St. Mary's International School
| St. Mary's International School | |
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1-6-19 Seta Setagaya, Tokyo 158-8668 Tokyo, Japan Japan |
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| Type | Private |
| Established | 1954 |
| Head of school | Saburo Kagei |
| Grades | K-12 |
| Campus size | 9-acre (36,000 m2) |
| Colour(s) | Blue and Gold |
| Team name | Titans |
| Affiliation | Catholic |
| Website | www.smis.ac.jp |
St. Mary's International School is an international school for boys located in the Setagaya ward of Tokyo, Japan. The primary language of instruction is English. It offers the International Baccalaureate program.
The school was founded in 1954 by the Brothers of Christian Instruction and resides in the St. Francis Xavier district of the FIC. The school serves International students living in or near Tokyo, as well as many Japanese students seeking a Western, English-medium education. St. Mary's offers religious instruction, and Catholic students may attend mass. Although St. Mary's is a Catholic school, students do not have to be Catholic to attend.
Allegations of sexual abuse have been made against the school. One of the claimed victims is making a documentary about his experiences.
St. Mary's is accredited by the Council of International Schools and the Western Association of Schools and Colleges. It is a member of the East Asia Regional Council of Overseas Schools and the Japan Council of International Schools. St. Mary's is always recognized by the Kanto Plains Schools Association as a unanimous vote for the best school in Tokyo, and the Kanto Region.
The 9-acre (36,000 m2) campus features a large, lighted indoor swimming pool with a balcony for visiting audiences, an indoor multi-athletic court with a contractable stage + seats, a large multi purpose hall which converts into an auditorium, number of tennis courts, two outdoor basketball courts, a large soccer field with appropriate synthetic grass, a mass of gardened land, and numbers of other athletic facilities. The three-story classroom buildings hold classes for grades 1 through 12, plus a readiness program and programs for students using English as a second language (ESL). Additionally, the school features two large libraries for study, one of them featuring an outdoor 'rooftop' garden, and has computer access throughout all if its classrooms. A chapel and on-site residency for the brothers are also available.
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