Shiga Prefectural Ishiyama High School

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Established 1963 (1963) Nickname Ishi-Kou ("石高") Phone +81 77-537-3371		Grades 10-12 ("高1" - "高3") High School Code 25107A Founded 1963
Type Public secondary (Shiga prefectural) Courses Comprehensive Course ("普通科"),Musical Course ("音楽科") Address Japan, 〒520-0844 Shiga Prefecture, Otsu, Kokubu, 1 Chome−１５番１号 Motto Independence and Autonomy ("自主・自律") Profiles Twitter

Shiga Prefectural Ishiyama High School (Japanese: 滋賀県立石山高等学校) is a senior high school located in Ōtsu, Shiga, Japan. It is called Ishi-Kou as a term of endearment by the locals.

There are two courses at the school: Comprehensive Course ("普通科") and Musical Course ("音楽科"). This is the only high school in Shiga, which has the Musical Course.

About 1000 students are enrolled, and more than the half of them are female.

The school motto is "Independence and Autonomy" ("自主・自律"). Students are expected to discipline themselves. Therefore, there has not been any school rule about students' clothes and hairstyles even though most of Japanese schools set such rules.

The school song was composed by Yasuhiko Murachi.

It is famous for getting lots of students into university. The percentage of the students going on to university was 58.4% in 2004; and it was the fourth highest in Shiga.

History

1 April 1963 – Shiga Prefectural Ishiyama High School was founded in Nishino-chō, Ōtsu, where Shiga University had been.

1 April 1964 – It moved to Kokubu-chō, Ōtsu.

1 April 1968 – Musical Course was set up.

Kokubu-Sai

The school festival, Kokubu-Sai ("石舞祭") is annually held. It is all managed by students. The name of the festival is derived from the school's address (Kokubu, Ōtsu); its kanji, nevertheless, is different.

At the festival, there are two parts: cultural festival and sports festival. Every year, the 10th-year students participate in exhibitions, the 11th-year students in dramas, and the 12th in booths in the cultural festival.