Waseda Shibuya Senior High School

What Waseda Shibuya Senior High School does

The Singapore Japanese School (The Japanese School Singapore / シンガポール日本人学校) is a private educational institution operating three campuses across Singapore, delivering the Japanese Ministry of Education (MEXT) curriculum to Japanese expatriate families. The school comprises two primary campuses — Clementi (95 Clementi Road, 20,825 m²) and Changi (11 Upper Changi Road North, ~44,100 m²) — and one secondary campus at West Coast (201 West Coast Road, 17,015 m²), serving approximately 2,275 students with 153 teachers. Programming is differentiated between Mainstream Classes (standard MEXT Japanese curriculum) and Global Classes (English immersion where PE, Arts, Music, and Home Economics are taught in English by native English-speaking specialists, a program in continuous operation since 1995). The school is the commissioned distribution entity of the Japanese Embassy in Singapore for MEXT-provided textbooks, receives Chromebooks and ICT training, and integrates cultural exchange programs with local Singapore institutions including Raffles Institution, Singapore Chinese Girls' School, Henry Park Primary, and Bedok Green Secondary.

The business model is a hybrid tuition-and-donation structure. Families pay tuition/term fees per the publicly disclosed school fee schedule, with no specific amounts extracted. Japanese companies with operations in Singapore are required to make corporate donations scaled by the number of their Japanese expatriate employees per a published donation chart. Self-employed parents or those at foreign-owned enterprises pay a flat $3,000 (excluding GST) personal donation per family when a corporate donation does not apply. Enrollment requires membership in the Japanese Association of Singapore, which functions as a gatekeeping body. Distribution is direct, with on-campus application via paper or online portal, campus tours (9am–4pm weekdays with pre-registration), and private school information sessions as the primary funnels. Marketing channels are the official website (sjs.edu.sg), Instagram (@thejapaneseschool_sg), and word-of-mouth within the Japanese expatriate community. The school is registered with Singapore's Committee for Private Education (CPE) and is privately held with no disclosed parent company, venture capital, or M&A activity.

Name

Waseda Shibuya Senior High School

Legal name

The Japanese School Singapore

Website

https://sjs.edu.sg

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The Singapore Japanese School (シンガポール日本人学校) is a three-campus private K-9 institution in Singapore delivering the Japanese MEXT curriculum to Japanese expatriate families, with English immersion programs, ICT integration, and cultural exchange partnerships with local Singapore schools.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Japanese International K-12 Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (6111)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

International/Global Curriculum Schools (IB, Cambridge, etc.) (EDAJABAG)

akta.pro secondary industry

Language Immersion & Bilingual Private Schools (EDAJABAL)

Keywords

• Japanese K-12 education
• MEXT curriculum schools
• English immersion programs
• Expatriate student services
• International primary education

Headquarters

HQ city

Singapore

HQ country

Singapore

HQ region

Asia

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Tuition and School Fees: Private school operating on a beneficiary-borne cost model. School fees are charged per term/academic year. Specific amounts are available via a PDF school fee schedule.
2. Corporate Donations: Japanese companies with operations in Singapore are required to make corporate donations upon enrollment of employees' children. Donation amount varies based on number of Japanese expatriate employees.
3. Personal Donations: Self-employed parents or those working at foreign-owned enterprises pay a personal donation of $3,000 (excluding GST) per family.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

The Japanese School Singapore delivers Japanese Ministry of Education (MEXT) curriculum-based K-12 education to Japanese expatriate children residing in Singapore, across two primary school campuses and one secondary school campus. The school offers two academic tracks at the secondary level: Mainstream Classes following the standard Japanese curriculum, and Global Classes providing English immersion where subjects such as Physical Education, Arts, and Home Economics are taught in English by native-speaking specialists. Textbooks are supplied free of charge through the Japanese government's overseas education program commissioned via the Japanese Embassy.

Product overview

Singapore Japanese School operates as a three-campus educational institution offering Japanese curriculum education in Singapore. The school comprises two primary school campuses (Clementi and Changi) and one secondary school campus (West Coast), serving Japanese expatriate families in Singapore. The education system follows Japan's Ministry of Education guidelines while incorporating English immersion programs, ICT education, and international understanding components. The Mainstream Classes provide standard Japanese curriculum, while Global Classes offer enhanced English immersion where subjects are taught in English by native speakers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Global Class (中学部): An English immersion program at the secondary level where subjects like Physical Education, Arts and Home Economics are taught in English

Products and services

• Mainstream Classes (メインストリームクラス) Standard Japanese curriculum classes at the secondary level following the Japanese Ministry of Education (MEXT) guidelines. Designed for Japanese expatriate children to maintain academic continuity with the Japanese school system and enable seamless reintegration upon return to Japan.
• Global Classes (グローバルクラス) An English immersion program at the secondary level where subjects such as Physical Education, Arts, and Home Economics are taught in English by native English-speaking specialists. Designed to develop bilingual proficiency in students while maintaining the MEXT curriculum framework.

Named customers2 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Japanese Embassy in SingaporecoreOthersThe school acts as the embassy's commissioned entity for distributing Japanese government-provided textbooks to Japanese expatriate children in Singapore. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs coordinates with the Ministry of Education to ship textbooks to the school for distribution.
• Raffles InstitutionminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCultural exchange program between the school's secondary students and Raffles Institution students in Singapore.
• Singapore Chinese Girls' School (SCGS)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGlobal class students from the secondary campus conduct cultural exchange activities with Singapore Chinese Girls' School, including sharing traditional Japanese toys and games.
• Henry Park Primary SchoolminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAnnual student exchange program where the school's 4th graders visit Henry Park Primary School for joint learning activities, games, and cultural sharing.
• Bedok Green Secondary SchoolminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHome visit program where the school's students stay overnight with host families from Bedok Green Secondary School, experiencing Singaporean daily life and culture firsthand.
• Japanese Association of SingaporecoreOthersParents must be members of the Japanese Association of Singapore for their child to be eligible for enrollment. The association plays a gatekeeping role in student admissions.
• Committee for Private Education (CPE), SingaporecoreOthersThe school is registered as a private school under the Committee for Private Education, the regulatory body overseeing private education institutions in Singapore.
• Ansana Private School (ASPS)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAnnual friendship exchange activities between Changi Campus students and Ansana Private School students, including traditional games and classroom interactions.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Singapore American School (SAS): Largest US-curriculum international school in Singapore, sharing the same Singapore-based K-12 private education market and competing for the same expatriate family pool, albeit with an American rather than Japanese curriculum anchor.
• United World College of South East Asia (UWCSEA): Major non-profit international school in Singapore with two campuses and IB curriculum. Competes for premium expatriate families in Singapore and serves as a benchmark for international school scale and pricing in the same market.
• Tanglin Trust School: Established British-curriculum international school in Singapore operating across infant, junior, senior, and sixth-form levels. Comparable in scale, multi-campus footprint, and expatriate family target market within Singapore.

Direct peers

• Hong Kong Japanese School: Long-established overseas Japanese school in Hong Kong serving the Japanese corporate community with MEXT curriculum. Comparable in mission, regulatory anchoring (Japanese consulate), and primary/secondary segmentation to the Singapore Japanese School.
• Kuala Lumpur Japanese School (Japanese School of Kuala Lumpur): Overseas Japanese school in Malaysia following the same MEXT curriculum model with multi-campus operation. Directly comparable in serving Japanese expatriates across Southeast Asia via embassy-commissioned textbook distribution.
• Jakarta Japanese School (JJS): MEXT-aligned Japanese school serving the Japanese expatriate community in Jakarta. Closely comparable in scale, regulatory backing from the Japanese Embassy, and primary-secondary structure in another ASEAN hub.
• Manila Japanese School: Overseas Japanese school in the Philippines operating under the MEXT curriculum model. Directly comparable on regulatory structure, embassy commissioning, and target Japanese corporate expatriate families in Southeast Asia.
• Thai-Japanese Association School (Japanese School of Bangkok): Overseas Japanese school in Bangkok operating under the same MEXT-aligned model for Japanese expatriate families in ASEAN. Same curriculum source, same embassy-anchored textbook distribution mechanism, and same primary-secondary structure make it the closest direct comparator.

Regional players

• Australian International School Singapore: Large Australian-curriculum international school in Singapore serving multi-national expatriate families. Overlaps with the Singapore Japanese School in the broader premium private K-12 market within Singapore.
• German European School Singapore (GESS): International school in Singapore delivering German and IB curricula with a strong bilingual track. Comparable as another embassy-anchored national-curriculum school serving a specific expatriate community in Singapore.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Instagraminstagram.com/thejapaneseschool_sg
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/waseda-shibuya-senior-high-school

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Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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