Tokyo Metropolitan Toyama High School Explained

Tokyo Metropolitan Toyama High School
Established:	16 September 1888
Type:	Public school (state school)
Enrollment:	966^[1]
Gender:	Male and female
Location:	3-19-1 Toyama, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 162-0052, Japan
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Pushpin Label:	School
Pushpin Map Caption:	Location in Tokyo
Coordinates:	35.7066°N 139.7103°W

is a public day school run by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government. The campus is located in Toyama 3-chome, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo.

It has been designated as a Super Science High School (SSH) by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT). It has also been designated as part of the Team Medical (TM) project run by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Board of Education (a project where students who wish to go on to medical school form a team).^[2]

Education policy

2004 — Becomes the first metropolitan high school to be designated as a Super Science High School by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (designated period is 3 years)
2007 — Designated for the second term as a Super Science High School (designated period is 5 years)
2012 — Starts a 2-year transitional period as a Super Science High School
2014 — Designated for the third term as a Super Science High School (designated period is 5 years)
2016 — Designated as a Team Medical (TM) school
2017 — 130th anniversary of the school's foundation. A commemorative ceremony is held in September. Renovation work of the martial arts building starts
2019 — Designated for the fourth term as a Super Science High School (up to 2023)