International School of the Sacred Heart 2020-21 Profile

Our School

The International School of the Sacred Heart is a private, Catholic, college preparatory school for young women. It offers a rigorous curriculum that draws on the natural curiosity and ability of students to help them experience and develop a love of learning. We focus on the whole child--intellectual, spiritual, emotional, social and physical development. Our goals and curriculum are strongly rooted in the Goals and Criteria of the Sacred Heart Schools around the world. Our student population includes boys (in Kindergarten) and girls from 41 nationalities and faculty from 16 different countries. This diversity adds a rich dimension to our learning environment. Students who apply are required to have a high level of English language proficiency. If a student is not a native speaker of English, they may be accepted into one of the two ESL programs that the school offers. 4-3-1 Hiroo Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150-0012 Our Mission Rooted in the goals of the Society of the Sacred Heart, we educate young women of the +81-3-3409-5951 international community in Tokyo to believe, learn, serve, connect and grow. www.issh.ac.jp Sacred Heart Goals

Head of School I. A Personal and Active Faith in God Yvonne Hayes II. A Deep Respect for Intellectual Values [email protected] III. A Social Awareness which Impels to Action IV.The Building of Community as a Christian Value High School Principal V. Personal Growth in an Atmosphere of Wise Freedom Charmaine Young [email protected] Accreditation Middle School Principal The International School of the Sacred Heart has been accredited by the Council of Margaret Griffiths International Schools (CIS) since 1997 and the Western Association of Schools and Colleges [email protected] (WASC) since 1979. Kindergarten/Junior School Principal Membership Ellen Yaegashi [email protected] The International School of the Sacred Heart is a member of the Network of the Sacred Heart schools, the East Asia Council of Overseas Schools (EARCOS), the Japan Council of K-12 Curriculum International Schools (JCIS), and the Kanto Plain Association of Secondary Schools (KPASS). Coordinator Mary Beth Luttrell Advanced Placement (AP) [email protected] The International School of the Sacred Heart offers 22 AP courses. They represent the High School highest level of classes students can take. We do not require pre-requisite test scores or Guidance Counselor grades to take AP classes. Since 2019, the school is College Board approved to offer the AP Danyelle Fisher [email protected] Capstone Diploma.

Director of Admissions AP Courses offered for 2020-21 Mary Hisaoka [email protected] English Language and Composition Computer Science A

English Literature and Composition Biology French Language and Culture Chemistry Japanese Language and Culture Physics I Calculus AB Physics II Calculus BC European History Statistics World History:Modern 2D Art and Design Macroeconomics Microeconomics 3D Art and Design Seminar Drawing Research Music Theory

Page1 School Summary % of Total AP students with Scores 3+

100% 100% 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 93% 92% 91% 92%

Total AP Students 70 77 70 79 100 75% Number of Exams 187 197 184 249 297 AP Students with Scores 3+ 65 71 64 73 100

% of Total AP Students 92.9 92.2 91.4 92.4 100.0 50% with Scores 3+

2020 Scholar Summary (Total Scholars: 61, Average Score: 4.11) 25% AP Scholar AP AP Scholar AP Scholar with International with Honor Distinction Diploma Number of 0% 18 12 31 7 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 Scholars Average Score 3.65 3.98 4.32 4.00

TOTAL AP STUDENTS at International School of the Sacred Heart 19-20 School year: 100 AP Exams are scored on a scale of 1 to 5, with 5 the top score:

3 4 5 Number of Exams 68 67 137 Percentage of Total Exams 23% 23% 46% Number of AP Students 46 50 75

College Acceptance Offers: Class of 2018-2020

Australia New Zealand USA USA (continued) Deakin University University of Auckland Sarah Lawrence College The Barnard College Savannah College of Art And Design University of Adelaide Berklee College of Music School of Arts Institute Chicago IE University Boston College Seattle University Canada United International Business schools, Skidmore College Dalhousie University Smith College Emily Carr University of Art and Design Brigham Young University Southern Utah University Mcgill University UAE Bryn Mawr College St. Lawrence University Mount Allison University (Abu Dhabi) Butler University St. Olaf College Queen's University California Polytechnic State Suffolk University University of British Columbia UK University -Pomona University of Calgary Arts University Bournemouth California State University The College of Wooster University of Manitoba Bangor University - Long Beach The George Washington University University of Ottawa Bournemouth University Carleton College The New School Brunel University London Chapman University (Parsons School of Design) University of Victoria Cardiff University Clark University University of California-Berkeley Durham University Cleveland Institute of Art University of California-Davis York University Colorado College Goldsmiths, University of London University of California-Irvine Columbia College-Chicago Hult International Business School University of California-Los Angeles China DePauw University King's College London University of California-Riverside Beijing University of Chinese Medicine Drexel University Kingston University University of California-San Diego Emerson College Lancaster University University of California-Santa Barbara Shanghai University of Chinese Medicine Emmanuel College Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts University of California-Santa Cruz University of Delaware Germany London Metropolitan University Jacobs University London School of Economics Grinnell College Loughborough University University of Hawaii At Manoa Haverford College University of Illinois At Chicago Hong Kong Newcastle University Hope College University of Massachusetts-Amherst Chinese University of Hong Kong Nottingham Trent University Illinois Wesleyan University University of Massachusetts-Boston City University of Hong Kong Oxford Brooks University Iowa State University Queen Mary University Of London (Twin Cities) Lewis & Clark College University of Nevada-Las Vegas Japan Royal Holloway, University of London Loyola Marymount University International Christian University The University of Edinburgh University of Notre Dame Loyola University Chicago University of Pennsylvania The University of Nottingham Macalester College University of Puget Sound The University of York Marquette University University of Richmond University College London Massachusetts College of Pharmacy University of San Francisco University of Birmingham and Health Sciences University of Utah Temple University University of Brighton Michigan State University The University of East London Mount Holyoke College Utah State University Tokyo College of Music University of Edinburgh New York University Washington University (St. Louis) University of Aizu University of Exeter Northeastern University Weber State University University of the Sacred Heart University of Glasgow Northwestern University Wellesley College University of Leicester Occidental College Whitman College University of Liverpool Ohio Wesleyan University Whittier College University of London Pace University Netherlands University of Manchester Pennsylvania State University USA and France Amsterdam University College University of Sheffield (dual degree program) Erasmus University College University of St. Andrews Pratt Institute of Technology Leiden University College The Hague University of The Arts London Purdue University University of Amsterdam University of the Creative Arts Reed College University of Utrecht University of Warwick Rutgers University University of York San Diego State University San Jose State University Page2