The Japanese School Singapore - Changi

The Changi Campus is located at 11 Upper Changi Road North, Singapore 507657, in the eastern part of Singapore near the Simei area. It is accessible by bus from nearby routes and is a modest drive from Simei MRT on the East-West Line. The campus sits within a residential and educational precinct that serves the eastern suburbs. (Addresses and transport details are published by the school.)

The Japanese School Singapore operates separate primary campuses in Clementi and Changi, and a secondary campus in West Coast. The Changi Campus houses the Primary School for its students in that location, while the Clementi Campus also serves Primary students. The West Coast Campus houses the Junior High/Secondary division.

The school is a private international school. It serves both boys and girls across its campuses and runs as a day school with no boarding facilities. The day is structured as a single full-day session across campuses.

The Singapore Japanese School provides Special Needs transfers for students requiring additional support. There is a dedicated process with an Education Support Committee, and support may include in-class or pull-out arrangements; however, some medical or highly dependent needs may not be accommodated. The admissions process for SEN involves detailed documentation and a committee review.

The school is a Japanese international school operating in Singapore. It is registered as a private overseas educational facility under Singapore's private education framework and follows Japanese educational regulations for admission and curriculum.

There is no religious affiliation noted for the school; it operates as a secular, international Japanese school.

The school runs a full-day schedule. Primary lessons start around 8:40 with 45-minute periods and 10-minute breaks, lunch from 12:20 to 13:10, and early release at 14:25 on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays (with 15:30 release on Tuesdays and Thursdays for additional lessons). Secondary lessons start at 8:45 and run 50-minute periods, with the day ending at 15:50. Most students travel home by school bus after the day ends.

Bus service is provided by The Japanese School Cooperative (日本人学校協同組合), run by parents and company representatives. Routes include lines such as 5, 37, and 2, with the school-front bus stop at Upper Changi Road North (B01, B02). Registration as a cooperative member is required to use the bus service, and there are guidelines for conduct and operation.

Application / Entrance and Donation fees
- Entrance fee (one-time, per student): SGD 1,090.00 (applicable where JA corporate membership or personal membership applies) or SGD 3,924.00 (where non-JA corporate membership applies).
- Donation (one-time on admission): where a parent does not have a company that pays a corporate donation, a personal donation of SGD 3,000.00 + GST is required (special lower rates apply for holders of diplomatic/public service passports; corporate donation levels vary by employer size and are set by schedule). The school issues a formal donation request as part of admission procedures.
- Building surcharge / facility one-time payment (per student): SGD 2,725.00.

Tuition and regular facility fees (fee components and examples of billing amounts)
- Elementary (Primary) — monthly breakdown:
- Tuition (monthly): SGD 604.95.
- Facility fee (monthly): SGD 141.70.
- Combined monthly total: SGD 746.65. (Two-month, three-month and four-month admission prepayment examples are: 2 months = SGD 1,493.30; 3 months = SGD 2,239.95; 4 months = SGD 2,986.60.)
- Combined annual total (12 months): SGD 8,959.80 (calculated as 12 × [Tuition monthly + Facility monthly]).

- Secondary (Junior High / Middle) — monthly breakdown:
- Tuition (monthly): SGD 681.25.
- Facility fee (monthly): SGD 141.70.
- Combined monthly total: SGD 822.95. (Two-month, three-month and four-month admission prepayment examples are: 2 months = SGD 1,645.90; 3 months = SGD 2,468.85; 4 months = SGD 3,291.80.)
- Combined annual total (12 months): SGD 9,875.40 (calculated as 12 × [Tuition monthly + Facility monthly]).

- Secondary Global Class (where applicable) — higher tuition variant recorded in fee schedule:
- Tuition (monthly, Global Class): SGD 986.45. Facility fee (monthly): SGD 141.70. Combined monthly total: SGD 1,128.15. Sample multi-month totals in the published schedule match these figures (e.g., 4 months = SGD 4,512.60).

Billing schedule and payment terms
- First (initial) payment at admission: initial amounts (entrance fee, required donation, building surcharge and the prepayment for tuition depending on admission month) must be paid by bank transfer before or at admission. Subsequent tuition payments are collected by bank automatic debit (GIRO) in lump sums.
- Regular automatic debit (GIRO) collection months: the school's schedule lists automatic deductions in the months of April, July, October and January; tuition is collected as multi-month lump sums (three-month blocks for standard billing), with the initial payment varying by admission month. The school does not calculate tuition on a per‑day basis.
- Accepted payment methods noted in the fee documents: bank transfer for initial payments and GIRO (Singapore interbank automatic debit) for ongoing tuition and bus payments. The school's bus arrangements also specify initial payment by bank transfer and then GIRO for recurring bus charges. No credit-card billing for regular tuition is indicated in the published fee instructions.

Boarding
- Boarding is not applicable; the school operates as day campuses (Clementi and Changi for primary; West Coast for secondary) and does not provide boarding facilities.

Other regular or occasional costs
- School bus (optional):
- One‑off joining fee (per family): SGD 10.90.
- Bus co‑operative refundable contribution / deposit (per family): SGD 100.00 (refundable on withdrawal according to the bus cooperative rules).
- Monthly bus charge (per student): SGD 305.20. Initial total due at joining depends on admission month and number of children; examples of first-payment totals are published in the bus guidance. Payments are handled by bank transfer for first payment, then by GIRO for subsequent months.
- Uniforms / PE kit: the school lists an authorised supplier for purchase of gym/PE uniform and school clothing; families pay direct to the supplier for items such as PE kit. Specific item prices are set by the supplier and are not part of the regular tuition billing.
- Textbooks: eligible Japanese-citizen primary and secondary students receive Japanese school textbooks free through the national overseas-textbook distribution system; families who are not eligible or who need additional/extra copies may have to obtain them separately.
- Lunch / bento ordering and other consumables: school lunch ordering systems are available and charged separately per order; costs for meals and incidental consumables (project materials, school trips, optional club activities, uniforms beyond standard issue) vary by provider or event. The school's parent information pages set out how to order and the mechanics of payment.

Refunds and withdrawal-related billing
- Tuition and bus refunds are handled on a monthly basis; the school does not perform daily pro‑rata refunds (one day of attendance still requires payment for the whole month). Where GIRO withdrawal/return is necessary, the school provides forms and processes refunds through bank transfer as required.
- Bus cooperative deposit (the S$100 contribution) is refundable at withdrawal following the cooperative's procedures.
- Re‑enrolment within a specified period (the school's published rules set out a 12‑month re‑entry window) can affect whether entrance fee and building-surcharge one‑time charges are waived on return; the applicable conditions are set out in the school's re‑entry / withdrawal rules.

Notes on amounts and presentation
- All monetary figures above are presented in Singapore dollars (SGD) and reflect the published fee schedule amounts and example billing totals as given in the school's admission/fee documents and parent guidance. The documents also show GST-inclusive values where applicable and detail the precise amounts to be collected at admission depending on the month of entry.

Pupil nationality mix is not publicly disclosed. Admission is generally limited to residents of Singapore who are members of the Japanese Association of Singapore, indicating a primary Japanese expatriate user base, with some international and local students in smaller numbers.