What 中学受験 (chūgaku juken) really costs中学受験の費用
Juku plus school fees, from your child's grade. Every figure is a published one, numbered to its source at the bottom of the page.
The figures for your route
Private junior high, 4-subject exams
Juku starts this school year, in February, and runs to the exams in grade 6. When juku starts
| What | Amount |
|---|---|
| Juku over 3 years (grades 4 to 6)Published average | ¥2,242,147[1][2] |
| Juku, a month | ¥44,972–¥77,275[1][2] |
| Juku in the final year (grade 6) | ¥1,260,000–¥1,380,000[1][2] |
| Private junior high, a yearSchool costs: fees, trips, uniforms, commuting | ¥1,128,061[3] |
Compared with the other routes
| Route | Juku total | A month | Final year | Junior high, a year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Private 中学受験Your route | ¥2,242,147[1][2] | ¥44,972–¥77,275[1][2] | ¥1,260,000–¥1,380,000[1][2] | ¥1,128,061private[3] |
| Public 一貫 | ¥2,242,147[1][2] | ¥44,972–¥77,275[1][2] | ¥1,260,000–¥1,380,000[1][2] | ¥150,761public[3] |
| Skip juken | ¥814,584[4] | ¥22,627–¥32,500[4] | ¥390,000[4] | ¥150,761public[3] |
Averages and ranges from published surveys and juku fee tables, not a quote from any juku or school. Your own juku's fee table is the figure to plan with.
What to do next
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Sources
- [1]MoneyGeek (PR TIMES, via ReseMom)Juku fees over three years of junior-high exam prep average ¥2,242,147 (survey of 500 parents).中学受験にかかる費用について保護者500人に調査。塾代総額や受験料を合わせた費用は平均約184万円
- [2]Diamond Education Lab (ダイヤモンド教育ラボ)Big-four juku (日能研, 四谷大塚, SAPIX, 早稲田アカデミー): grade 6 costs about ¥1.26M to ¥1.38M; grade 6 standard-course fees about ¥540k to ¥927k a year (¥45k to ¥77k a month); three years about ¥2.33M to ¥2.87M.中学受験の大手4大塾の年間費用（料金）を比較！どの塾に通うのがお得なの？
- [3]Ministry of Education, MEXT (文部科学省)School costs a year (学校教育費, fees, trips, uniforms, commuting): private junior high ¥1,128,061, public ¥150,761 (FY2023 survey, corrected January 2026).結果の概要-令和5年度子供の学習費調査
- [4]Japan Institute of Life Insurance (生命保険文化センター)Public junior high: ¥271,528 a year on extra study (補助学習費, mostly juku), about ¥390,000 in grade 9 (MEXT FY2023 survey as first published).中学生にかかる教育費はどれくらい？