国際文化科学コース（国際バカロレア）

Our school’s International Department of Humanities and Science (IB Course) provides a bilingual curriculum in English and Japanese. This includes the International Baccalaureate curriculum (Dual IBDP), classes essential for the qualification for graduating Japanese senior high school (Physical Education, Home Economics, Information, etc.), and an Okinawan Karate class. Students in the IB Course can receive both a Japanese senior high school qualification and an IB Diploma upon graduation. The six classes required for the IB examination are Japanese Literature, English B, History, Experimental Science (Biology / Chemistry), Mathematics, and Visual Arts. Additionally, students take TOK (Theory of Knowledge), CAS (Creativity, Activity, Service), Karate, Physical Education, and Information Technology. English B and Mathematics must be taken in English and History and TOK may be taken in English or Japanese. Other classes are held in Japanese. Students may also choose the language of some IB examinations. For the IB diploma to be awarded, students must achieve passing marks on the final examinations and Internal Assessments. The IB curriculum is 2 years. Before starting the IB diploma curriculum, first year high school students will follow a Pre-IB curriculum focused on graduating from a Japanese high school. Higher Level credits earned in IB may allow students to earn university credits at some overseas universities.

Most IB textbooks are written in English, so IB Course students are required to have achieved EIKEN grade pre-1 level English proficiency by 11th grade. Also, students are required to study math and science at the level of our school’s Rikei course, which is specified in that course description. However, students in the IB Course study without the boundaries of Rikei and Bunkei courses, focusing on languages, history, and other subjects such as ethics. Classes are composed of around 20 students, and presentations and discussions are held more frequently than in other courses. In the IB course, there are both students who aim to study abroad and students who want to go to Japanese universities where classes are held in English. Besides EIKEN, students take IELTS and SAT once a year during the 11th and 12th grades. For university admissions, students may aim for admission using the IB diploma, the National Center Test for University Admissions, AO (Admission Office) admission, school recommendation admission, and general entrance exams. In the past, about one-third of IB students attended universities abroad and the rest attended Japanese universities.