This page compares 4 international schools in Osaka with lower published tuition, drawn from the 7 schools ExpatSchoolGuide lists in the city. The lowest published annual fee is ¥ 1,266,000 and the highest in this comparison set is ¥ 3,370,000, quoted in ¥.
"Affordable" here means lower published tuition relative to other schools in Osaka — not a judgement about quality, and not an objective list of the cheapest schools in the city. Fees vary by year group and rise through secondary school, and most schools charge registration, transport, uniform and examination costs on top of tuition.
| School | Curriculum | Ages | Lowest published fee | Highest published fee | Currency |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Senri International School of Kwansei Gakuin | Senri International School of Kwansei Gakuin is a co-educational middle and high school in Minoh, Osaka, serving students from Grade 7 through Grade 12. SIS follows the Japanese national curriculum while providing an internationally oriented educational environment for returnee, Japanese and international students. It shares its campus, purpose and mission with Osaka International School of Kwansei Gakuin, and eligible SIS students can study for the IB Diploma Programme through the shared programme with OIS. | 12-18 | 1,266,000 | 1,266,000 | ¥ |
| Osaka YMCA International School | International Baccalaureate (IB) – PYP, MYP and DP | 3 to 18 years | 1,563,000 | 2,317,000 | ¥ |
| Canadian Academy | IB, A Levels | 3-18 | 2,100,000 | 3,370,000 | ¥ |
| Osaka International School of Kwansei Gakuin | IB | 4 to 12 years | 2,270,000 | 2,828,000 | ¥ |
| School | Curriculum | Ages | Annual fees |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kansai International Academy | IB | K–12 | Not published |
| Kyoto International School | International Baccalaureate (IB) – PYP, MYP and DP | 3-18 | Not published |
| St. Michael's International School Kobe | British | PK–6 | Not published |
The figures above are annual tuition as published by each school, quoted in ¥. Where a school publishes a range, the lower figure normally applies to the earliest year groups and the higher figure to the senior school. Application and registration fees, deposits, transport, uniform, meals, trips and external examination entries are commonly billed separately.
Across this comparison set the curricula on offer are IB (2 schools), Senri International School of Kwansei Gakuin is a co-educational middle and high school in Minoh (1 school), Osaka (1 school), serving students from Grade 7 through Grade 12. SIS follows the Japanese national curriculum while providing an internationally oriented educational environment for returnee (1 school), Japanese and international students. It shares its campus (1 school), purpose and mission with Osaka International School of Kwansei Gakuin (1 school).
The age ranges above show the full span each school covers. A school with a lower starting fee may still cost more overall if fees step up sharply at secondary level, so check the published fee for the year group your child will enter and the years after it.
ExpatSchoolGuide does not rank schools by price alone. Among the 4 schools in Osaka that publish tuition, the lowest published annual fee is ¥ 1,266,000 at Senri International School of Kwansei Gakuin. Published fees usually cover tuition only and vary by year group, so confirm current figures with the school.
Across the schools compared here, published annual tuition runs from ¥ 1,266,000 to ¥ 3,370,000 (¥). Registration, transport, uniform and examination charges are normally additional and are not included in these figures.
The comparison table lists the 4 schools in Osaka with the lowest published annual tuition in the ExpatSchoolGuide dataset, alongside curriculum and age range. A further 3 schools in Osaka do not publish fees and are shown separately as "Not published".
The lower-fee schools compared here teach IB, Senri International School of Kwansei Gakuin is a co-educational middle and high school in Minoh, Osaka, serving students from Grade 7 through Grade 12. SIS follows the Japanese national curriculum while providing an internationally oriented educational environment for returnee, Japanese and international students. It shares its campus, purpose and mission with Osaka International School of Kwansei Gakuin. Curriculum information comes from each school's own published material. Accreditation and examination centre status should be confirmed directly with the school.
This page compares the international schools ExpatSchoolGuide already lists in Osaka, ordered by the lowest annual tuition each school publishes. It is not an editorial ranking, no school pays to be included or excluded, and fees a school does not publish are shown as "Not published" rather than estimated.