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Admissions Application Process


We accept applications for admission throughout the school year. We are accepting new enrollments for grades 9 to 10 only at present. The steps below outline the applications for the admission process. 

Please Note
  • DISK does NOT employ a special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) specialist. If SEND support is required please consult the school in advance.
  • The earliest date of enrollment is based on the date of application. 
  • 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 & Enrollment Application Form Link

  • If you are interested in applying to Doshisha International School, Kyoto, please email [email protected] to request the link to the Admissions & Enrollment Application Form.

Step 2: Complete the Admissions & Enrollment Application Form

  • After receiving the link from [email protected], complete the digital Admissions & Enrollment Application Form. This form includes the following sections: 
    • Personal Details:
      • Applicant's details
      • Parent/Guardian details
    • ​Identification: 
      • A scanned copy of the information page of your child's passport as an image or PDF. 
    • ​Documentation: 
      • Academic Transcript: A scanned copy of your child's academic transcript(s) (and/or school reports) from the last two years in English as a PDF.
      • Enrolment Certificate: A scanned copy of your child's current school enrolment certificate as an image or PDF.
    • Additional Information: 
      • Educational history
      • Educational needs
      • Additional support needs
      • Learning support needs
      • Mental and social health needs
      • A medical disclosure form

Step 3: Review

  • Once your submission has been checked and approved you will receive an email with details about the entrance test fee payment. 
  • ​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 not be returned. 

Step 4: 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 5: 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.
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  • ​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. 
    • 1. Language Test - Applicant only
      • Break
    • 2. Math Test - Applicant only
      • Lunch 
    • 3. ​Interview - Parents contacted to return to campus. 
    • End

Step 6: Admissions Panel Decision

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

Step 7: 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

Domestic

  • Bank and Branch Name: 京都銀行 精華町支店 The Bank of Kyoto, Seika-cho branch
  • Account Number: 3947259
  • Account Holder’s Name: 学校法人同志社同志社国際学院ガクドウシシャドウシシャコクサイガクイン Gakkouhoujin Doshisha, Doshisha Kokusai Gakuin

International

  • Zengin送金種別:電信送金(Telegraphic Transfer)
  • 支払方法:通知払(Advise and pay)
  • 支払銀行手数料(Paying Bank's Charges, if any):支払人負担(Payee's Account)
  • ※必ず支払人負担と指定してください。通貨:日本円(JPY)
  • 送金先口座
  • 銀行名:三菱UFJ銀行京都支店
  • The Bank of Mitsubishi UFJ, LTD. Kyoto Branch
  • 銀行住所: 10, Naginatabokocho, Karasuma-higashiiru, Shijodori, Shimogyo-ku,​ Kyoto 600-8008, Japan
  • Swift Address: BOTKJPJT
  • 預金種類:普通預金 Ordinary Account [Savings Account] 口座番号:3119726
  • 受取人名:学校法人同志社同志社国際学院 Doshisha International Academy
  • ​Zengin Bank Code: 0005​ / Zengin Branch Code: 431
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*Please pay the remittance charge to the transfers.
Updated Feb'25


​Doshisha International School, Kyoto
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7-31-1 Kizugawadai, Kizugawa City, Kyoto Prefecture, 〒619-0225 

Tel: 0774-71-0810 | Fax: 0774-71-0815 

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