Transfer for Elementary School

At GKA, 70% of the instruction is given in English. Thus, our students’ English abilities get higher as they advance to the higher grade. For this reason, transfer students are expected to be well prepared for classes taught in English. Also, as the instructions for Japanese Language Arts and Social Studies are in Japanese, transfer students are also expected to be fluent in Japanese. Please check out the information below regarding qualifications for transfer students.

※New grade 1 students are required to take an entrance examination in the fall prior to the April start of school. Entrance into the junior high and senior high school is by entrance examinations and interviews for transfer students only.

Qualifications

1. Children whose English ability which is about the average level of GKA students in the same age/grade and children who have lived abroad (or currently residing abroad and are planning to come back to Japan).
2. Children whose ability in Math, Japanese Language Arts, and other subjects meets or exceeds average GKA students of the same age/grade level
3. As a policy, students’ commuting time should be about 1 hour from their home to school when they are admitted.

Available Openings

Transfer Student Waiting List Registration

• Please check the requirements in the above “Qualifications”. If your child fulfills the requirements, please sign up on our Waiting List Registration Form below
• Please note that registration can be made only once per Japanese school year (April to March) for each applicant. (Entrance exam cannot be offered more than once for an applicant within a school year.)
• Please note that your registration is effective for only one Japanese school year (April to March). If you wish to continue to be on the waiting list for the following school year, please register again.

Registration Form

Registration Form for Residents Abroad

＊For people accessing from abroad

Please fill out the form below and send it to  info@gka.ed.jp to be registered on the waiting list.

School Age (For April 2025 – March 2026 School Year)