Thank you for considering Hiroshima International School for your child’s education. Everything you need to complete the application process can be downloaded on this page. Alternatively, they may be collected from the School Office or, upon request, mailed or sent to you electronically. Applications must be in English.
Application forms can either be completed by hand or electronically, and if you require assistance in completing any parts then just e-mail the school office or pop in sometime and someone will be very happy to help you.
Indeed, we will also be happy to answer any enquiries you may have about admission, our curriculum or any other aspect of the school. Please contact us by telephone, by e-mail or in person.
Admissions procedures are explained in the document: ‘Enrolment Procedures’. Specific questions regarding the completion of these forms should be directed to the school’s Marketing & Admissions Coordinator, Sayaka Hirata at [email protected]
School fees are outlined in the document ‘Financial Regulations’.
If you wish, you can submit the ‘Application for Admission’ form electronically in the first instance, but a signed hard copy of this form (with the attached photograph) must also be sent to school along with the other forms.
Thank you for your interest in Hiroshima International School – we look forward to hearing from you!
Whenever possible, families are strongly encouraged to make an appointment to visit the school prior to submitting an application form. Such a visit is not a requirement but can be very informative and even help to answer questions about family relocation or the transition to a new school. Families who speak neither English nor Japanese are encouraged to bring a translator with them.
Application
Admissions forms should be completed and sent to the school either as scanned e-mail attachments or as paper copies three months before enrolment. Required forms include:
The school requests that the Application fee be paid by bank transfer.
Grade placement is considered only after all application materials have been received and carefully reviewed.
Interview
All prospective students and families will have an interview with the Principal and Admissions Coordinator at the earliest available opportunity after an application has been submitted. For students who are resident outside of Japan at the time of the application, any offer of a place will be provisional subject to the interview.
Admissions’ assessments
Where necessary, prospective students will be required to undertake age-appropriate admissions’ assessments in order to provide the school with additional information ahead of any decision on acceptance being made by the Principal. These assessments are not stressful and for younger students simply involve observations of them and one-to-one work with an HIS staff member. Applicants for Grades 1-4 may be required to sit written assessments in math and language, while candidates for places in Grades 5 and above may be required to sit longer written assessments in math and language.
Acceptance
Once all application documents have been received and a decision made to offer a place, the school will write to the student’s parents/guardians confirming admission to the school. At the same time an invoice is sent from the Business Office for the appropriate fees.
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