Busan Japanese School

The Busan Japanese School is in Suyeong District, Busan, South Korea. The campus is located at 11 Millak-ro 19beon-gil, Millak-dong, Suyeong-gu. It is about 12 kilometres from central Busan and lies near the Gwangan Beach coastal area.

The school provides elementary and middle school education as a single integrated program. It operates as a private, small-scale school serving these levels.

The school is a private, integrated elementary and middle school (小中一貫教育校) run under the auspices of the Japanese government and local authorities.

There is no published, dedicated SEN provision listed. The school employs teachers dispatched from Japan's Ministry of Education along with local Japanese and Korean teachers who deliver the curriculum.

Japan. The school was established by the Busan Japanese Association under approval by the Japanese and Korean governments.

No religious affiliation is listed for the school.

The official start of the school year is in April. Daily start/end times are not published publicly; parents should contact the school for exact hours.

A school bus service operates, with routes managed by the school. Enrollment outside the standard bus routes is possible, but the school-bus cost applies. Monthly operating costs include the bus service. Contact: +82-51-753-4166.

Application / Enrollment charges
- Admission fee: KRW 130,000 (per student, payable at enrollment).
- Donation (one-time): KRW 50,000 (per family, payable at enrollment).
- School facility / building fund: JPY 250,000 (or the equivalent amount in KRW) (per family, payable at enrollment). This facility/building fund is explicitly non‑refundable.

Tuition and recurring charges
- School operating fee (treated as the recurring tuition): KRW 570,000 per student, charged monthly.
- PTA fee: KRW 10,000 per family, charged on the same monthly collection schedule as the school operating fee.
- Auxiliary (supplementary) materials fees: collected each school term; amounts are determined and collected per term (amounts not published).

Per-year and per-term amounts (calculation from published monthly rate)
- Per 1 month (published): KRW 570,000.
- Equivalent annual figure (calculated as 12 × monthly rate): KRW 6,840,000 (this is a calculation based on the published monthly amount).
- The school does not publish separate tuition schedules by school year/grade; a single monthly school operating fee is listed for students. Term‑specific tuition amounts are not published; only that supplementary materials fees are collected each term.

Billing schedule and payment terms
- Recurring tuition (school operating fee and PTA fee) is described as a monthly charge and is collected monthly.
- Supplementary/materials fees are collected each term.
- Specific payment deadlines, late‑payment penalties and accepted payment methods (credit card, bank transfer, etc.) are not published in the school's fee statements.

Boarding / accommodation
- Boarding is not provided. Students are expected to live with a parent/guardian and have a means to commute to and from school. The school's admission requirements explicitly state that, in principle, a student must live with a parent/guardian and have safe commuting arrangements.

Other costs and optional services
- School bus: a school bus service is provided for commuting in the Haeundae area; the bus is in regular operation, but specific bus fees are not listed.
- Uniforms, school meals and other incidental costs are not itemized in the published fee statements; supplementary materials and other event/activity charges may be collected at term time as required.

Refund information
- The school facility/building fund (JPY 250,000 or equivalent) is explicitly non‑refundable. No other specific refund terms for admission or monthly tuition are published in the school's fee statements.

Fee payment options
- The school's published fee information does not specify accepted payment methods (for example, credit card or bank transfer). Contact details are provided for inquiries.