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Admissions Guide

IMPORTANT NOTICE

Mandatory Submission of Standardized Test Scores for AO April(Overseas) and September Admission

2026 September Admission Onwards

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If you have any inquiries, please contact us by email ([email protected]).

AO April Entry (Overseas)

Number of Students to be admitted

100 students of all nationalities

Applicant Qualifications

Students who have completed or are scheduled to complete a 12-year non-Japanese education curriculum (including ethnic and international schools in Japan) by March 31, 2024.

*For details of the applicant qualifications, please refer to the Application Guide.

 

Schedule: 2024 AO April Entry (Overseas)

a) Online Application Opening Period 10:00, August 23 – 17:00, September 14, 2023
b) Application Period (Screening Fee Payment Period) September 8 – September 14, 2023
b) Interview (Only if required) November 4, 2023
c) Result Announcement November 20, 2023

Application Documents for 2024 AO April Entry (Overseas)

Application Guide and Instructions
Application Guide Download

*Updated on June 23, 2023

AO: List of Application Documents
by Education System
Download
Application Forms and Designated Forms
Application Form Online Application System
Individual Review Form Download
TEMPLATE: Certificate of
(Expected) Graduation
Download
TEMPLATE: Certificate of
Prediction of IB Diploma
Download
TEMPLATE: Proof of Honors and Activities Download

 

AO September Entry

Number of Students to be admitted

150 students of all nationalities

Applicant Qualifications

Students who have completed or will complete a 12-year education curriculum by September 21, 2024.
*For details of the applicant qualifications, please refer to the Application Guide.

Selection

Screening of the documents submitted with your application will produce one of three results: Pass, Wait-Listed, or Fail.

Pass  You will be admitted to SILS without any further interviews or other tests.
Wait-Listed Your application has been wait-listed. We will offer admission to a certain number of applications on the waitlist if some of our successful applicants choose not to accept our offer. Interview may be required for some applicants.
Fail  –

For the AO September Entry, applicants can apply for either the Early Admission or the Regular Admission, but not for both.

Schedule: 2024 AO September Entry

Application Period Early Admission:  January 10, 2024 – January 16, 2024
Regular Admission: January 17, 2024 – February 15, 2024
Announcement of Early Decision March 11, 2024
Announcement of Document Review Results April 15, 2024
Interview
(if required)
April 19, 20 or May 4, 2024
(one of the dates above)
Announcement of Applicants Admitted from the Waitlist First Announcement: May 20, 2024
Second Announcement: June 3, 2024

Application Documents for 2024 AO September Entry

Application Guidelines and Instructions
Application Guide Download
AO: List of Application Documents
by Education System
Download
Application Forms and Designated Forms
Application Form Online Application System
Individual Review Form Download
TEMPLATE: Certificate of
Graduation/Expected Graduation
Download
TEMPLATE: Certificate of GCE A-level Predicted Grade(s) Download
TEMPLATE: Proof of Academic Honor and Extra-curricular Activities Download

Change of School Entry (September)

Admissions Overview (For 2024 September Entry)

Quota A few candidates
Academic year to be admitted Second Year
Applicant
Eligibility
Please refer to the Application Guide.

Application Documents (For 2024 September Entry)

*Last updated: March 19th, 2024

Application Guide Download (PDF)
Application Form Download (Word)  Download (PDF)
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