class sizes of up to 16 students, allowing teachers to give close attention to each child. English is the main language of instruction, with Japanese taught as part of the programme. After-school activities include options such as soccer, volleyball, taekwondo, Pilates, arts and coding, which includes junior coding programmes. Founded in 1999, with the Yoyogi Campus opening in 2015, the school offers an international education setting in a green, urban neighbourhood familiar to many families living in Tokyo.
