is a private coeducational junior and senior high school located in

Suruga-ku, Shizuoka is one of three Wards of Japan, wards of Shizuoka, Shizuoka, Japan, located in the southern part of the city. The north east of Suruga-ku faces Aoi-ku, Shizuoka, Aoi-ku; the north west faces Shimizu-ku, Shizuoka, Shimizu-ku; the south west faces ...

, Japan. Shizuoka Gakuen was founded by Makino Kenichi in 1966. The junior high school and high school are part of a larger school organization which includes two university campuses.

History

The school was established in 1966 and opened its junior high school in 1978. In April 2011, the school moved from its original location in Hijiriishiki, Suruga Ward (beside the Kusanagi sports complex), to a new school building in Higashi Takajō, Aoi Ward, closer to the city centre.

Academics

Shizuoka Gakuen high school students studied in one of two tracks: ''Futsūka'', the regular track, or ''Risūka'', the science and math track. Junior high school students are not divided into tracks. In ''Futsūka'', there is also an International Program. Students in this program

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, have more frequent English lessons, and they also take classes in cross-cultural understanding. Since the move to the new school location in 2011, the school has been phasing out the ''Futsūka'' and ''Risūka'' distinction.

Athletics

The school's

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team was started in 1967. It has won the

All Japan High School Soccer Tournament The All Japan High School Soccer Tournament (全国高等学校サッカー選手権大会, Zenkoku kōtō gakkō sakkā senshuken taikai, 全国高校サッカー選手権大会, Zenkoku kō kō sakkā senshuken taikai) of Japan, commonly known as ...

in 1994 and

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References

External links

Official website
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