Junior and Senior High School at Komaba, University of Tsukuba

Junior and Senior High School at Komaba, University of Tsukuba (筑波大学附属駒場中学校・高等学校) is a national boys' school located in Ikejiri, Setagaya, near Komaba. It is better known by the abbreviation Tsukukoma (筑駒). Tsukukoma is affiliated with the University of Tsukuba and offers a six-year secondary education program. Tsukukoma is the only national boys' school in Japan and is regarded as arguably the most academically superior secondary educational institution in the country, due to its extremely competitive admissions and the highest rate of its graduates enrolling in the University of Tokyo, which is usually considered Japan's most prestigious university.[3][4][5]

Junior and Senior High School at Komaba, University of Tsukuba
筑波大学附属駒場中学校・高等学校
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Funding typeNational
Motto自由・闊達の校風のもと、挑戦し、創造し、貢献する生き方をめざす
(Aspire to a lifestyle based on endeavor, creation, and contribution under the tradition of liberalism and generosity)
Established1947
GenderMale
Budget< JP¥50 million (c. 2005, excluding personnel expenses)[1]
Annual tuitionNone (2024, Junior High)
JP¥115,200 (2024, Senior High)[2]
AffiliationUniversity of Tsukuba
Websitehttps://www.komaba-s.tsukuba.ac.jp/

Overview

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In 1947, Tsukukoma was established as a new junior high school affiliated with the former Tokyo Agricultural School. It was later renamed Komaba Junior and Senior High School, affiliated with Tokyo University of Education in 1952, and then, in 1978, it came under the purview of the University of Tsukuba, which replaced Tokyo University of Education that year. Although it is an affiliated school of the University of Tsukuba, very few students choose to study at the university after graduation.[3]

Known for its liberal school spirit, the school has no uniforms for both junior and senior high students.[2] It is located on the site of the former Komaba Agricultural School and maintains a tradition of rice cultivation training in paddy fields, known at the school as 'Kellner Paddy'.[6] In its vicinity there are Komaba Toho Junior and Senior High School, Tokyo Metropolitan Komaba High School, Komaba Gakuen High School, and Nihon University Komaba Junior and Senior High School.

Tsukukoma is one of the largest sources of successful applicants to the University of Tokyo, which is generally regarded as the nation's most selective and prestigious university. The school is located on a hill approximately 700 meters south of the Komaba Campus, University of Tokyo, which mainly accommodates first and second-year undergraduates.[7]

Notable alumni

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References

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  1. ^ 井上, 正允 (2005). "筑駒 SSH研究報告 ――「研究開発」と「学校づくり」について――" (PDF). つくばレポジトリ. Retrieved 2024-09-24.
  2. ^ a b "入学案内に関するQ&A". 筑波大学附属駒場中・高等学校 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-09-24.
  3. ^ a b "About us". 筑波大学附属駒場中・高等学校 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-05-08.
  4. ^ 雫, 純平 (2024-07-30). "東大への現役進学率 ランキング上位に中高一貫校が並ぶ". 朝日新聞 EduA. Retrieved 2024-09-22.
  5. ^ "主要国・私立高校 偏差値一覧表" (PDF). 駿台中学生テストセンター. 2024. Retrieved 2024-09-29.
  6. ^ "総合的な学習の時間". 筑波大学附属駒場中・高等学校 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-09-24.
  7. ^ "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". 受験情報サイトのインターエデュ・ドットコム (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-05-08.
  8. ^ "【筑波大学附属駒場高校】華麗なる卒業生人脈!日銀新総裁の植田和男、コロナ分科会の尾身茂、劇作家の野田秀樹…". ダイヤモンド・オンライン (in Japanese). 2023-02-28. Retrieved 2024-05-08.
  9. ^ IUT理論提唱者 望月新一と道田信一郎先生のかかわり

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