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Message from the Founder
In the past, international schools in Japan catered mainly to non-Japanese children and returnees, and charged high tuition fees since many were ineligible to secure government funding to operate. Only children from financially privileged families with a high social status were able to receive an international education. With the aim of improving this situation in order to provide children with an opportunity to receive a high quality international education and to nurture competent individuals able to contribute to our future global society, I founded K. International School Tokyo (KIST) with my wife in 1997.
At all grade levels from pre-kindergarten through high school, KIST offers an inquiry-based curriculum based on programs developed by the International Baccalaureate (IB). These programs are widely recognized as providing skills and knowledge essential for children to succeed in our future global society. KIST is the only school in Tokyo fully authorized to offer all three IB programs (as of 2016). Upon completion of the IB Diploma, studied during the final two years of high school, students take final examinations which are considered as an entrance requirement by universities around the world. In May 2015, 141,828 students from 2,437 schools in 138 countries sat for these examinations. KIST students achieved exceptionally high scores, and as a result, KIST is currently the highest ranking school offering the IB Diploma in Japan.
One of the features of our school is that we have a large number of exceptional students who go on to receive acceptances with full or partial scholarships from leading universities such as Princeton University and Stanford University in the USA, the University of Tokyo and Waseda University in Japan, and Seoul National University in South Korea.
At KIST, we offer a number of internal scholarships to support current students who have demonstrated excellence. On this occasion, however, as part of our continuing contribution to our global society, we have established a new scholarship program for external students who wish to join us in order to continue their studies. There are, however, financial limitations for the school in implementing a program of this scope, and therefore, we would like to ask for your cooperation and support in this initiative.
It is my sincere wish that through this scholarship program, we can provide opportunities to as many students as possible so that they can contribute to our global society in the future and help create a better world.
Yoshishige Komaki
Founder/President of the Board
How to Contribute
Please complete the following online contribution form.
Online Contribution Application Form
Program Information:
For more information, please contact:
Development Department
Tel: 03-3642-9993
E-mail: info@kist.ed.jp
At KIST, in line with our guiding beliefs, we make every effort to keep tuition fees as affordable as possible. For new enrollments, however, the total funds required until graduation—including expenses for textbooks, learning materials and external examinations as well as enrollment and capital fees and the purchase of a laptop computer—are quite considerable as shown in the table below.
Period of Scholarship | Required Funds |
Grade 10-12 Non-Boarding | Approx. ¥7 million |
Grade 11-12 Non-Boarding | Over ¥5 Million |
Grade 10-12 Boarding | Approx. ¥11 Million |
Grade 11-12 Boarding | Approx. ¥8 Million |
Based on the required funds above, we are seeking to cover ¥5 million per student through donations from contributors. In cooperation with contributors, the school will also make a contribution through the provision of a discount on school tuition fees for scholarship recipients.
We are seeking contributions from companies, organizations and individuals in units of ¥1 million. When total contributions reach ¥5 million, one student who has passed our rigorous selection process will be eligible to receive a scholarship. Depending on the amount of contributions received, scholarships for up to four students are available annually. To reach this goal, contributions of ¥20 million per year are required.
We invite you to make an impact on the lives of our next generation of global leaders by making a tax deductible donation to our Future Horizons Scholarship Program. Your contributions will help nurture exceptional students who may not be able to continue their studies due to financial difficulties. Contributions from both corporations and individuals are welcome.
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How to Contribute
Please complete the following online contribution form.
Program Information:
For more information, please contact:
Development Department
Tel: 03-3642-9993
E-mail: info@kist.ed.jp