Japanese School in Zurich

Day School: elementary and junior-secondary; Saturday School: Kindergarten, elementary, junior-secondary, international department and international high school.

Full-time Japanese day school plus a Japanese supplementary Saturday school.

Japan

Saturday School sessions are two hours per Saturday; the school year runs from April 1 to March 31 and is divided into three terms.

Application / Admission fee
- Day School: CHF 1,000 (one-time, payable at the time of admission).
- Saturday School (all Saturday programmes including Elementary/Junior‑secondary, Kindergarten, International Class AM/PM, High school): CHF 400 (one-time).

Tuition fees (per term and annual, by programme)
- Day School: 1st term CHF 2,700; 2nd term CHF 3,300; 3rd term CHF 2,030; Annual total CHF 8,030. Admission fee: CHF 1,000 (see above).
- Saturday School — Elementary / Junior‑secondary: 1st term CHF 570; 2nd term CHF 920; 3rd term CHF 520; Annual total CHF 2,010. Admission fee: CHF 400 (see above).
- Saturday School — Kindergarten: 1st term CHF 470; 2nd term CHF 770; 3rd term CHF 430; Annual total CHF 1,670. Admission fee: CHF 400 (see above).
- Saturday School — International Class (AM): 1st term CHF 520; 2nd term CHF 850; 3rd term CHF 480; Annual total CHF 1,850. Admission fee: CHF 400 (see above).
- Saturday School — International Class (PM): 1st term CHF 550; 2nd term CHF 900; 3rd term CHF 500; Annual total CHF 1,950. Admission fee: CHF 400 (see above).
- Saturday School — High school: 1st term CHF 595; 2nd term CHF 970; 3rd term CHF 540; Annual total CHF 2,100. Admission fee: CHF 400 (see above).

Billing schedule and payment terms
- Tuition payments must be paid by the designated due date shown on each term invoice.
- Day School payment methods may be chosen as either term payment or installment payment. To request installment payment for the Day School, apply to the school office at least 10 days before the start of the term; an instalment commission will be charged.
- If a payment deadline is missed, a reminder procedure applies; a second reminder incurs a reminder fee of CHF 20. Continued non‑payment leads to debt collection and can result in immediate expulsion.

Boarding fees
- The school does not operate a boarding programme; there are no boarding fees.

Other costs and fees
- Certificate fee: CHF 7 per issued certificate (payment certificate, transcript, enrollment certificate, etc.).
- Reminder fee for the second reminder: CHF 20. Additional administrative or collection costs may be charged if payments are late. An instalment commission applies where instalment payment is chosen (amount not specified).
- No uniform fee, lunch fee, extracurricular fee, or other recurring ancillary charges are specified in the fee schedule provided here.

Refunds and exemptions
- Admission fee: non‑refundable after payment, except in cases explicitly stated by exemption rules.
- Tuition refunds and reductions:
- A student temporarily absent is exempted from half of the tuition fee for that period.
- When a student transfers to the school after a term has started and the number of remaining class days is less than half of the term's remaining days, half of the paid tuition fee will be refunded. This refund provision does not apply to transferees during the term.
- Sibling and membership exemptions:
- All children of members of the school's corporation receive a 50% exemption of the prescribed admission fee.
- If there are three or more registered children from one household, the admission fee is exempt starting from the third registered child; similarly, half of the tuition fee is exempt starting from the third registered child.

Fee payment options and bank details
- Payments are to be made by bank transfer to the designated account. The account holder is Japanische Schule in Zürich at Zürcher Kantonalbank. IBAN: CH75 0070 0114 8080 1785 5. Installment options for Day School are available on application (commission applies). Credit card payment is not specified as an accepted method.