Tokyo Metropolitan Kokusai High School School Profile 2021-2022
General School description: Tokyo Metropolitan Kokusai High Head of School: Tamako Yonemura School is a co-educational public high school established in 1989 and College Counselors: was the first high school in Tokyo in which the whole curriculum was dedicated to international understanding. Yumiko Murakami (IS Course) In May 2015, Tokyo Metropolitan Kokusai High School was authorized [email protected] as an International Baccalaureate World School. The school is the first Yuko Kajihara (IS Course) public high school in Japan offering the Diploma Programme. [email protected] The school currently offers two courses: International Studies (IS) Jill Cohen (IB Course) Course and International Baccalaureate (IB) Course. [email protected] The IS and IB Courses satisfy the Japanese National Curriculum (JNC). Aside from the JNC, the IB Course follows the Diploma Programme. Yoshinao Okura (IB Course) [email protected] Admissions: The admissions into both IS and IB courses are highly Address: 2-19-59 Komaba, Meguro-ku, Tokyo, selective. The school offers entrance exams twice per year; April 153-0041, Japan enrollment session (held in January) and September enrollment Phone: + 81 3 3468 6811 session (held in July). Fax: + 81 3 3466 0080
Web: http://www.kokusai-h.metro.tokyo.jp/
Grading systems & Ranking : Kokusai High School uses a CEEB Code: 680783 grading scale of 1-5 scale (with 5 being the highest) for 1st ‒3rd year students. The school does not calculate a cumulative GPA. Grades are IB School Code: 050669 not weighted. School Membership: International Association for College
In addition to the Kokusai 1-5 scale grades, IB predicted grades (1-7 Admission Counseling (IACAC) grades, with 7 being the highest) will be given to the IB students in August during the DP 2nd Year. The final IB results will be issued from INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE (IB) Course the International Baccalaureate Organization in December 2021. Subject Offerings and Graduation Requirements : 1st Year Credits 2nd and 3rd year Credits INTERNATIONAL STUDIES (IS) Course (Foundation Year) (Diploma Programme) *Comprehensive Group 1 Subject Offerings: The 1st year students study mostly compulsory English Japanese A: Literature SL: 7 7 General Subject Areas, while in the 2nd and the 3rd year students have *English for Academic *English A: Language and HL:12 a wider choice of elective subjects in Specialized as well as General Purposes Literature Subject Areas. Integrated Japanese Group 2 SL: 7 5 Foreign language courses such as (Chinese, French, German, Korean, Language *English B, Japanese B HL:12 Group 3 and Spanish) are offered aside from English and Cross Cultural Un- Japanese History B SL: 7 derstanding Courses that focus on international understanding. *World History B 4 *History *Economics *Geography HL:12 *Basic Biology Group 4 SL: 7 *Basic Chemistry *Biology *Chemistry 6 HL:12 Graduation Requirements for the IS Course: *Basic Physics *Physics Group 5 *Mathematics: Analysis SUBJECT AREAS CREDITS SL: 7 *Mathematics Ⅰ 3 and Approaches HL:12 Critical Reading in Japanese Language 12 *Mathematics: Applica- Geography and History 4 tions and Interpretation Group 6 SL: 7 Mathematics 8 Fine Arts Ⅰ 2 *Elective HL:12 Sciences 6 Basic Home Economics 2 *TOK 4 Health and Physical Education 9 People and Society 1 *CAS 7 Art 2 Homeroom Activity 1 Homeroom Activity 2 Home Economics 3 PE and Health 3 PE and Health 6 Foreign Languages 21 *Inquiry-Based Learn- nd 2 *Academic Skills (2 year) 1 Cross Cultural Understanding 4 ing *International Relations 1 rd 2 Community Service (3 year) Theme Study 2 Information Study Ⅰ rd 2 Elective Courses 15 (3 Year) TOTAL Graduation Credits 87 TOTAL Graduation Credits 117 *subjects taught in English Students’ Country of Origin Japan 84% Student Body Korea 4% Entire School (Grades 10-12): China 3% US 2% 712 students, 19 nationalities Philippines 1%
Class of 2022: 244 students Others: Bangladesh Brazil Class of 2022 for the IB course: Bulgaria Canada France Iran 18 students Italy Kenya Mexico Mongolia North Korea Peru Russia Taiwan United Kingdom Vietnam
University Acceptance List (Class of 2021)