Sundai Preparatory School Explained

Sundai Preparatory School
Native Name:	駿台予備学校
Motto:	第一志望は、ゆずれない。
Location:	Ochanomizu, Tokyo
Country:	Japan
Type:	Preparatory School
Established:	1918
Principal:	Naoko Yamazaki
Grades:	Grade 6 - Grade 12

is the oldest^[1] extracurricular college-preparatory school in Japan. It was founded in 1918 by Toshiharu Yamazaki (山崎 寿春 Yamazaki Toshiharu), a Japanese English Literature scholar and a graduate of Amherst College, Harvard College, and Yale University (Graduate School).^{[2] [3]} Along with Kawai-juku and Yoyogi Seminar, it is one of the three largest groups of preparatory schools. Sundai Preparatory School is regularly ranked as first by the number of acceptances to the University of Tokyo and Kyoto University, both considered the most competitive universities in Japan.^[4] Admission is competitive, and students must receive satisfactory grades in national examinations to enroll.^[5]

Campuses

Sundai Preparatory School

• Headquarters (Ochanomizu, Tokyo)
  • 1st building
  • 2nd building
  • 3rd building
  • 8th building
• Kyoto
• Osaka
• Nagoya
• Yokohama
• Sapporo
• Fukuoka
• Kobe
• Hamamatsu
• Sendai
• Hiroshima

Sundai Center for International Education

• Singapore
• Malaysia
• Bangkok
• Jakarta
• Hongkong
• Shanghai
• Pudong
• Taipei
• Myanmar
• Tokyo
• New York
• New Jersey
• Michigan
• Düsseldorf

Departments

These subjects are all required by top-tier universities in Japan.

• English
• Mathematics
• Contemporary Japanese
• Classical Japanese language
• Classical Chinese
• Physics
• Chemistry
• Biology
• Geoscience
• History of Japan
• World history
• Geography
• Civics

Affiliated institutions

• Sundai Michigan International Academy
• Sundai Ireland International School (closed)

Further reading

• "駿台予備校ジュニア失踪 豪州「大スキャンダル」が伏線 (ワイド特集 誰にも言えない由々しい話)." 週刊文春 42(45), 36-38, 2000-11-30. 文芸春秋. See profile at CiNii.
• "スクープ 駿台予備校学園長 長男に「遺産ゼロ円」って." 週刊現代 52(12), 162-165, 2010-03-27. 講談社. See profile at CiNii.

Notes and References

1. Web site: 学園憲章 学校法人 駿河台学園. www.sundai.ac.jp. 2015-08-12. SURUGADAI GAKUEN Educational. Institute.
2. Web site: SUNDAI GLOBAL CLUBとは｜SUNDAI GLOBAL CLUB. www.sundai-kaigai.jp. 2015-08-12.
3. Web site: 学園憲章 学校法人 駿河台学園. www.sundai.ac.jp. 2015-08-12. SURUGADAI GAKUEN Educational. Institute.
4. Web site: 大手4予備校の東大合格者実績 実際の合格者数より多い理由.
5. Web site: 大学受験予備校｜駿台予備学校～東大・京大・医学部をはじめとする難関大学入試に強い予備校. www2.sundai.ac.jp. 2017-02-21.