South Queensland Academy (サウスクイーンズランドアカデミー, Sausu Kuīnzurando Akademī, SQA) was a Japanese international school in Jimboomba, Logan City, Queensland. It was an overseas branch of a Japanese private school, or a Shiritsu zaigai kyōiku shisetsu (私立在外教育施設).[1] It was a part of the Hills Educational Foundation, and was associated with the South Queensland International College (SQIC) and Hills Language College (HLC).[2] It was affiliated with Seirinkan High School,[3] and it served the high school level.[4][5]
| South Queensland Academy サウスクイーンズランドアカデミー | |
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| Address | |
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Lot 4 Johanna ST., Jimboomba, Queensland 4280 AUSTRALIA Australia | |
| Coordinates | 27°49′33″S 153°01′32″E / 27.8258359°S 153.02565400000003°E |
| Information | |
| Type | Private high school (Shiritsu zaigai kyōiku shisetsu) |
| Established | 1992 |
| Closed | 2006 |
| Website | japan-net.ne.jp/~hirayama/hillshmpg/title.htm |
The school opened in 1992 (Heisei Year 4).[3] The Japanese Ministry of Education (Monbusho or, today, MEXT) certified the school on 18 December that year. It was decertified by MEXT on 31 March 2013 (Heisei 25).[5] The school closed in 2006 (Heisei 18).[6]
See also
editPart-time Japanese schools in Australia
References
edit- ^ "私立在外教育施設一覧" (Archive). Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology. August 9, 2004. Retrieved on April 6, 2015. "サウスクイーンズランドアカデミー LOT4 JOHANNA ST.JIMBOOMBA,QUEENSLAND 4280 AUSTRALIA"
- ^ Home page (Archive). South Queensland Academy. February 7, 2002. Retrieved on April 6, 2015.
- ^ a b "沿革" (Archive). Seirinkan High School. Retrieved on April 6, 2015. "平成 4年 特別姉妹校 SOUTH QUEENSLAND ACADEMY（略称 SQA）開校"
- ^ "ヒルズ学園SQAの教育環境と施設 Environment and School Facility" (Archive). South Queensland Academy. Retrieved on April 6, 2015. "海外において日本の教育を行なう学校をいいます。文部科学省が「高等学校の課程に相当する課程を有する」 と認定しており、全課程を修了すると日本の高等学校と同等の資格（卒業資格）が得られます。SQAは1992 年に文部科学省在外教育施設高等部として認定を受けました。"
- ^ a b "過去に指定・認定していた在外教育施設" (Archive). Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology. Retrieved on January 15, 2015. "サウスクイーンズランドアカデミー （高等部）" and "指定・認定年月日 平成4年12月18日認定" and "指定解除・認定取消 年月日 平成25年3月31日"
- ^ "10校（うち1校は休校中）あります" (Archive). Japanese Ministry of Education. February 15, 2013. Retrieved on March 27, 2016. "サウスクイーンズランドアカデミー （平成18年4月～休校）"
External links
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- South Queensland Academy (seirinkan.ed.jp/hills/) at the Wayback Machine (archive index)
- South Queensland Academy (japan-net.ne.jp/~hirayama/hillshmpg/title.htm) at the Wayback Machine (archive index) (early 2000s old website).
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