Hongwanji Mission School

Private day school in Honolulu, United States

21°19′01″N 157°51′11″W / 21.3169392°N 157.853009°W / 21.3169392; -157.853009

Team nameDolphinsAccreditationWestern Association of Schools and Colleges^[1]Websitewww.hongwanjimissionschool.com

Hongwanji Mission School (HMS) is a private co-educational preparatory school (grades pre-school through eighth) located in Nuuanu Valley and adjacent to Downtown Honolulu. Accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges and the Hawaii Association of Independent Schools, HMS first opened its doors in 1949 and was the first Buddhist school established outside Japan.

HMS has a maximum student-teacher ratio of 18:1. Japanese-language classes are part of the curriculum at all grade levels. The campus includes a gymnasium, swimming pool, library, and computer center. In addition, HMS offers after school, holiday daycare, and summer-school programs.

In 2003, HMS announced the opening of a Buddhist high school, Pacific Buddhist Academy, which shares a campus with HMS.

References

^ "Directory of Schools 2014-2015" (PDF). Accrediting Commission for Schools Western Association of Schools and Colleges. July 2014. p. 63.

Assets School High School Damien Memorial School Hawaii Baptist Academy Hawaiian Mission Academy Hongwanji Mission School ʻIolani School Kamehameha Schools La Pietra Lutheran High School of Hawaii Maryknoll School Mid-Pacific Institute Pacific Buddhist Academy Punahou School Sacred Hearts Academy St. Andrew's Schools Saint Louis School Varsity International School
Closed	Academy of the Pacific Honolulu Military Academy Saint Francis School

Tertiary

University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Chaminade University of Honolulu Honolulu Community College Kapiʻolani Community College
Former	Hawaii Tokai Int'l College (moved to Kapolei)