School Overview

How it all Began

Laurus International is today a thriving community of more than 1400 students and 300 teachers, tracing its beginnings back to two parents with a clear purpose: to equip children with the tools to flourish in a connected and rapidly changing world.

Since 2001, founders Mr Kiyomi Hioki and Mrs Mami Hioki have devoted themselves to equipping children with the tools and knowledge to succeed in an uncertain and constantly changing world.

Their common mission led to the development of an International School focussed on building critical thinking through consistent hands-on, scientific experiments and observations. This approach to education quickly found a following and has since gone from strength to strength.

We know this school today as Laurus International School of Science - one of Tokyo’s established educational institutions and the only international science school in Japan. We remain very much rooted in the foundational spirit of entrepreneurship, hands-on learning, scientific thinking, and the belief that through care and education we can become future innovators who change the world for the better .

We remain rooted in the foundational spirit of entrepreneurship, hands-on learning, scientific thinking, and the belief that, with the right care and education, students can become future innovators who change the world for the better.

Company Overview

  • Date of Establishment

    2003, 21 November
    2001, 01 October (foundation)

  • Number of Students


    1450+
    (Last updated May 2025)

  • Number of Staff


    300+
    (Last updated May 2025)

  • Management Organisation

    Laurus International School Co., Ltd
    〒143-0021
    1-5-6 Kitamagome, Ota-ku, Tokyo
    TEL:03-6665-8904

  • Our Schools

    Primary & Secondary School: Campus in Shiba; see map

    Preschool & Kindergarten: Eight locations; see map

  • Headquarters

    〒108-0014, 10F Shiba Kokusai Bldg.
    4-1-30 Shiba, Minato-ku, Tokyo

    TEL:03-6665-8904

  • Key People

    - Kiyomi Hioki, Chairman
    - Mami Hioki, Head of School
    - Ms. Donna van Heyningen, Primary & Secondary Acting Principal
    - Paul E. Cizdziel, Science Advisor

  • Event Office

    〒142-0064
    307, Tsubasesu PART9, 3-15-1 Hatanodai, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo

    TEL:03-6665-8904

Timeline

2001

  • Bilingual Kids school in Nagahara is established

2002

  • Opening of additional two locations - Bilingual Kids Kugahara and Nishimagome

2003

  • Bilinga Company is established

  • Opening of Bilinga International Preschool - Togoshi Park

2010

  • Opening of Bilinga International Preschool - Musashikosugi

2010

  • Opening of Bilinga Science International School - Takanawa

2012

  • Opening of Bilinga Science International School - Denenchofu

2013

  • Bilinga Co. Ltd is established

  • Interlang Co. Ltd is established

2014

  • Opening of Bilinga Science International School - Aoyama

2016

  • Opening of Laurus International School of Science - Shirokanedai

  • Successful launch of Primary School

2017

  • Rebranding from Bilinga to Laurus International School of Science for Aoyama, Takanawa, Den-en-chofu, Musashi-kosugi locations)

  • Rebranding of Nishimagome, Kugahara into Laurus Language School.

  • Opening of Laurus International School of Science in Musashi-shinjo

2019

  • Laurus is registered by the Cambridge Assessment International Education

  • Relocation of Primary School

  • General Incorporated Foundation Laurus International School of Science is established

2022

  • Successful launch of Lower Secondary School

2023

  • Relocation of Primary School and Secondary School to newly built facility in Shiba

  • Relocation of Laurus International School of Science Den-en-chofu to Jiyugaoka

2024

  • Laurus International Primary & Secondary School obtains membership into CIS - Council of International Schools global community

2025

  • Opening of Laurus International School of Science in Bunkyo

2025 (projected)

  • Opening of Upper Secondary - IGSCSE Cambridge International Curriculum 2025

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