Sundai Preparatory School
Sundai Preparatory School (駿台予備学校, Sundai Yobigakkō) is the oldest extracurricular college-preparatory school in Japan. It was founded in 1918 by Toshiharu Yamazaki (山崎 寿春 Yamazaki Toshiharu), a Japanese English Literature scholar and a graduate of Amherst College, Harvard College, and Yale University (Graduate School). Along with Kawai-juku and Yoyogi Seminar, it is one of the three largest groups of preparatory schools.
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Sundai Preparatory School (駿台予備学校, Sundai Yobigakkō) is the oldest extracurricular college-preparatory school in Japan. It was founded in 1918 by Toshiharu Yamazaki (山崎 寿春 Yamazaki Toshiharu), a Japanese English Literature scholar and a graduate of Amherst College, Harvard College, and Yale University (Graduate School). Along with Kawai-juku and Yoyogi Seminar, it is one of the three largest groups of preparatory schools.
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Regularly ranked as first by the number of acceptances to the University of Tokyo and Kyoto University, both considered the most competitive universities in Japan. Admission is competitive, and students must receive satisfactory grades in national examinations to enroll.
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• Name — Sundai Preparatory School • Native Name — 駿台予備学校 • Motto — 第一志望は、ゆずれない。 • Location — Ochanomizu, Tokyo • Country — Japan • Type — Preparatory School • Established — 1918 • Principal — Naoko Yamazaki • Grades — Grade 6 - Grade 12 • Website — http: www2.sundai.ac.jp
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These subjects are all required by top-tier universities in Japan. • English • Mathematics • Contemporary Japanese • Classical Japanese language • Classical Chinese • Physics • Chemistry • Biology • Geoscience • History of Japan • World history • Geography • Civics
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• Sundai Michigan International Academy • Sundai Ireland International School (closed) • Surugadai University
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