Izumi Chuo High School

Private school in Izumi, Kagoshima, Japan

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32°04′38″N 130°20′20″E / 32.07722°N 130.33889°E / 32.07722; 130.33889InformationTypePrivate schoolEstablished1950Grades10-12 (Japanese High School Grades 1-3)EnrollmentApproximately 600Color(s)Navy, maroonWebsiteizumi.ac.jp

Izumi Chuo High School (Japanese: 出水中央高等学校, Hepburn: Izumi Chūō Kōtōgakkō) is a private, co-educational high school in Nishi Izumi, Izumi, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. Izumi Chuo was founded in 1950 and renamed Izumi Chuo High School in 1985. There are students from farther away (including Kumamoto Prefecture); so there are dormitories for both female and male students. Students usually refer to Izumi Chuo High School as "Chuo" or Izumi Chuo" outside of school.

Departments

General Department

General Studies

Students focus on general education and sports.^{[citation needed]}

Liberal Arts Studies

Students focus on both sports and studies, especially English studies.^{[citation needed]}
The Liberal Art Studies Department has been hosting exchange students since 1988.^[1]^{[not specific enough to verify]}
Most of the exchange students have been from Australia.^[1]^{[not specific enough to verify]}
The 2nd-year class has a 12-day class trip to Australia (Brisbane and sometimes Sydney) each year.^[1]^{[not specific enough to verify]}
The Liberal Arts Department also has a partnership with Santa Monica College in the U.S.^[1]^{[not specific enough to verify]}
In the early 1990s, the Liberal Arts Department hosted faculty members from Santa Monica College.^[1]^{[not specific enough to verify]}