Doshisha International School - Kyoto (DISK)

Admissions Application Process

We accept applications for admission throughout the school year. We are accepting new enrollments for grades 7 to 10 only at present. The steps below outline the applications for admission process.

Please Note

• ​DISK does NOT employ an SEN specialist and the school CANNOT consider applicants with learning difficulties in need of special accommodations.
• DISK will close in 2029 when all enrolled students have left the school. New students will continue to be admitted but only into existing grade-level classes except grades 11 and 12.

Step 1: Request an Admissions Application Pack

To request an admissions application information pack, please email ​admissions@diskyoto.com.

Step 2: Complete the Admissions Application Pack

Complete the admissions application pack and scan each form in preparation for submission, which includes:

• An application for admissions form
• A special educational need(s) disclosure form
• A medical disclosure form
• A references form

Step 3: Prepare Identification

Prepare a scanned copy of the following identification in preparation for submission.

• The information page of your child's passport. If your child does not have a passport, please let us know.​

Step 4: Prepare Additional Documentation

Prepare a scanned copy of the following additional documentation in preparation for submission. ​​

• Your child's academic transcript(s) (school reports) from the last two years in English.
• Your child's current school enrolment certificate.

Step 5: Application(s) Submission

Email all scanned admissions application pack forms, identification, and additional documentation from steps 2, 3, and 4 for each child to director@diskyoto.com.

Step 6: Application(s) Review

Once your submission has been checked and approved you will receive an email with details about the entrance test fee payment.

​Please Note

​If your submission is not approved you will receive an email confirming that your application has been unsuccessful. Your application pack forms, identification, and additional documentation will be not be returned.

Step 7: Entrance Test Fee Payment

Applicants are requested to pay the entrance test fee, in Japanese yen, before the testing date. A non-refundable amount of 20,000 yen per child is required. Please ensure you pay the remittance /transfer fee so that exactly 20,000 yen is received. Please write reference number 301 in the sender space on the bank transfer form.

Step 8: Entrance Test & Interview

DISK's entrance test and interview take approximately 4-5 hours and take place in-person on campus. *We do not offer an online remote testing option.

All applicants are required to take a language and math test. Sometimes a creative writing assessment is to gauge English proficiency. Non-native English speakers must be able to read, speak and write English.

​To learn more about MAP and take a practice test use the links below.

• Explore MAP: studentresources.nwea.org
• Practice MAP: practice.mapnwea.org (username = grow / password = grow)

​Entrance Test and Interview Schedule

• Welcome - Parents are free to leave at this point. Applicants, please ensure you bring lunch with you.
• Language Test - Applicant only
• Break
• Math Test - Applicant only
• Lunch
• ​Interview - Parents contacted to return to campus.
• End

Step 9: Admissions Panel Decision

The admissions panel will inform you of their final decision by email.

Step 10: Registration Fee Payment

A one-time non-refundable registration fee payment of 250,000 yen per child by bank transfer is required to enroll within seven days of notification of admission. Ensure you pay the remittance/transfer fee so that exactly 250,000 yen is received. Please write reference number 302 in the sender space on the bank transfer form.

Bank Transfer Details for Reference

• Bank and branch name:The Bank of Kyoto, Seika-cho branch
• Account number: 3947259
• Account holder’s name: Gakkouhoujin Doshisha, Doshisha Kokusai Gakuin