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Located in Sant Cugat del Vallès, a northern suburb of Barcelona. The campus sits in a green area in the Can Graells district. The address is Camí De Can Graells 61, Sant Cugat del Vallès, 08174, Spain. The school is reachable by a dedicated bus route that connects central Barcelona with Sant Cugat.
Kindergarten, primary, and middle school divisions.
The school is a private foundation-run Japanese school.
Japan
Bus service is operated by a parent-run Bus Users Association. To use the service, families must join the Bus Users Association by emailing tsuugakubus@gmail.com and submitting the registration form. The bus route links Barcelona city (primarily the Sarrià district) to the school, with one return stop in Sant Cugat. Details (pickup points, schedule) are provided by the school administration after registration. If demand is high, not all applicants can be accommodated; additional fees may apply for parents to ride the bus.
Application / Enrollment fee
- Enrollment (入学金): EUR 493.
Tuition fees by year group (amounts shown in EUR)
- Kindergarten (幼稚部): Combined childcare + facility fee reported as EUR 558 per month.
- Elementary & Junior-high (小学部・中学部): Tuition reported as EUR 493 per month. Facility/maintenance fees reported separately in the range EUR 34–55 per month depending on membership status (水曜会会員など).
- Per-term / per-year notes (calculation method): Tuition is billed on a recurring monthly basis via bank/direct debit; therefore per-term or per-year totals are calculated by multiplying the monthly tuition by the number of months in the term or year. The school requires a signed direct-debit/tuition withdrawal consent form for tuition collection.
Billing schedule and payment terms
- Regular tuition billing: Collected monthly by direct debit / bank withdrawal (授業料等引き落とし同意書). Parents complete a tuition direct-debit consent form during enrollment or transfer procedures. Enrollment payment (入学金) is paid by bank transfer to the school's Banc Sabadell account; the school confirms receipt before issuing required enrollment documentation. Overseas transfers must be sent as sender-borne.
Boarding fees
- Boarding: Not applicable. The school operates as a day school (no boarding provision).
Other costs and recurring fees
- School bus (通学バス): Reported bus fee approximately EUR 125 per month for bus users. The school's bus operation is managed by the parents' bus users' association and requires separate registration.
- Facility / maintenance fee (施設費): Reported EUR 34–55 per month for elementary/junior-high, amount varies by membership category.
- School meals (給食): A paid, optional service offered on selected weekdays; families who opt in must supply specified lunchware and follow the school's meal procedures. Specific meal prices are handled through the school's meal system.
- Uniforms and school supplies: Required items include gym uniform, indoor shoes (うわばき), lunch set and a list of year‑appropriate stationery and textbooks; specific items are listed by grade but prices are not listed publicly. Purchases/supplies are the responsibility of families.
- One-off / other possible fees: Registration forms mention standard items such as health check documentation, textbook procurement and school-specific consumables; any additional activity fees (field trips, extracurriculars) would be billed separately as applicable.
Refund information
- Publicly posted refund rules for enrollment or tuition are not available in the school's public materials; the school requires submission of official withdrawal forms (退学届) when a student leaves. Specific refund terms and conditions (if any) are set out in the school's detailed fee regulations which are provided to authorized families.
Fee payment options
- Bank transfer / international bank transfer for enrollment fee: The school provides Banc Sabadell account details for payment of the enrollment fee; overseas transfers are accepted with sender-borne charges.
- Ongoing tuition collection: Implemented by domestic direct debit / bank withdrawal (授業料等引き落とし). The school's admissions forms include the direct-debit consent required for monthly tuition collection.
Summary of sources and availability
- The most specific publicly available numeric fee figures found are the monthly amounts above (enrollment fee EUR 493; kindergarten EUR 558/month; elementary/junior-high tuition EUR 493/month; bus EUR 125/month; facility fee EUR 34–55/month). These public figures were reported in external summaries and the school's admissions and enrollment pages confirm the bank transfer and direct-debit payment mechanisms and that the school's full fee regulations are issued to authorized families.
Located on the outskirts of Barcelona, the Barcelona Japanese School is a private foundation-run institution serving ages 3 to 15. It follows the Japanese national curriculum for elementary and middle school, guiding students to learn independently, with emotional depth and resilience. Instruction emphasizes student-led, interactive learning and uses tablets to support individualized and collaborative work within a teacher-based subject structure. Middle school classes run 45 minutes with a flexible 5-minute adjustment to preserve time for language study. From first grade, English instruction is provided and Spanish activities occur weekly for all grades. The school also conducts local fieldwork and exchanges to foster international understanding and local knowledge. The campus features a nature-rich setting with a gym, futsal court, playground, home economics, arts and crafts, science rooms, and a classroom garden. Distinctive programs include Art Day visits to Catalan cultural sites and exchanges with schools and the Autonomous University of Barcelona.
