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Application Process

Depending on class availability, we take admissions throughout the year. For April start admissions, we advise parents to apply by the end of February.

You can book a school tour (free of charge) here.

Our expectation for all parents is that they have read and understood the guidelines outlined in our Admissions Handbook. This assists you in organizing the information the school requires from you when applying for a seat.

Provided that all the correct information is submitted and there are no problems with the application, all applications usually take at least two to three working weeks from the school tour to the confirmation of admission.

Our class placements are based entirely on age. For further information we request you to kindly refer to the grade eligibility chart.

For Kindergarten admissions, we welcome students with no English skills.
For Grade 1 - 12 admissions, our admission procedure includes an English written/verbal assessment which takes place on our premises. Students with limited English ability will be accepted on a case-by-case decision, depending on the space-availability and prior educational experiences.

It is preferable if at least one of the parents should be able to speak and read English.

Yes, the school uses an assessment as part of the application process for all students seeking admission to UIA:
● KG : One-day trial class
● G1-G8 : Written papers
● G9-G12 : Report cards + letters of recommendation

The application fee (11,000yen) needs to be paid in cash on the day of the assessment.

Unfortunately, no, we are unable to provide any support/sponsor for student visa applications. Students applying to our school for a particular grade need to meet with the visa requirements and age-criteria and must have evidence of academic ability/eligibility to enter into a grade.
Applications of students without a valid status of residence in Japan will not be accepted.

All students accepted to UIA International School of Tokyo are expected to function in the regular classroom independently. It is important to note that the ongoing enrollment at UIA International School of Tokyo for students will be based upon the students’ ability to function within the regular program.
UIA International School of Tokyo does not have the facilities or resources to accommodate children who have significant learning, emotional or physical disabilities. Parents of a child receiving any special services, such as learning disabled instruction, remedial support, speech/language therapy, occupational/physical therapy, behavioural support, or seeing any educational specialist outside of the regular classroom, must disclose the additional services that are being implemented with your child.
Supporting documentation from a school psychologist, previous school, and/or paediatrician may be requested by administration to complete the admission process and/or continue at UIA International School of Tokyo. The school may reevaluate the Applicant at any time to determine whether he/she requires additional academic assistance. In the event that any child requires such additional assistance, that additional enrollment criteria may be assessed by UIA International School of Tokyo in order for the Applicant to maintain his/her enrollment.

For Kindergarten 1 (Cubs class), students need to be fully toilet trained. We unfortunately cannot proceed with the applications of Kindergarten students if they still wear diapers.

UIA School Life

UIA is offering the world-recognised Cambridge Curriculum to the students in Japan. Our student community ranges from Kindergarten 1 to Grade 12.

Our President/CEO is Mr. Kazumasa Sugita. The school benefits from a clear governance structure which empowers the principal, Mr. Taylor, as the clear operational leader of the school.

We currently have around 550 students enrolled in school, from K1 to G12.

The medium of instruction is English only.

Kindergarten: 8:40 AM to 1:40 PM
Grade 1 to Grade 12: 8:40 AM to 3:30 PM

No, we don’t have any uniforms, but we do have a dress code for all students.

Our staff and teachers come from a lot of different countries and backgrounds. We have teachers coming from the USA, UK, Canada, and Australia, as well as from Germany, India, Japan, France, the Philippines, and other countries!

Our students are from more than 28 countries.

All UIA teachers have a teaching license or are undertaking certification. The employment policy requires a teacher to hold an education degree.

There are a maximum of two classes per grade level. For Kindergarten, there are 20 students per class and from Grade 1 onwards, 24 students per class.

At our Kiba campus, we have a fully-equipped Science Lab, ICT Room, Art room, Music room, Library and access to the expansive facilities of Kiba Park.

No, we do not provide school lunches. We ask the students to bring their own lunch box.

No, we are not a boarding school.

Yes, our Kindergarten students go to Kiba Park daily for their outdoor play. For Primary and Secondary students, they will go outside during recess or physical education.

We offer to our Kindergarten students an After-Care program available from 2PM to 5PM. There is an extra fee for this program. Please kindly refer to our school website for more information.

With A-Level qualifications, our students can apply to overseas and Japanese universities (English-based programs). Our alumni usually go to Japanese universities (including Waseda University, Shibaura Institute of Technology, and Nagoya University of Commerce & Business).

This depends on the grade level but students will have homework daily.

Yes, every UIA student receives a UIA ID and is asked to wear it at school and on the bus.

We organize many events during the year in which the parents are encouraged to come and participate, including Sports Day, Annual Day, and Autumn Fair. We also have PTC (Parent-Teacher Conferences) three times a year. Communication between the school and the parents is very important to us.

Bus Service

Yes, our bus service is a free service offered for the convenience of our families. Bus routes and bus stops are developed and set at the start of each academic year, and will remain firm throughout the academic year.
For more details on the bus routes, please refer to this link.

Our bus service is free of charge.

No, we are unable to accommodate individual requests due to the large number of students who take advantage of our free bus service each day.

Fees

Unfortunately, we currently do not offer scholarships for applying students.

Yes. If more than one sibling is enrolled at UIA at the same time, the youngest sibling shall receive a 10% off discount on the annual tuition fees. Third and subsequent students shall be discounted by 15% on the annual tuition fees.

Yes. UIA International School of Tokyo has now been approved by different cities/wards as an eligible school to offer the fee subsidy to our kindergarten students.
At the same time, we regret that we won’t be able to provide any assistance with regard to the completion of the Fee Subsidy Form. You will be required to contact your local ward office for any assistance or guidance.

Unfortunately, no. UIA students cannot receive a train commuter pass.

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Accounts Officer (accounts@uia.jp)

IT Support (itsupport@uia.jp)

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Bus Support (bus.support@uia.jp)

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Nurse (nurse@uia.jp)

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MEDICAL INFORMATION

  • If your child is sick at school, we will contact you. Please kindly arrange the pick-up within 1
    hour. Sick students are not allowed inside the school bus.
  • If your child has any lice, please do not send him/her to school. If your child has skin issues,　please let the nurse knows.
  • Please check your child’s temperature every morning, if your child has some fever (37.5), sore throat, cough or any symptoms, please do not send them to school. 
If you cannot be reached to give your consent to emergency procedures, you hereby give your permission for UIA International school of Tokyo to seek medical treatment for my child in case of injury or illness, which occurs while participating in school-sponsored activities. 
 
This will be used only if we cannot contact you directly at the time of injury or illness.

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MEDICAL INFORMATION

• If your child is sick at school, we will contact you. Please kindly arrange the pick-up within 1
hour. Sick students are not allowed inside the school bus.
• If your child has any lice, please do not send him/her to school. If your child has skin issues,
please let the nurse knows.
• Please check your child’s temperature every morning, if your child has some fever (37.5), sore throat, cough or any symptoms, please do not send them to school.

If you cannot be reached to give your consent to emergency procedures, you hereby give your permission for UIA International school of Tokyo to seek medical treatment for my child in case of injury or illness, which
occurs while participating in school- sponsored activities. This will be used only if we cannot contact you directly at the time of injury or illness.

SOCIAL MEDIA

I hereby agree to permit UIA International School of Tokyo to take photographs of my child during school activities for the purpose of educating students, promoting the school, or promoting public education. The school may publish photographs of my child and/or samples of work done by my child in a variety of ways. The publications could include, but are not limited to, school newsletters (online and in hard copy), UIA International School of Tokyo’s Internet and Intranet websites, content-sharing websites such as Facebook or YouTube, annual school magazines and local newspapers. Published photographs and work will be viewable by third parties.

We agree to the following:

      1. The school may publish photographs of my child and samples of my child’s work as many times as it needs in the ways mentioned above.

      2. The child’s photograph may be reproduced either in color or in black and white.

      3. The school will not use my child’s photograph or samples of my child’s work for any purpose other than for the education of students or for the general promotion of public education and the school.

Any photographs taken by the school will be kept for no longer than is necessary for the above-mentioned purposes and will be stored and disposed of securely. Whilst every effort will be made to protect the identity of my child, UIA International School of Tokyo cannot guarantee that my child will not be able to be identified from the photograph or work.

BUS INFORMATION

Parents are not allowed inside the school buses.

For Kindergarten students, parents/legal guardians MUST be at the bus stop for pick-up and drop.

If a parent/guardian is not present at the bus stop at the scheduled time for the bus arrival, the student cannot get off the bus. We will wait for 2 minutes and try to contact parents. After that, we will bring the child back to Kiba campus. Parents/Guardians will be notified and are required to visit the Kiba campus to pick up their child. In such a scenario, a penalty will be charged to the parents at the hourly rate of ¥11,000.

For Grade 1 and above, please refer to Section 4 of this form.

The school bus may arrive earlier or later than the scheduled time, depending on traffic conditions. If the bus arrives early, they will wait until the scheduled departure time. If the bus does not arrive at the bus stop within 20 minutes after the scheduled arrival time, please contact 080-1187-9407.

The potential establishment of a Kindergarten bus stop is contingent upon an assessment of the quantity of requests received.

INVOICE INFORMATION

Payment will need to be made within five business days of the invoice will be dispatched. 

Please kindly note that once the payment is made, no refund will be provided.
 
Please note that the two-weeks discount is only applicable for parents enrolling for Week 1 + Week 2 at the time of application. In case a student adds Week 2 after enrolling in Week 1, the two-weeks discount will not be applicable.
 
Please note that the final deadline of payment is :
Week 1 : July 13, 2023 by 3PM
Week 2 : July 18, 2023 by 3 PM
 
Enrollment will be automatically cancelled after those dates if payment has not been made.