Securing students through planned branch expansion
First written in FY2016. 23 of 30 entries say "Advanced", first in FY2017-Q2. Latest entry: FY2026.
5 other companies' latest entry also says "Advanced".
- FY2026AdvancedAnnual report
「In the individual tutoring segment, we opened Waseda Academy Individual Advancement Center Narimasu in July 2025, Waseda Academy Individual Advancement Center Ayase (franchise) in November of the same year, and Waseda Academy Individual Advancement Center Oji (franchise) in March 2026, bringing the network to 76 schools, including franchise locations. In addition, in March 2026 we established the Individual Tutoring Headquarters to accelerate completion of the 100-school individual tutoring network set out in the medium-term management plan and strengthen coordination with group-instruction schools.」
3 new Individual Advancement Schools were opened, bringing the network to 76 schools including franchise schools. The Individual Instruction Headquarters was also established, progressing organizational development toward completion of the 100-school network. - 2026-05-12AdvancedEarnings
「In the individual tutoring segment, we opened Waseda Academy Individual Advancement Center Narimasu in July 2025, Waseda Academy Individual Advancement Center Ayase (franchise) in November of the same year, and Waseda Academy Individual Advancement Center Oji (franchise) in March 2026, bringing the network to 76 schools, including franchise locations.」
The number of Individual Advancement Center schools increased from the previously reported 74 to 76, with the addition of new school openings. - FY2026-H1AdvancedAnnual report
「For school expansion, toward the medium-term management plan's priority initiative of establishing a network of 100 individual-instruction schools by 2027, we opened Waseda Academy Individual Advancement School Narimasu School in July 2025, bringing the network to 74 schools. To develop new areas in the university entrance examination division, we also opened Tōshin Satellite Preparatory School Toritsu-Daigaku School in July and Tōshin Satellite Preparatory School Oji School in October, bringing the number of Tōshin Satellite Preparatory School locations to 8.」
Waseda Academy Individual Advancement School Narimasu School, Tōshin Satellite Preparatory School Toritsu-Daigaku School and Tōshin Satellite Preparatory School Oji School were newly opened, bringing the number of Individual Advancement Schools to 74 and Tōshin Satellite Preparatory School locations to 8. - FY2025-H1AdvancedAnnual report
「For school expansion, we relocated and renovated Kasai School in June 2024, opened Harumi School and relocated and renovated Takanawadai School in July, and opened Individual Advancement School Gotanda School in September. We also expanded Tamachi School, Musashisakai School and Kita-Urawa School to accommodate rising student numbers.」
Harumi School and Individual Advancement School Gotanda School were newly opened, Kasai School and Takanawadai School were relocated and renovated, and 3 existing schools were expanded. - FY2024AdvancedAnnual report
「In March 2024, we opened 4 new schools: Ikebukuro East Exit School, Shibuya South Exit School, Ochanomizu Station Front School and Tama-Plaza North Exit School.」
The Tōshin Satellite Preparatory School network and other schools that had been scheduled for affiliation and opening in the previous fiscal year progressed to the actual opening of 4 new schools in March 2024. - FY2024-Q3ReframedAnnual report
「The 4 new schools planned by the company to open in spring 2024 have been changed to 4 Tōshin Satellite Preparatory School classrooms.」
The plan for 4 new schools scheduled for spring 2024 was changed to 4 Tōshin Satellite Preparatory School classrooms, shifting the focus of school expansion to the university entrance examination business. - FY2024-Q3ReframedAnnual report
「In school operations, Musashi-Urawa School, where student numbers have been growing steadily, was relocated and substantially expanded in October 2023, and a junior-high division was newly established. We also proceeded with installing and replacing microphone-equipped security cameras in all classrooms at standard schools, creating a more secure and safer commuting environment for students.」
Musashi-Urawa School was relocated and substantially expanded, and a junior-high division was established, advancing school expansion through the enlargement of existing schools. - FY2024-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「As part of school expansion, 株式会社集学舎 opened Mobara School in July, bringing the total number of schools across the group to 185. To improve students' learning environments, we have actively promoted relocations and renovations of schools that have been operating for a long time, including the relocation and renovation of Shibuya School and Individual Advancement School Nerima School in May.」
集学舎 opened Mobara School in July, bringing the total number of schools across the group to 185. Shibuya School and Individual Advancement School Nerima School were also relocated and renovated. - FY2024-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「As part of school expansion, 株式会社集学舎 began accepting registrations for Mobara School in June, with the school opening on 22 July. In May, the company also consolidated the 3 Shibuya Schools, ExiV, the University Entrance Examination Division and Waseda Academy Individual Advancement School, which had been located in several buildings around Shibuya Station, into a single building and carried out a renovation with expanded floor space.」
The plan for 集学舎's Mobara School progressed to the start of registration and its scheduled opening on 22 July. The 3 Shibuya Schools were consolidated into 1 building and renovated with expanded floor space. - FY2023AdvancedAnnual report
「As part of school expansion, the company opened Waseda Academy Individual Advancement School Nagareyama Otakanomori School in July 2022; Tamachi School, Waseda Academy Individual Advancement School Higashikurume School and LOGOS AKADEMEIA, a school specializing in returnee students, in February 2023; and Waseda Academy Individual Advancement School Chitose-Funabashi School in March. Its subsidiary Mito Academy also opened Waseda Academy Individual Advancement School Mito School.」
The plan and registration stage through the previous fiscal year progressed to the actual opening of Nagareyama Otakanomori School, Tamachi School, Higashikurume School, LOGOS AKADEMEIA, Chitose-Funabashi School and Mito School. - FY2023-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「For school expansion, we opened Waseda Academy Individual Advancement School Nagareyama Otakanomori School in July 2022, and enrollment is progressing smoothly at that school together with the group-instruction Nagareyama Otakanomori School, which opened in March of the same year. In December, we also began accepting registrations for the group-instruction Tamachi School and LOGOS AKADEMEIA, a school specializing in returnee students, both scheduled to open in February 2023.」
Individual Advancement School Nagareyama Otakanomori School opened, and enrollment efforts progressed at that school together with the group-instruction school. Registration also began for Tamachi School and LOGOS AKADEMEIA, a school specializing in returnee students. In the capital investment plan, the number of new schools scheduled to open in spring 2023 was changed from 2 schools to 3 schools and 1 classroom, expanding school development. - FY2023-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「For school expansion, we opened Waseda Academy Individual Advancement School Nagareyama Otakanomori School in July. New-student enrollment is progressing smoothly at both this school and the group-instruction Nagareyama Otakanomori School, which opened in March.」
Individual Advancement School Nagareyama Otakanomori School opened in July, and new-student enrollment has progressed smoothly at the school together with the group-instruction school that opened in March. - FY2023-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「For school expansion, based on the stronger-than-expected pace of enrollment at Nagareyama Otakanomori School, which opened in March, registration for Waseda Academy Individual Advancement School Nagareyama Otakanomori School began in June to meet local demand for individual instruction, with the school opening on 1 July.」
Following strong enrollment at Nagareyama Otakanomori School, registration for Individual Advancement School Nagareyama Otakanomori School began in June, progressing to its opening on 1 July. - FY2022AdvancedAnnual report
「As part of school expansion, the company opened Shinagawa School, Toyosu School and Waseda Academy Individual Advancement School Toyosu School in July 2021, Waseda Academy Individual Advancement School Togoshi School in February 2022, Nagareyama Otakanomori School in March, and, through its subsidiary 株式会社集学舎, Kamatori School in March 2022. In addition, after acquiring 12 Individual Advancement Schools from the Meiko Network Japan Group in November 2021, the group had 180 company-operated schools at the end of the fiscal year.」
The group opened several new schools and acquired 12 Individual Advancement Schools, bringing the number of company-operated schools to 180. - FY2022-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「Regarding new schools planned for the fiscal year ending March 2022, the plan for 1 school to open in spring 2022 has been changed to the 2 schools listed above under ①, Waseda Academy Individual Advancement School Togoshi School and Waseda Academy Nagareyama Otakanomori School. In addition, consolidated subsidiary 株式会社集学舎 will establish Quard Kamatori School as a new school opening in the fiscal year ending March 2022.」
The new-school opening plan was changed from 1 school to 2, and construction of new facilities for Individual Advancement School Togoshi School, Nagareyama Otakanomori School and Quard Kamatori School was completed in December 2021. - FY2022-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「For school expansion, we simultaneously opened Shinagawa School, Toyosu School and Waseda Academy Individual Advancement School Toyosu School in July in the waterfront area, where the number of school-age children is rising sharply and market potential is extremely strong. Enrollment is progressing at a pace well above plan at all 3 schools, and we expect them to contribute to earnings at an early stage.」
The plan and preparation stage through the previous quarter progressed to the actual simultaneous opening of Shinagawa School, Toyosu School and Waseda Academy Individual Advancement School Toyosu School in July 2021. Enrollment was also described as progressing at a pace above plan. - FY2022-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「For school expansion, registration began in May for the simultaneous July openings of Shinagawa School, Toyosu School and Waseda Academy Individual Advancement School Toyosu School in the waterfront area, where the number of school-age children is rising sharply. As the schools are opening in an area with extremely strong market potential, we have received a large number of inquiries at a pace well above expectations, and expect them to contribute to earnings from their first year of operation.」
The plan to open Shinagawa School, Toyosu School and Waseda Academy Individual Advancement School Toyosu School simultaneously in July in the waterfront area progressed to the start of registration in May and inquiries exceeding expectations. Construction of the new schools was completed in June. - FY2021AdvancedAnnual report
「1 new school opening in spring 2022, 4 new schools opening in spring 2023」
The capital investment plan for new schools called for opening 1 school in spring 2022 and 4 schools in spring 2023. Plans to open Toyosu School, Shinagawa School, Waseda Academy Individual Advancement School Toyosu School and English ENGINE Shinyurigaoka were also listed. - FY2021-Q3SoftenedAnnual report
「Regarding new schools planned for the fiscal year ending March 2021, the plan for 3 schools to open in spring 2021 has been changed to the 2 schools listed above under ①, Waseda Academy Individual Advancement School Omori School and Waseda Academy Hiyoshi School.」
The plan for new schools opening in spring 2021 was reduced from 3 to 2. Construction of the new Hiyoshi School was completed in December 2020, and operations are scheduled to begin in February 2021. - FY2021-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「Waseda Academy Individual Advancement School Omori School (Ota-ku, Tokyo)」
Construction of new classrooms at Waseda Academy Individual Advancement School Omori School was completed in July 2020 as a major capital investment. - FY2020ReframedAnnual report
「In addition to the 2 overseas schools mentioned above, as part of our school expansion, we converted the Musashi-Kosugi School under the Waseda Academy Individual Advancement School brand to a directly operated school in May 2019 and opened new Wakabadai and Chofu schools in March 2020. In the university entrance examination business, we closed the Shiki, Chofu and Shin-Yurigaoka schools in order to shift to an operating model centered on hub schools. The total number of schools at the end of the consolidated fiscal year was 163 for the Group, comprising 154 operated by the Company, 2 operated by 株式会社野田学園, 1 operated by 株式会社水戸アカデミー, 4 operated by 株式会社集学舎 and 2 operated by overseas subsidiaries.」
While opening 2 overseas schools and converting Waseda Academy Individual Advancement School to company-operated schools, the company also closed 3 schools in its university entrance examination division and shifted to a hub-school model. School expansion has evolved from simple additions to a model involving reorganization by brand, region and division, bringing the number of schools at fiscal year-end to 163. - FY2019-Q3SoftenedAnnual report
「We had planned to open 1 new school in spring 2019, but following a review of the school opening plan, decided not to proceed.」
The planned opening of 1 new school in spring 2019 was cancelled. Meanwhile, the reorganization and expansion of existing schools continued, including the relocation and reopening of the Nerima School and the rebranding of the Oizumi-Gakuen School as a school specializing in junior high school entrance examinations. - FY2019-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「As part of our school expansion, in preparation for the full-scale development of our English education business, we opened the English ENGINE Tsukishima extensive-reading English school in July. Applications immediately substantially exceeded capacity, providing a firm indication of demand for future school expansion. In June, the Waseda Academy Individual Advancement School Warabi School also became a directly operated school, bringing the total number of schools at the end of the second quarter to 162 for the Group, including 154 operated by the Company.」
Following the start of applications in the previous quarter, English ENGINE Tsukishima opened in July. The Warabi School was also converted to a directly operated school, bringing the Group’s total number of schools to 162. - FY2019-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「As part of our school expansion, in preparation for the full-scale development of our English education business, we began accepting applications for the English ENGINE Tsukishima extensive-reading English school in June. Applications immediately substantially exceeded capacity, indicating stronger-than-expected demand. In June, the Waseda Academy Individual Advancement School Warabi School also became a directly operated school, bringing the total number of schools at the end of the first quarter to 162 for the Group, including 154 operated by the Company.」
We began accepting applications for English ENGINE Tsukishima and converted the Individual Advancement School Warabi School to a directly operated school, bringing the Group’s total number of schools to 162. - FY2018AdvancedAnnual report
「As part of our school expansion, in March we opened the Kamata School, a group-instruction school for elementary and junior high school students. The total number of schools at the end of the consolidated fiscal year was 161 for the Group, comprising 153 operated by the Company, 2 operated by 株式会社野田学園, 2 operated by 株式会社水戸アカデミー and 4 operated by 株式会社集学舎.」
We opened the Kamata School in March, bringing the Group’s total number of schools, including those operated by 株式会社集学舎, to 161. - FY2018-Q3SoftenedAnnual report
「We had planned to open 2 new schools in spring 2018, but following a review of the school opening plan, decided to open 1 school.」
The plan to open new schools in spring 2018 was reduced from 2 schools to 1. Meanwhile, construction of the new Kamata School was completed in December 2017, and it was scheduled to begin operations in March 2018. - FY2017AdvancedAnnual report
「As part of our school expansion, in September we opened the SPICA Jiyugaoka School, a specialized preparatory school for the most selective junior high school entrance examinations serving students aiming for the highest level of junior high schools. In January, we opened the Musashi-Urawa School, a group-instruction school specializing in junior high school entrance examinations, and the English ENGINE Minamiosawa extensive-reading English school under a new brand. In March, we opened the Kikuna School, a group-instruction school for elementary and junior high school students. We also made the Waseda Academy Individual Advancement School Kawagoe School a directly operated school in January. In addition, after closing the Success 18 Tokorozawa School at the end of February following a review of its market potential and other factors for the future, the total number of schools at the end of the consolidated fiscal year was 157 for the Group, comprising 153 operated by the Company, 2 operated by 株式会社野田学園 and 2 operated by 株式会社水戸アカデミー.」
We opened new SPICA, Musashi-Urawa, English ENGINE Minamiosawa and Kikuna schools and converted the Individual Advancement School Kawagoe School to a directly operated school, bringing the Group’s total number of schools to 157. Meanwhile, the Success 18 Tokorozawa School was closed. - FY2017-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「As part of our school expansion, in September we opened the "SPICA Jiyugaoka School," a specialized preparatory school for the most selective junior high school entrance examinations, serving students aiming for the highest level of junior high schools. In November, we began accepting applications for the "English ENGINE Minamiosawa" extensive-reading English school and the Musashi-Urawa School, a specialized junior high school entrance examination school, and both have been attracting students steadily.」
Following the opening of the SPICA Jiyugaoka School, school expansion progressed to the start of applications for English ENGINE Minamiosawa and the Musashi-Urawa School. Construction of the Musashi-Urawa School was completed in December 2016, and it was scheduled to open in January 2017. - FY2017-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「In September, we officially opened the "SPICA Jiyugaoka School," a specialized preparatory school for the most selective junior high school entrance examinations, serving students aiming for the highest level of junior high schools.」
School expansion progressed from the planning stage to the concrete achievement of officially opening the SPICA Jiyugaoka School. - FY2016First statedAnnual report
「4 new schools opened in spring 2017」
The facilities plan called for 4 new schools to open in spring 2017. Planned school expansion was positioned as a response to Japan’s declining birth rate.