Keio Shonan-Fujisawa Junior and Senior High School 3.27

Keio Shonan-Fujisawa Junior & Senior High School is located on the Shonan Fujisawa Campus of Keio University in Fujisawa, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. Since its founding in 1992, the school has been commonly known as Keio SFC, or simply SFC. It is one of the prestigious private junior high schools in the Tokyo area, due to its rich curriculum and environment.The overwhelming majority (99%) of its students advance to Keio University. In 2006, for example, out of 237 students who entered the senior or final year, 232 were admitted to the various campuses of Keio University.SchoolThe school is one of five prestigious schools affiliated with Keio University. The school is a combined Junior and Senior High, with grades seven through twelve. There are 160 students per grade in Junior High, with another 80 students joining in the first year of Senior High, bringing the total to 240 students per grade. Most of the teachers teach in both the Junior and Senior schools, which share the same buildings, which is uncommon in Japan.Student lifeMost students live in Kanagawa Prefecture and the typical commuting time is 90 minutes. About a quarter of the students are returnees who have lived abroad in various countries. Some of these students have a high English language proficiency, and the school emphasizes English education as well as information technology in its curriculum.The school operates on a trimester system with a five-week summer vacation and a three-week break at the end spanning late December and early January.