Founded in 1994, Tokyo International School (TIS) is a truly international community dedicated to holistic wellbeing and meaningful learning. TIS is accredited by the Council of International Schools and is an IB Continuum World School. We are fully authorised to deliver the IB Primary Years Programme, Middle Years Programme and IB Diploma Programme. It is an exciting time at TIS as the school will add Grade 12 in August 2026 . We will also be moving to a new campus in August 2026 not far from our current campus as we have partnered with Japan Rail to be part of their new Takanawa Gateway development. A TIS education allows students to pursue their passions and have agency in their learning. This includes access to an extensive co-curricular activities program.
Benefits
Number of Contract Days
190 teacher days, and 178 pupil days
Starting Salary Range
¥450,000 per month to ¥590,000 Yen per month starting salary dependent on experience.
Savings Potential
Dependent on lifestyle but Japan cost of living very low in comparison to other advanced nations.
Accommodation
Tokyo International School will pay a housing allowance of ¥150,000 or ¥200,000 for teaching couples for the time that they are living in Japan. In the case that the contract is not renewed, this housing allowance will be paid up till July 31st or until they vacate the apartment, which ever is earlier. The school pays all fees such as damage deposit and key money.
Flights/Transport
TIS pays the actual cost of the incoming flight upon hiring. A round trip economy air ticket allowance of up to ¥150,000 will be provided at the end of each contract as a home leave allowance. This allowance will be paid for the teacher and all dependents.
Home leave allowance includes flights to the home country registered with the school in advance and the destination is one of the following:
*The country which issues the passport
*The country where the employee’s parents or spouse's parents live.
Utilities
The school does not pay the utilities cost involved in teaching staff's accommodation.
Furniture
TIS will pay ¥300,000 for a single teacher or ¥400,000 for a teacher with dependents or
teaching couples as a settling-in allowance. This is a one-time taxable benefit when the teacher is newly hired.
Moving Allowance
TIS will pay the Teacher actual costs up to ¥250,000 and ¥50,000 per Qualifying Family Member up to 3 members (up to ¥400,000 maximum) or up to ¥400,000 for teaching couples toward shipping of furniture and personal belongings. This is a one-time payment when the Teacher is newly hired.
Medical
The Teacher will be enrolled in the Private School Mutual Aid (PMAC) program offered by the Promotion and Mutual Aid Corporation of the Private Schools of Japan. 50% of the premium will be paid by the School. PMAC provides three types of services; short-term benefits (health insurance including dental), pension benefits, and welfare services. he Teacher’s dependent can join PMAC with no additional cost. In order to qualify, the dependent must not earn more than ¥1,000,000 worldwide.
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The majority of our new international faculty now come to us through Schrole. In fact, our school exclusively uses Schrole as our global recruitment tool, having tried and stopped using other sites. This is how much faith we have in Schrole as a valuable resource with good customer service.
Donald Holder
Foreign Principal
Tsinghua International School, Daoxiang Lake
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