Shiga Prefectural Ishiyama High School

Coordinates: 34°58′6.99″N 135°53′49.15″E / 34.9686083°N 135.8969861°E / 34.9686083; 135.8969861

Shiga Prefectural Ishiyama High School
滋賀県立石山高等学校
Address
1-15-1 Kokubu
Ōtsu, Shiga
Japan
Information
Type Public secondary (Shiga prefectural)
Motto Independence and Autonomy ("自主・自律")
Established 1963 (1963)
Grades 10-12 ("高1" - "高3")
Nickname Ishi-Kou ("石高")
High School Code 25107A
Courses Comprehensive Course ("普通科"),
Musical Course ("音楽科")
Website http://www.ishiyama-h.shiga-ec.ed.jp

Shiga Prefectural Ishiyama High School (Japanese: 滋賀県立石山高等学校) is a senior high school located in Ōtsu, Shiga, Japan. It is called Ishi-Kou as a term of endearment by the locals.

There are two courses at the school: Comprehensive Course ("普通科") and Musical Course ("音楽科"). This is the only high school in Shiga, which has the Musical Course.

About 1000 students are enrolled, and more than the half of them are female.

The school motto is "Independence and Autonomy" ("自主・自律"). Students are expected to discipline themselves. Therefore, there has not been any school rule about students' clothes and hairstyles even though most of Japanese schools set such rules.

The school song was composed by Yasuhiko Murachi.

It is famous for getting lots of students into university. The percentage of the students going on to university was 58.4% in 2004; and it was the fourth highest in Shiga.[1]

History

Kokubu-Sai

The school festival, Kokubu-Sai ("石舞祭") is annually held. It is all managed by students. The name of the festival is derived from the school's address (Kokubu, Ōtsu); its kanji, nevertheless, is different.

At the festival, there are two parts: cultural festival and sports festival. Every year, the 10th-year students participate in exhibitions, the 11th-year students in dramas, and the 12th in booths in the cultural festival.

Themes

International Relations

Foreign students visit the school festival every year.

Facilities

Clubs

Sports

Cultural

Semi-official

Access

Graduates

Notes

  1. ↑ 県立高等学校通学区域制度 検討の論点 PDF（第2回県立高等学校通学区域制度検討委員会資料） accessed on 29 Dec. 2008.

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