South Queensland Academy Explained

South Queensland Academy
Native Name:	サウスクイーンズランドアカデミー
Type:	Private high school (Shiritsu zaigai kyōiku shisetsu)
Established:	1992
Closed:	2006
City:	Jimboomba
Country:	Australia
Address:	Lot 4 Johanna ST., Jimboomba, Queensland 4280 AUSTRALIA
Coordinates:	-27.8258°N 153.0257°W
Pushpin Map:	Queensland#Australia
Homepage:	japan-net.ne.jp/~hirayama/hillshmpg/title.htm

was a Japanese international school in Jimboomba, Logan City, Queensland. It was an overseas branch of a Japanese private school, or a Shiritsu zaigai kyōiku shisetsu (私立在外教育施設).^[1] It was a part of the Hills Educational Foundation, and was associated with the South Queensland International College (SQIC) and Hills Language College (HLC).^[2] It was affiliated with Seirinkan High School,^[3] and it served the high school level.^{[4] [5]}

The school opened in 1992 (Heisei Year 4).^[3] The Japanese Ministry of Education (Monbusho or, today, MEXT) certified the school on 18 December that year. It was decertified by MEXT on 31 March 2013 (Heisei 25).^[5] The school closed in 2006 (Heisei 18).^[6]

See also

Part-time Japanese schools in Australia

• Canberra Japanese Supplementary School
• Melbourne International School of Japanese
• Japanese Language Supplementary School of Queensland

External links

• • (early 2000s old website).

Notes and References

1. "私立在外教育施設一覧" (Archive). Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology. August 9, 2004. Retrieved on April 6, 2015. "サウスクイーンズランドアカデミー LOT4 JOHANNA ST.JIMBOOMBA,QUEENSLAND 4280 AUSTRALIA"
2. https://web.archive.org/web/20020207052849/http://www.japan-net.ne.jp/~hirayama/hillshmpg/title.htm Home page
3. "沿革" (Archive). Seirinkan High School. Retrieved on April 6, 2015. "平成 4年 特別姉妹校 SOUTH QUEENSLAND ACADEMY（略称 SQA）開校"
4. "ヒルズ学園SQAの教育環境と施設 Environment and School Facility" (Archive). South Queensland Academy. Retrieved on April 6, 2015. "海外において日本の教育を行なう学校をいいます。文部科学省が「高等学校の課程に相当する課程を有する」 と認定しており、全課程を修了すると日本の高等学校と同等の資格（卒業資格）が得られます。SQAは1992 年に文部科学省在外教育施設高等部として認定を受けました。"
5. "過去に指定・認定していた在外教育施設" (Archive). Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology. Retrieved on January 15, 2015. "サウスクイーンズランドアカデミー （高等部）" and "指定・認定年月日 平成4年12月18日認定" and "指定解除・認定取消 年月日 平成25年3月31日"
6. "10校（うち1校は休校中）あります" (Archive). Japanese Ministry of Education. February 15, 2013. Retrieved on March 27, 2016. "サウスクイーンズランドアカデミー （平成18年4月～休校）"