Yokohama Overseas Chinese School
International school in Japan
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The Yokohama Overseas Chinese School (YOCS) is a Republic of China-oriented Chinese international school in Naka-ku, Yokohama, Japan. It serves elementary through senior high school.[1] As of 2010 Shih Huei-chen (施惠珍 Shī Huìzhēn) is the president of the school.[2]
| Yokohama Overseas Chinese School | |
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横浜中華学院 橫濱中華學院 | |
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142 Yamashitacho, Naka Ward, Yokohama, Kanagawa 〒231-0023 横浜市中区山下町142番地 | |
| Coordinates | 35.4422413°N 139.6445956°E |
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| Website | yocs |
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| Traditional Chinese | 橫濱中華學院 | ||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 横滨中华学院 | ||||||||
| Literal meaning | Yokohama Chinese/Cultural Ethnic School | ||||||||
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| Kanji | 横浜中華学院 | ||||||||
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History
It was formed after the 1952 split of the Yokohama Chinese School, which was established by Sun Yat-sen. Yokohama Overseas was aligned with Taiwan, while the Yokohama Yamate Chinese School was aligned with the People's Republic of China.[3]
In 2010 the school asked for assistance from Lien Fang Yu (連方瑀 Lián Fāngyǔ), the wife of Lien Chan; at that time the school had a shortage in funding. Yang Ching-huei described the buildings as "very old" and requiring "some serious renovation work."[2] By 2011 the school established interviews and other entrance examinations due to an increase in prospective students.[4]
Operations
As of 2010 most of the school's funding originates from tuition while the Overseas-Compatriots Commission provides some assistance. As of 2010 the school charges monthly tuition rates below the Japanese private school average of ¥50,000 per student; the monthly tuition per elementary or junior high student was ¥22,000 ($268 U.S. dollars) while the per-student tuition at the high school level was ¥25,000.[2]
Curriculum
Each week first-year students have ten Chinese lessons, each lasting 45 minutes; four Japanese lessons, and one English lesson.[4]
Student body
In 1997 each class had about one or two students who were Japanese.[4] As of 2008 about 15% of its students were Japanese nationals, including ethnic Chinese persons with Japanese citizenship.[5] As of 2010 71% of the students were children of Taiwanese families living in Japan and/or are originating from Taiwan. Other students were ethnic Chinese from other countries and Japanese. A YOCS teacher named Chiang Pin-huei (江品輝 Jiāng Pǐnhuī) stated in the Taipei Times that the "focused" education of the YOCS resulted in the high percentage of Taiwan-origin students.[2] By 2011, due to the increase in popularity of international schools among Japanese parents, each first-year elementary class had about 20 Japanese students, making up about 33% of each class. As of that year some new students initially enrolling in the school did not have any understanding of Chinese.[4]
See also
- Chinese people in Japan
- List of junior high schools in Kanagawa Prefecture
- List of elementary schools in Kanagawa Prefecture
Japanese international schools in Taiwan, Republic of China: