High School Tuition Support Fund system
１．Overview of system
The High School Tuition Support Fund is a financial support mechanism funded by thenational government for covering tuition payments in order to reduce the educational costburden on families. Approximately 80 percent of the high school students nationwide takeadvantage of this support system.

Qualifications for receiving support
Must be enrolled in a high school (including colleges of technology, specialized training
colleges, etc.), and reside in Japan. Foreign students are also eligible.
However, those under the following categories are not eligible.
• Those for whom the tax amount calculated by the following formula pertaining tohousehold income that the student’s household pays is 304,200 yen or greater(households whose annual income is 9.1 million yen or higher)
FormulaAmount of taxable income (for local residence tax) x 6% – amount of deductions (for localresidence tax)
• Those who have graduated from high school or completed their course of study (excluding
those whose period of study is less than 3 years).
• Those whose period of enrollment in high school, etc. exceeds 36 months in total(separate calculation for part-time or correspondence course students).

Important notification(Be sure to show toparents)

2. Application for support, submission of income statement
Application for receiving support (for newly enrolled students)••

An application is required for receiving support. At the time of enrollment in April, etc. theschool will inform the student of the application procedure, which the student is required
to follow. Since the start of the support is contingent on the receipt of the application,
students should take care not to be late in the submission of their application.
After the screening of the application by the prefectural government, the student will be
notified of the result.

Submission of income status statements (for enrolled students)•Since the household income status information (tax amount) will be updated around Julyeach year, the student must submit the income status statement following the directions
given by the school. Students should be aware that if they do not complete thesubmission procedure, the tuition support will not be provided for the July period andbeyond.

※If the student has provided his/her My Number previously, it may not be necessary to complete part of theprocedures. For details, students should follow the instructions given by their school.

•After the screening of the income statements by the prefectural government, the student
will be notified of the result.

3. Payment amount(1) Public high school student
Amount equivalent to public high school tuition (118,800 yen per year)(The tuition cost for a national public high school student will be zero.)(2) Private high school student

Support amount for full-time high school student
Maximum amount of payment
396,000 yen

Additional support for private highschool students

Amount of support payment will vary depending on household income. (See figure onright.)(Difference from amount of tuition feeborne by family)
Incomedetermination※The criterion for the income determination will be the amount calculated according to the formula in 1.
above.

The figure on the right showing Estimated Annual Income is the standard for
determining annual income assuming a family of four, with two parents and one highschool student and one junior high school student, and one of the parents employed. It
should be noted that the actual target income amount will change according to thenumber of family members, their age, the number of family members working, etc.

Please see the reverse side for detailed procedures, etc. →118,800 yen
154,500 yen（annual income
5.9 million yen）

304,200 yen(annual income
9.1 million yen)Amount calculated
according to formula in
1. above (estimatedannual income)4. Application (registration of income status)

Necessary for all
recipients!

Please complete the application following the instructions from your school at the time ofyour enrollment. In principle, the application can be submitted online (by PC orsmartphone); it will record your family’s income by one of the following methods.

(1) Those with My Number card
My Number card will be read, and tax information obtained from Mynaportal.

(2) Those without My Number card
Enter parent’s personal number in order for prefectural government to confirm taxinformation.

５．Tuition support payment method
The school establisher (prefecture, educational corporation, etc.) receives the tuition
support on behalf of the student and allocates the funds to cover the tuition. Neither thestudent nor the parents receive the funds directly.

※ The tuition cost for a national public high school student will be zero.
※ In the case of a private high school student, the student’s family must bear thedifference between the tuition support amount and the actual amount of tuition. Contact
your school for details.

※ Since application methods differ according to prefecture, follow your school’s directions when

Student

submitting application.

Caution points••

Making false statements in the application to get the tuition support is subject topunishment.
You will be guided through the application process by directions given on the screen(such as the figure below). In principle, for recording the household income status, theincome for all guardians (for example, if your guardians are your parents, the income fortwo persons) is required, Details are provided online.
Whose income is required to be recorded?

Both parents
Do they have theobligation to
support you?

Underage guardians

Do you have a main
financial supporter?

Main financial supporter
Student himself/herself••

Lowering age of adulthood
From April 2022, the legal age of adulthood will be lowered to 18. In case a high schoolstudent reaches the age of adulthood while still a high school student, since the tuition
support will continue to be decided by the income status of the parents, the student’s legal
guardians, no changes in the application procedures will be necessary.
Difficulties in recording income status
Should it be found difficult to register the income status of parents, etc., a different
registration method than the above is possible. First, consult with your school for details.

Examples of cases where it is found difficult to report income status
・Contact is difficult due to domestic violence or other reasons・Parent lives overseas and does not pay residence tax in Japan

Application

National government
Prefecture

Tuition support
offsets tuition

School receives tuition support
on behalf of student andallocates it for tuition

Natl govt provides grants
for tuition support funding
to prefectural govt.

６．High School Supplemental Scholarship Fund, etc.

Yes
NoDo you haveparents?

Are your guardians
minors?

SchoolApplication

In addition to the Tuition Support Fund, the national government subsidizes the HighSchool Supplemental Scholarship Fund (repayment not required) that provides support tostudents from lower-income households for educational costs other than tuition (textbookand educational materials costs, etc.), and prefectures themselves have their own financialsupport programs.
※ To receive the High School Supplemental Scholarship, parents of students must apply to theprefecture where they are residing.
For information on how to apply, contact the school the student is attending or the relevant
office in the prefecture where the family is residing. To find the contact office in each prefecture,
see the “Contact List for the High School Supplemental Scholarship” at the website below.

“Contact List for the High School Supplemental Scholarship”:
http://www.mext.go.jp/a_menu/shotou/mushouka/
detail/1353842.htm

MEXT website:

http://www.mext.go.jp/a_menu/shotou/mushouka/index.htm