Hi all
Tried to do a bunch of searching for this but couldn't quite find an answer. If it's been asked before, please link me!
TLDR: We're moving to Tokyo area from the US in a few months with a 4 and 7 year old. We want to have them at the local public school, but:
- do schools allow mid-year enrollments, or do we have to wait until the next school year (April)?
- what do we do when we're in temporary housing (1-2 months immediately after landing) vs permanent (ongoing rental) if they are in different areas? Can we enroll in a school in our target neighborhood, even if we don't currently live there?
As I understand it, we can't rent anything from here, and can only start looking and renting after we land since we'll need our resident/zairyu card in order to do so. So we'll likely be in a longer term rental for 1-2 months (eg AirBnB or furnished apts) while we're apartment hunting.
Making this up, say we get a furnished apartment in Shinbashi, but want to end up renting in Kawadacho.
- Can we enroll our child in a Kawadacho school even though we're temporarily in Shinbashi? or
- Do we need to wait until we secure more permanent housing to enroll?
- Do we need to enroll in the Shinbashi school since that's where our temporary rental is, then switch to a school once we find a place in Kawadacho?
- Something else?
ありがとうございます!
by aardvarklife