K. International School Tokyo

Yes.

All applicants complete an English test. Applicants for Grades 2 and above also complete a mathematics test. Applicants for K1 to Grade 1 participate in a classroom observation. Applicants for Grades 4 and above also have an interview with a member of our administration team. Parents are interviewed as well to assess whether KIST is a good fit for their expectations. Full details of testing and interview requirements can be found in our Admissions Handbook, which is available on our website.

Yes, for some classes.

Early January for the first round of interviews and testing; however, we accept applications all year round.

8:45 a.m.

Mondays: 2:40 p.m. / Tuesdays - Fridays: 3:20 p.m. (Elementary), 3:40 p.m. (Secondary).

Yes, for K1 to Grade 3 students only.

Yes, learning support instructors are employed for all individual classrooms in the Elementary School, and a K1 (3 year olds) to Grade 1 classes.

We are a Microsoft Windows school with two technology labs and additional laptop computers for borrowing through our library media center and class sets on carts for use in Elementary School classrooms. Students from Grades 9 through 12 are required to bring their own Windows-based laptop computer each day. The ways in which technology is used in the classroom are determined by individual teachers. All teachers manage a page for students through our Learning Management System. We believe that being a global citizen requires knowledge and skills in the use of technology; however, the ability to function independently and act promptly in the real world also requires core knowledge and skills independent of technology.

Children of dual nationalities, most commonly Japanese and another nationality.

To maintain a balance of nationalities, we have a limit of 30% for any one nationality per grade.

A variety of cultural, sporting and academic extra-curricular club activities are offered on a semester basis during the year. The types of clubs offered vary from semester to semester and year to year.

A variety of competitive sports are offered each year.

KIST is a member of the International Schools Competitive Athletics Association and the Kanto Plains Athletics Association and competes regularly throughout the school year with other international schools in the Tokyo area.

We have a staffed Library in our Elementary School building and a staffed Library Media Center in our Secondary School building which house a variety of books and other resources (including some resources in languages other than English). Students have easy access to laptop computers and we teach ICT/Computing to students from Grades 1 to 8. In our Secondary School we have fully equipped science labs for Chemistry, Biology and Physics. There are two Music classrooms and several separate practice rooms. In January 2024, we opened a new, multi-storied building for our Secondary School. An additional building incorporating a performance hall is also currently under consideration.

Full-sized indoor gymnasium and an outdoor playing field covered with artificial turf. We also have a playground for our early childhood students.

Teachers are a mix of home language English speakers and those with background experience in English, except Japanese language subject teachers.

Yes, we provide English language support for students who need additional assistance up to Grade 8. Support is not available, however, from Grade 9 and so students joining these grades must possess high-level language skills in order to access the school's challenging academic curriculum independently without support.

Japanese. Students in the IB Diploma Programme (Grades 11 and 12) have access to additional languages through the IB-affiliated Pamoja Education online platform or through self-study (as per IB regulations).

We provide significant support services for students with English learning needs. As for additional special learning needs, while we do our best to support students with diagnosed mild special educational needs (SENs), we do not employ a learning needs specialist and are therefore unable to consider admission for students with specific needs that demand support beyond the capacity of our classroom and subject teachers.

We provide significant support services for students with English learning needs as described on our website. We employ Care Coordinators and a full-time Guidance Counsellor in our Secondary School to support students with social-emotional development and with planning for pathways after graduation.