Waseda University Honjo Senior High School
| 早稲田大学本庄高等学院 | |
| Motto |
学問の独立 (Independence of Learning) |
|---|---|
| Type | Private |
| Established | 1982 |
| Endowment | N/A |
| President | Shigeru Yoshida |
| Students | ~1,000 |
| Address |
239-3 Kurisaki Honjo Saitama 367-0032 JAPAN, Honjo, Saitama, Japan 36°12′54.3″N 139°10′34.4″E / 36.215083°N 139.176222°ECoordinates: 36°12′54.3″N 139°10′34.4″E / 36.215083°N 139.176222°E |
| Campus | suburban |
| Colors | Maroon |
| Mascot |
Waseda Bear  |
| Affiliations | Super Science High School |
| Website | Waseda University Honjo Senior High School |
Waseda University Honjo Senior High School (早稲田大学本庄高等学院 Waseda Daigaku Honjo Kōtō Gakuin) is a senior high school in Japan, located in Saitama Prefecture. It was founded in 1982 as a high school attached to Waseda University. Its motto is "independence of learning" (学問の独立 gakumon-no-dokuritsu), which is the same motto as for Waseda University.
History
The school was founded in April 1982 as a "100th anniversary memorial project of Waseda University". The school was founded as a boys' school, but it converted to a coeducational school in April 2007.
Present
The school has continued interactions with prestige high schools as below.
- Affiliated High School of Peking University （
China） - National Taichung First Senior High School （
Taiwan） - National Junior College （
Singapore） - Anyang Foreign Language High School （
South Korea） - SMA Negeri 2 Yogyakarta （
Indonesia）
According to the Hensachi (the indication showing the entrance difficulties by prep schools) rankings published by Sundai-Yobiko （駿台予備校）, the school is one of the most selective senior high schools in Japan. Its entrance difficulty is usually considered as the top ranked among senior high schools in Saitama Prefacture.[1]
Notable alumni
- Gyochi Yoshida - Conductor of Nagoya Philharmonic Orchestra
- Yoshio Tezuka - Special Advisor to the Prime Minister(Noda cabinet)
- Masafumi Kawaguchi - American football player
Related books
- 早稲田大学本庄高等学院編『二十五周年記念誌 : 継承と発展』(Japanese), published in 2007
- 早稲田大学本庄高等学院編『三十周年記念誌』(Japanese), published in 2012
References
- ↑ 2009全国主要私立180校駿台最新偏差値（サンデー毎日2008.5.28号）