PROFILE

The staff: 60 full-time teachers, among them 7 Jesuits from 3 different nations, form the core staff of today's Eiko. In addition, there are about 20 other staff members, who teach part time or assist. Besides the 9 Jesuits, who teach full-time or part-time, 28 members are Catholic.

The Student body: The boys who attend Eiko come mainly from the Kamakura-Fujisawa-Yokohama area in Kanagawa Prefecture. The competition for entrance is keen, usually only one out of every three or four boys who applies is accepted. The real competition, however, is higher, since only the best students of some 200 grade schools sit for the examinations.

Reputation: A Japanese school is judged mainly by its success in placing its graduates in the first-class universities. Eiko, precentage-wise, is counted among the ten best of the almost 4000 senior high schools in Japan. Eiko's reputation, however, lies not only in this academic success. The sound moral trianing and character formation is equally acknowledged. This formation is not just an added attraction, but the real purpose of our education. It is also the reason why many parents send their children to Eiko.

Graduates: Eiko's graduates have succeeded in making their mark on society. They have succeeded, after graduation from their respective universities, in securing jobs in some of the best firms in Japan. Some have gone into public service, others have pursued graduate studies in Japan and abroad. Such graduates have helped enhance Eiko's reputation as a citizen-building school.

Religious Guidance: Though Eiko is a Catholic school, only five percent of the students are Catholic. Religious instruction is not compulsory for all. In spite of this, or perhaps because of it, the number of non-Catholic students who ask for such guidance is rather high. The students attending the religious instruction are nearly one fifth of the whole student body.