Waseda Shibuya Senior High School in Singapore

Waseda Shibuya Senior High School in Singapore
早稲田渋谷シンガポール校
Address
57 West Coast Road
Singapore, 127366
Coordinates 1°17′46.7″N 103°45′58.6″E / 1.296306°N 103.766278°ECoordinates: 1°17′46.7″N 103°45′58.6″E / 1.296306°N 103.766278°E
Information
Type International
Established April 1991
Principal Hikota Koguchi
Affiliation Waseda University
Website www.waseda-shibuya.edu.sg
Waseda Shibuya Senior High School in Singapore
School campus

The Waseda Shibuya Senior High School in Singapore (Japanese: 早稲田渋谷シンガポール校 Hepburn: Waseda Shibuya Shingapōru Kō) is a Japanese boarding school in West Coast, Singapore. It is affiliated with Waseda University, making it a Shiritsu zaigai kyoiku shisetsu (私立在外教育施設) or an overseas branch of a Japanese private school,[1] and is located on the island's west coast.[2] As of 2014 Hikota Koguchi (小口 彦太 Koguchi Hikota) is the school's principal administrator.[3]

The school is operated by Waseda Shibuya Senior High School in Singapore Pte. Ltd.[4]

History

It was founded in April 1991 as the Shibuya Makuhari Singapore School (渋谷幕張シンガポール校 Shibuya Makuhari Shingapōru Kō).[5] The opening 10th grade class included 50 Japanese students whose families lived in Singapore, Brunei, Malaysia, and Thailand.[6] At the time the school was affiliated with the Shibuya Kyouiku Gakuen (渋谷教育学園 Shibuya Kyōiku Gakuen), the agency operating Makuhari Junior and Senior High School in Chiba, Chiba Prefecture.[5] As of 1991 it was the only Japanese overseas boarding senior high school outside of the United States and Europe.[7] Tetsuo Tamura (田村哲夫), who had served as the head of the Shibuya Kyouiku Gakuen, stated that he wished to establish an overseas Japanese school in Asia after learning about the sense of alienation from society many Japanese felt after returning from overseas. Tamura established a branch in Asia because he believed other Japanese international schools were too oriented to Europe and the United States.[6]

The school first opened in a temporary facility, a local Japanese kindergarten. The Singaporean government leased 20,000 square metres (220,000 sq ft) of land to the school on terms described by Toshio Iwasaki of the Journal of Japanese Trade & Industry as "very favorable".[6] In the northern hemisphere summer of 1991 the construction of the school buildings, athletic facilities, and dormitory facilities finished. In September 1991, the students moved into the permanent campus for the second semester of the school year.[6]

In April 2002 it became affiliated with Waseda University and so its name changed.[5]

Admissions

The school accepts graduates of Japanese junior high schools across the region because it is the only overseas Japanese senior high school in Asia.[8]

About 60% of this school's graduates move on to Waseda University. Other universities that have accepted students from Waseda Shibuya include Doshisha University, Hosei University, Kwansei University, Rikkyo University, and Ritsumeikan University.[9]

Student body

About 50% of the students reside in dormitories. Their parents live outside of Singapore, in Dubai, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, and elsewhere. The remaining students have families in Singapore.[9]

Facilities

The school maintains dormitories. This means that if the Singapore-resident parents of a student are transferred to another place, the student can remain at the school and complete his or her education at Waseda Shibuya. The school has 187 single occupancy rooms, with 116 for boys and 71 for girls.[8]

The school has an astronomical observatory. As of 1991, as part of a proposed Singapore-Japan educational exchange, the school planned to open the observatory to students attending local Singaporean high schools.[6]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "私立在外教育施設一覧" (Archive). Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology. Retrieved on March 1, 2015.
  2. ↑ "Mission and School Philosophy." (Archive) Waseda Shibuya Senior High School in Singapore. Retrieved on 8 January 2014.
  3. ↑ "2014 Brochure" (Archive). Waseda Shibuya Senior High School in Singapore. p. 06. Retrieved on 8 January 2014.
  4. ↑ "認定した在外教育施設の一覧" (Archive). MEXT. Retrieved on April 6, 2015.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 "School History." (Archive) Shibuya Kyouiku Gakuen. Retrieved on 8 January 2014.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 Iwasaki, Toshio. "Japanese Schools Take Root Overseas." Journal of Japanese Trade & Industry. Japan Economic Foundation (JEF, Kokusai Keizai Kōryū Zaidan), No. 5, 1991. Contributed to Google Books by the JEF. p. 25. "He practiced what he preached by establishing Makuhari Senior High School about 10 years ago to accept and educate children of Japanese nationals returning from abroad who were having trouble getting adjusted to the education system and environment at home."
  7. ↑ Iwasaki, Toshio. "Japanese Schools Take Root Overseas." Journal of Japanese Trade & Industry. Japan Economic Foundation (JEF, Kokusai Keizai Kōryū Zaidan), No. 5, 1991. Contributed to Google Books by the JEF. p. 24. "The sole exception is Shibuya Makuhari Senior High School, which is located in Singapore."
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 "2013 Brochure." (Archive) Waseda Shibuya Senior High School in Singapore. p. 23. Retrieved on 8 January 2014.
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 "海外で通用する人材育成　早稲田渋谷シンガポール校　アジアでただ一つの系属校　(2014年11月28日)" (Archive). The Daily Jakarta Shimbun. Retrieved on February 23, 2015. "同校は１９９１年、渋谷幕張シンガポール校として開校し、２００２年に早稲田大学系属校になった。３１９人（10月現在）の生徒が在籍し、うち半数が寮生だ。寮生はタイ、マレーシア、インドネシア、ドバイなど各地から集まっている。" and "早稲田大学の系属校としてはアジアでただ一つ。生徒の約６割は同大へ進学し、指定校推薦では明治、中央、立教、法政、関西学院、同志社、立命館などへ進学する。東京大学や一橋、防衛医大などの合格実績も誇っている。"

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