Oin Junior and Senior High School (桜蔭中学校・高等学校) is a private girl's school located in Hongo, Bunkyo, Tokyo that provides six-year secondary education programmes.

Overview

The school was founded in 1924 by members of the alumnae club of Tokyo Women's Normal School, Oin-kai (櫻蔭会). The first principal of the school, Kikuno Gokan (後閑菊野), had been responsible for the education of Empress Kojun, and she placed focus on manners in the creation of Oin as well.[1]

Oin is known as one of the most selective secondary educational institutions in the country, and is one of the largest sources of successful applicants to the University of Tokyo, which is usually regarded as the nation's most selective and prestigious university.[2]

Number of Successful Applicants to the University of Tokyo by School Attended (2024)[3]
School Type Number of successful applicants
Kaisei Private boys’ school 149
Seiko Private boys’ school 100
Nada Private boys’ school 94
Komaba (Tsukukoma) National boys’ school 90
Nishiyamato Private coeducational school 71
Shibuya Makuhari Private coeducational school 64
Oin Private girls’ school 63
Hibiya Public coeducational school 60

Notable alumnae

Politicians

References

  1. ^ "English | 桜蔭学園【公式】". www.oin.ed.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-05-08.
  2. ^ "開成、桜蔭を抑えて第一志望にする学生も コギャルの代名詞学校が「渋渋の奇跡」と呼ばれる理由（デイリー新潮）". Yahoo!ニュース (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-05-08.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "日本一賢い不思議な女子校「桜蔭」の秘密 空気を吸うように勉強する (2ページ目)". PRESIDENT Online（プレジデントオンライン） (in Japanese). 2018-01-07. Retrieved 2024-05-08.
  5. ^ 千佳, 秋山. "「東大に入って初めて、楽に息ができると感じました」豊田真由子が振り返る"名門女子校・桜蔭時代"". 文春オンライン (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-05-08.

External links

Oin Junior and Senior High School