Private international high schools where English is not the language of instruction are hoping they will be eligible for planned annual subsidies of ¥120,000 per student, according to school officials.
Unlike at more expensive English-based international schools, the subsidies, which would be disbursed at the discretion of the education ministry, would go a long way to covering tuition.
"The discount of ¥120,000 would be a big relief for parents," said Chang Chienkuo, acting headmaster of Tokyo Chinese School, in Chiyoda Ward. The school, where classes are taught in Chinese, charges high school students an annual tuition of ¥558,000.