Oin Junior and Senior High School explained

Oin Junior and Senior High School
Native Name:桜蔭中学校・高等学校
Latin Name:Schola Media et Summa Oinensis
Mottoes:勤勉 ・温雅 ・聡明であれ
責任を重んじ、礼儀を厚くし、よき社会人であれ
Motto Translation:Diligence, refinement and intelligence
Respect for responsibility and an unfailingly courteous manner make for good citizens
Location:1-5-25, Hongo, Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan
Postcode:113-0033
Fundingtype:Private
Established:23 April 1924

Oin Junior and Senior High School (桜蔭中学校・高等学校) is a private girls' school located in Hongo, Bunkyo, Tokyo that provides six-year secondary education programmes.

Overview

The school was founded in 1924 by members of the alumnae club of Tokyo Women's Normal School, Oin-kai (櫻蔭会). The first principal of the school, Kikuno Gokan (後閑菊野), had been responsible for the education of Empress Kojun, and she placed focus on manners in the creation of Oin as well.[1]

Oin is known as one of the most selective secondary educational institutions in the country, and is one of the largest sources of successful applicants to the University of Tokyo, which is usually regarded as the nation's most selective and prestigious university.[2]

Number of Successful Applicants to the University of Tokyo by School Attended (2024)[3] !School!Type!Number of successful applicants
KaiseiPrivate boys’ school149
Seiko Private boys’ school100
NadaPrivate boys’ school94
Komaba (Tsukukoma)National boys’ school90
NishiyamatoPrivate coeducational school71
Shibuya MakuhariPrivate coeducational school64
OinPrivate girls’ school63
HibiyaPublic coeducational school60

Notable alumnae

Politicians

References

  1. Web site: English 桜蔭学園【公式】 . 2024-05-08 . www.oin.ed.jp . ja.
  2. Web site: 開成、桜蔭を抑えて第一志望にする学生も コギャルの代名詞学校が「渋渋の奇跡」と呼ばれる理由(デイリー新潮) . 2024-05-08 . Yahoo!ニュース . ja.
  3. Web site: 2024年 東京大学 合格者ランキング【合格数順】 インターエデュ . 2024-05-08 . 受験情報サイトのインターエデュ・ドットコム . ja.
  4. Web site: 2018-01-07 . 日本一賢い不思議な女子校「桜蔭」の秘密 空気を吸うように勉強する (2ページ目) . 2024-05-08 . PRESIDENT Online(プレジデントオンライン) . ja.
  5. Web site: 千佳 . 秋山 . 「東大に入って初めて、楽に息ができると感じました」豊田真由子が振り返る“名門女子校・桜蔭時代” . 2024-05-08 . 文春オンライン . ja.

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