Waseda University Honjo Senior High School

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Waseda University Honjo Senior High School
早稲田大学本庄高等学院
Motto学問の独立
(Independence of Learning)
Type Private
Established1982
Endowment N/A
President Shigeru Yoshida
Students~1,000
Address
239-3 Kurisaki Honjo Saitama 367-0032 JAPAN
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36°12′54.3″N139°10′34.4″E / 36.215083°N 139.176222°E / 36.215083; 139.176222 Coordinates: 36°12′54.3″N139°10′34.4″E / 36.215083°N 139.176222°E / 36.215083; 139.176222
Campus suburban
Colors Maroon     
AffiliationsSuper Science High School
MascotWaseda Bear
Website Waseda University Honjo Senior High School
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Waseda University Honjo Senior High School

Waseda University Honjo Senior High School (早稲田大学本庄高等学院, Waseda Daigaku Honjo Kōtō Gakuin) is a senior high school in Japan, located in Saitama Prefecture. It was founded in 1982 as a high school attached to Waseda University. Its motto is "independence of learning" (学問の独立, gakumon-no-dokuritsu), which is the same motto as for Waseda University.

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History

The school was founded in April 1982 as a "100th anniversary memorial project of Waseda University". The school was founded as a boys' school, but it converted to a coeducational school in April 2007.

Present

The school has continued interactions with prestige high schools as below.

According to the Hensachi (the indication showing the entrance difficulties by prep schools) rankings published by Sundai-Yobiko (駿台予備校), the school is one of the most selective senior high schools in Japan. Its entrance difficulty is usually considered as the top ranked among senior high schools in Saitama Prefacture. [1]

Location/facility

The closest station is the Honjō-Waseda Station.

Notable alumni

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