Application guidelines for students
CourseStart of interviews

Date of start

1-yearMid July to mid AugustApril

1.5-year

Mid March to mid April

October2-yearMid July to mid August

April

Date of graduation

Enrollment capacity Eligible candidate

20International70

Marchstudent

60

Eligibility for application
The application of this school should meet all of the following ① to ③
Eligibility for application①
Study intention, goal, ability of applicant
１）Applicants who have a clear purpose of studying in Japan and whose future goals are clear.
２）Have Japanese proficiency equivalent to Japanese Language Proficiency Test (JLPT), J.TEST, Japanese NAT - TEST.
Or students who are judged by the teachers to be of equal ability to the above.
JLPTJ.TEST

NAT-TEST

1-yearN3

D class

3 level

1.5-year

N4/N5

E class

4 level2-yearN5

F class

5 level３）Applicants who can comply with the laws of Japan and the SBC Himeji Japanese Language Academy's regulations.
４）Applicants who passed the entrance examination of our school.
５）Applicants who are both physically and mentally healthy to attend school in Japan.
Eligibility for application②
Applicant's experience
１）Have completed 12 years of school education or a course equivalent to that, or who is expected to complete the course.
２） Applicants who have been permitted to enter the country by legitimate procedures or who is expected to be permitted.
３）Graduating from school within the last 5 years.
Eligibility for application③
Financial ability１）The applicant is able to pay tuition fees and living expenses.
Flow from interview to admission
Inquiry via telephone and email

Founder

Principal

Enrollment students

Yamaguchi Hiroyuki

Maeda Kazunori

150

numberDate of foundationDate of opening school

December, 2017

October, 2019

Inquiry/Please send your application documents toSubmit graduation certificate of final academic record and transcripts 〒670‐0952 兵庫県姫路市南条425番地(for document screeing)

SBC姫路日本語学院

事務局

425 Nanjo, Himeji, Hyogo, Japan.

Interview / writing exam

670-0952

Notification of entrance examination result
Submission of application form and required documents for COE

SBC Himeji Japanese Language Academy
Secretariat

Issuance of Certificate Of Eligibility (COE)hjla@jl-acad.com

Payment of tuition fee₊81‐79‐240‐6474

Hand over of school admission letter and Certificate Of Eligibility (COE)FAX

₊81‐79‐240‐6574

Visa application

Skypehjla-acad

Reception time：9:00~17:30（Japan time）

Arrival of Japan and enrollment at school

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COURSE INTRODUCTION
Study term and achievement goals
Intermediate

Advanced

Beginner

Pre-inter.

12JLPT

N5N4

Study hours

200200200200200200

200

200

0～3

4～6

7～9

10～12

13～15

16～18

19～21

22～24

Level

345N367

N28
N1

1 year（800 lessons）

Learning period

1.5 year（1200 lessons）
2 year（1600 lessons）

Course curriculum
Level

Kanji characters

Vocabulary

Beginner level

1501000 words

450

1800 words

Intermediate level

1100

5000 words

Advanced level

2000

10000 words

Pre-intermediatelevel

Achievement goal
To be able to understand and use simple expressions indaily conversation. To achieve JLPT N5 degree.
Necessary conversation ability in daily life and be able toread and write simple articles. To achieve JLPT N4 degree.
To be able to communicate on general matters. To achieve
JLPT N3 degree.
Aiming at grasp of Japanese langauage level necessary forsocial life. To achieve JLPT N2-N1 degree.

School time schedule
2 shift system: Morning class and Afternoon classFirst class

Second classThird class

Fourth classAM

9:00~9:45

9:45~10:30

10:45~11:30

11:30~12:15

PM

13:00~13:45

13:45~14:30

14:45~15:30

15:30~16:15

You can study by yourself in the classroom or library between 8:45 and 17:30 when available.

Scholarship①Excellent academic award 1st place 50% of tuition fee for 6 months⑦EJU score 300

20,000JPY②Excellent academic award 2st place 30% of tuition fee for 6 months⑧EJU score 240

10,000JPY③Excellent academic award 3st place 20% of tuition fee for 6 months⑨Enter National of Public(4year university)Univ. 100,000JPY④Passing N1

20,000JPY⑩Enter Private(4year university)Univ. 50,000JPY⑤Passing N2

10,000JPY⑪Perfect attendance award(100% attendance for 6 months)

5,000JPY⑥Passing N3

5,000JPY⑫99% attendance award

2,000JPY

Conditions
1)①～③ Excellent in academic and personal evaluation.

98% attendance rate or above.

Benefits will be provided to the top three students upon graduation.
2)④～⑧95% attendance rate or above.Benefits will be provided upon graduation.
3)⑨～⑩Only one of these benefits will be provided.95% attendance rate or above.
100% attendance rate in the last semester. Benefits will be provided upon graduation.
4)⑪～⑫ Benefits will be provided upon completion of the semester.

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FEE PAYMENT
Entrance examination fee and tuition fee（JPY）
1-year1.5-year＜Other Expenses＞

2-yearFacility fee・Equipment fee・Textbook fee・Extracurricular activities fee・Insurance（Foreign student insurance・Health check-up expenses）

Entrance examination fee

30,00030,00030,000 <Advance payment>

Enrollment fee

50,00050,00050,000 ＜Notification＞

Tuition fee

600,000

900,000

Other Expenses

70,000110,000

Advance payment

13,50024,00034,500

Total

763,500

1,114,000

1,454,500

First year

763,500

second year

Visa application fee・JLPT Examination fee・Airport pickup fee・Slipper fee

・JLPT examination must be taken by every student.

1,200,000 ・In case JLPT and visa application fee is changed or increased,140,000

students are responsible for additional expenses.
・Please be sure to pay the specified amount before the payment
deadline.
・For students who can not pay by the deadline: enrollment,
promotion, and graduation may not be accepted.
・In addition, we may cancel your enrollment if you can not pay your774,000

784,500

340,000

670,000 ・The amount of insurance is fixed.（not depend on the period of enrollment）

fees after you are enrolled.

Date of payment
1．Please pay first year tuition fee within 2 weeks of issuance of Certificate of Eligibiliy(COE).
Students who wish to live in dormitory have to pay 6 months rent with admission fee and deposit with School fee. After theconfirmation of payment, COE and Enrollment certificate will be sent to the student.
2．Fee payment of second year
Students enrolled in1.5 or 2 year course should pay the next half-year's fee in March and September of the next year. Those students
having difficulty to pay the school fees should inform the school in advance as early as possible. The students who do not make thepayment until the deadline without any prior information to the school might be expelled from the school.

PAYEE'S INFORMATION
銀行名

伊予銀行

支店名

姫路支店

BANK NAME

THE IYO BANK,LTD.

BRANCH NAMEHIMEJI BRANCH

スイフトコード
SWIFT CODE

銀行コード
BANK CODE支店番号BRANCH NUMBER

口座番号

IYOBJPJTACCOUNT NUMBER

口座種別

普通TYPE OF ACCOUNTORDINARY ACCOUNT

口座名義人名株式会社ＳＢＣACCOUNT NAMESBC CO.,LTD

銀行の住所及び連絡先

ZIP CODE : 670-0917

SANZAEMONBORI HIMEJI HYOGO

BRANCH ADDRESS, PHONE

190 SHINOBUMACHI HIMEJI HYOGO JAPANJAPANNo.

PHONE：079-288-7575

0174
701

名義者の住所及び連絡先 ZIP CODE：670-0940

ACCOUNT HOLDER
ADDRESS, PHONE
No.

1181000

65 NISHINOMACHI

PHONE：079-240-6474≪ Refund of payment≫

There is no refund of payment except in following conditions

1. In case visa application is not approved at the Embassy or Consulate in student's country (refusal of issuance)
If the submitted document can prove that the "admission letter" is returned and entry visa was not issued, the fees excluding theentrance examination fee (30,000 JPY), enrollment fee (50,000 JPY), administrative fee (30,000 JPY) and remittance fee will berefunded.
2. Declining admission due to personal problems before the semester starts
After confirming the document certifying declination of admission as well as return of "admission letter" and "Certificate of Eligibility",fee excluding the entrance examination fee (30,000 JPY), enrollment fee (50,000 JPY), administrative fee (30,000 JPY) and remittancefee will be refunded.
3. Remaining amount of deposit (advance payment) money will be refunded within 60 days after graduation or withdrawal from
4. Payment will not be refunded in below cases
In the following cases, payment will not be refunded even if withdrawl application is submitted in advance1) In case of violating Japanese laws or school regulations
2) Transfer to the other Japanese language education institute3) Marriage or pregnancy

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Access

A few dorm rooms are available in the school neighborhood.

Facility

kitchen, toilet, bathroom, air-conditioner, refrigerator, washing machine, ricecooker, micro-wave oven, WiFi, etc.

Equipment

curtain, Japanese-style bedding set, pot
Not allowed to leave the dormitory for one year after entering.
Expenses for leaving the dormitory within one year after entering : 1 year of dormitory feesfrom the date of entry,６months of dormitory fees as a penalty , Administration fee.
Student's may choose whether or not to live in the dormitory. Food service is not available.

RuleStudents cannot choose their roommate. The dormitory is contracted every 6 months. Students should
give advance notice of at least 2 months for terminating the contract. Students need to pay for gas,
water and electricity separately. Students must follow the rules and regulations of the dormitory.
When students break the rules, they may be forced to leave the dormitory.

Rent

Shared by 4 person

Shared by 3 person

Shared by 2 person

Initial expenses

50,000JPY

Deposit30,000JPY

Single person

Rent for 6 months(Ex.)

90,000JPY120,000JPY

180,000JPY

240,000JPY

Total

170,000JPY

200,000JPY

260,000JPY

320,000JPY※ Initial expenses include deposit, key money, commission, fire insurance, and equipment fee are non-refundable.
※ The dormitory deposit includes cleaning and repair expenses required at the time of leaving. While leaving the dormitory:
Any unpayed utility expenses/bills, loss from intentionl destruction of properties, disposal charge of any abandoned personal
properties will be deducted from the security deposit before a refund can be issued.

OTHERS
Health Care

① National Health Insurance If you are staying in Japan for more than 3 months, you must be enrolled.
② School health check③ Insurance for International
students

It will be carried out within 1 month after enrollment, after that it will be done every year.
In unexpected circumstances like accidents, sickness, etc. enrolling in insurance for international
students is required.※ In order to enroll in International Students Insurance, student must be
enrolled in National Health Insurance.

④ School counselingCounsellor will give counseling to applicants once a month.

Student life
Equipment :Event :

School library, study room, health care room and free Wi-Fi are available.
We are planning extracurricular lessons, seasonal events, and events for international exchange.

Counselling :We provide consultation about school, daily life, part-time job, etc. at any time.

Part-time job :Students can do part-time jobs (only in the permitted job categories) up to 28 hours a week and40 hours a week during long holidays after getting permission from the Immigration office. We do
not recommend our students to work during the first two months of arriaval to Japan, please usethat period to get familiar with Japan. Also, we do not recommend that students work until
midnight due to safety reasons. Part-time jobs should be planned so that it does not hamper withstudent's study and strictly following the law.

Income from part-time work(ex.)

Living expenses(ex.)

Normal period 103,936JPY Long vacation 126,208JPY

Rent

30,000JPY

Food

25,000JPY

Electricity/water/gas

5,000JPY

Others

15,000JPY

Balance of payments

30,000JPY
75,000JPY

8,000JPY

83,000JPY

20,000JPY
28,936JPY

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25,000JPY

43,208JPY