Hiroshima Global Academy is a IB (MYP) / IB (DP) school in Osakikamijima, Japan. Founded in 2019. Annual tuition ranges from $2,525 to $2,525 USD.
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About
Hiroshima Global Academy (HiGA) is a public boarding IB World School on Osakikamijima Island in the Seto Inland Sea, offering the IB Middle Years Programme (Grades 7–10) and Diploma Programme (Grades 11–12) to students aged 12–18. The school provides bilingual instruction in English and Japanese with a mission focused on peace, sustainability, and global citizenship. As a state-run prefectural school, junior high tuition is free, and students live in multicultural dormitory houses with peers from Japan and around the world.
School data verified by NanaSays. Last updated: April 2026.
Why Families Choose
HiGA is a rare public (state-funded) boarding IB World School in Japan, located on a scenic island in the Seto Inland Sea. It offers the full IB MYP and DP in a bilingual English-Japanese environment with tuition-free junior high years. The school's mission centres on peace and sustainability, and its multicultural dormitory houses students from across Japan and internationally.
Fees & Financials
| Grade / Year | Annual Fee |
|---|---|
| Grade 7 | JPY 0~$ 0 |
| Grade 8 | JPY 0~$ 0 |
| Grade 9 | JPY 0~$ 0 |
| Grade 10 | JPY 118,800~$ 789 |
| Grade 11 | JPY 118,800~$ 789 |
| Grade 12 | JPY 118,800~$ 789 |
Conversions to USD use exchange rates as of April 2026.
Original currency: ¥376,800. Application fee: $38.
Admissions Process
- 1HiGA seeks students aligned with its mission to foster leaders for peace and sustainable development. The curriculum is based on IB MYP and DP with emphasis on inquiry-based learning and five competencies: deep understanding, creative and critical thinking, cross-cultural collaboration, confidence, and bilingual communication in English and Japanese.
Boarding Life
Full on-campus dormitory with houses of 10 students each, single and double rooms, shared living room. Sex-segregated with residential staff (housemasters and house supporters). Meals included, curfew at 18:30, lights-out at 22:00.
Full-board dormitory on campus. Each house accommodates 10 students from different grade levels and nationalities, with single or double rooms and a shared living room. Houses are sex-segregated with housemasters and house supporters on duty. Curfew at 18:30, lights-out at 22:00, study time 18:00–22:00.
School Day
A typical weekday includes wake-up and health checks, breakfast, lunch, dinner, and after-school activities. Study time is scheduled from 18:00–22:00, with a dormitory curfew at 18:30 and lights-out at 22:00. Specific school start and end times are not published.
Student Life
Students live in dormitory houses of 10 pupils from different grades and nationalities. Houses are sex-segregated and secure, with house staff on duty. Dormitory events are organized with input from staff and student leaders such as 10th grade dormitory sub-leaders.
Uniforms are required on ceremonial days such as entrance and graduation ceremonies. Spring, fall, and winter uniforms are blazer jackets; the summer uniform is a short-sleeved polo shirt. Uniforms are not required for daily classes or dormitory life.
Three meals a day served in the cafeteria seven days a week, included in the dormitory fee. Local ingredients are used; vegetarian and other dietary restrictions can be accommodated with advance notice.
Facilities & Programmes
Wellbeing & Safety
A social, emotional and ethical learning strand is integrated throughout the school's IB framework to foster well-being, peace, and ethical development among students.
The school operates as a formal IB World School with established policies and procedures typical of international IB programmes.
Student Demographics
School Background
Public state-run IB World School operated within the Hiroshima Prefectural education system. Not part of a private school group.