United School of Tokyo

Step by Step Enrollment Guide

Check availability

Please read the Admission Policies before starting the application process. Please contact Admissions to confirm space availability. UST has three school divisions:

• Early Childhood:
  • K1 class (pre-school class for children aged 3YO-4YO)
  • K2 class (pre-kindergarten class for children aged 4YO-5YO)
  • K3 class (kindergarten class for children aged 5YO-6YO)
• Elementary School: Grade 1 to Grade 5 (from 6YO to 11YO)
• Middle School: Grade 6 - Grade 8 (from 11YO to 14YO)

Complete a school tour and interview

Due to COVID, all school tours for the foreseeable future will be done virtually. Upon completing the virtual tour, each interested family will have an opportunity for a one-on-one virtual Q&A session with our Principal to help them learn further about the school.

Prior to the Q&A session with the principal, prospective parents will be sent links for an online school introduction and a virtual school tour. Please watch the videos and come to the Q&A session with a list of questions you would like to ask about UST.

Send application documents

All families that are interested in applying to UST are required to fill the forms listed below and arrange the supplementary information from the student's previous school to be sent to UST either by email or post.
We request the following documents to accompany your application:

• Application form (submitted online)
• Confidential recommendation form (English version)
• Confidential recommendation form (Japanese version)​​​
• The following documents must accompany the submission of the Application form:
  • Copy of the bank transfer slip for the 25,000 yen Application Fee
  • Copy of applicant's passport or birth certificate (in case of multiple passports, please submit a foreign passport)
  • One passport-size picture taken in the past 6 months
  • Copies of recent school reports for the past one academic year for applicants into Kindergarten and above
  • For children with special learning needs, copies of any reports, assessments, or details of additional support must be submitted

* All applicants must have access to a computer-based e-mail address (mobile phone email addresses are not accepted).
Assessment/ Trial

UST does not conduct entrance examination for children applying into our pre-school program (ages 3YO). The admission decision is most commonly made based on the child & parent interview. Some students could be asked to attend a half-day trial to allow the school to assess their social-emotional development and ability to adapt.

Starting from Pre-K (K2 class), the School conducts age appropriate English Literacy and Maths skills assessments. Students applying from outside Japan are assessed based on previous school records, confidential recommendation and an oral English assessment via Skype.

Admission

Upon completing all the above application steps, successful applicants will receive a Letter of Admission from the school, followed by an invoice, indicating the amount and due dates for the joining fees. Joining fees are required to be paid in full and represent a one-time non-refundable amount required in order to secure your child's space at the school.