School fees

Valid August 2027–June 2028

Type of fee	Grades	Amount	When paid
Application Fee	All grades	¥40,000^*1	Upon application
Enrollment Fee	All grades	¥300,000^1 (Re-enrollments: ¥60,000^2)	When first admitted to KIST
Capital Fee	All grades	¥800,000 (Re-enrollments: ¥160,000^*2)	When first admitted to KIST
Tuition Fee	K1–K3	¥3,100,000^*3	Annual
	Grades 1–9	¥2,930,000^*3
	Grades 10–12	¥3,050,000^*3
Building Maintenance Fee	All grades	¥250,000^*4
Community Association (CA) Fee	All grades	¥1,000
Camp Fee	Grades 5, 7, 9 and 11	Amount varies^*5	With first payment installment
Program Progression Fee	Grades 1, 6, 9 and 11	¥30,000^*1	At the time of program progression

^*1These fees are non-refundable
^*2Reduced rate for students re-enrolling at KIST within three years of the previous date of withdrawal (i.e. students who re-enroll during the first second or third year of the previous date of withdrawal. Not applicable for students re-enrolling from the beginning of the fourth year)
^*3Tuition fees include costs for external examinations (GL, IGCSE, DP), teaching materials, excursions (excluding camp fees for grades shown in the table above), and some textbooks (for G1–G9 Mathematics and English, DP Mathematics)
^*4Reduced to ¥100,000 for students enrolling from April
^*5Rate varies depending on the camp destination

As KIST is not eligible to receive funding from the Japanese government, it relies almost entirely on annual school fees to cover operating expenses. In order to cover personnel expenses for annual staff salary increases and the like, tuition fees are adjusted annually. Where further unforeseen adjustments are necessary due to sudden cost changes, significant changes to educational policies and the like, notification will be given as far in advance as possible.

Refund policy

The Application Fee and Enrollment Fee are non-refundable.

The Tuition Fee and other general fees paid at the time of initial enrollment (i.e. Capital Fee, Building Maintenance Fee, Community Association Fee) will be refunded in full if enrollment is cancelled by e-mail prior to the first day of school (Japan Standard Time).

Information on refunds for other school fees is available to families after enrollment.

The information on this page has been extracted from the KIST Admissions Handbook. Please read the complete handbook for more detailed information on admissions policies.

KIST Admissions Handbook