is a Japanese international school in Wexham, Buckinghamshire, to the west of London."アクセス" () Teikyo School United Kingdom. Retrieved on 8 January 2014. "帝京ロンドン学園高等部 / TEIKYO SCHOOL UK Framewood Road, Wexham, Buckinghamshire SL2 4QS UK" It educates 59 students aged between 15 and 18 years."Teikyo School (UK)" () EduBase, Department for Education. Retrieved on 8 January 2014. It is affiliated with Teikyo University, and the Japanese government classifies the school as a Shiritsu zaigai kyoiku shisetsu (私立在外教育施設) or an overseas branch of a Japanese private school."私立在外教育施設一覧" (Archive). Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology. Retrieved on March 1, 2015.Mizukami, Tetsuo. The sojourner community [electronic resource]: Japanese migration and residency in Australia. Brill, 2007. , 9789004154797. p. 136.
History The school opened in April 1989,"History of Teikyo School." () Teikyo School United Kingdom. Retrieved on 8 January 2014. and occupies Fulmer Grange, which had been formerly owned by the British Cement and Concrete Association. The facility was previously used as a head office, and to host conferences. Try Construction Group did the renovations, with one building becoming a dormitory and others also being renovated, spending £882,000 total. The organisation creating the school spent about £2,000,000 in renovations and construction, while £4,000,000 was spent to acquire the land. The plan was to house students who have parents working for Japanese companies.
As of 2013 it had 72 students, all from Japan, including 48 boys and 24 girls. Of them, 44 boys and 17 girls were boarders."Teikyo School (UK)." (Archive) OFSTED. 2013. 3 of 11. Retrieved on 8 January 2014.
Campus The campus is located north of Slough, and west of London. It is in proximity to Eton College and Windsor Castle. The school includes an indoor swimming pool, an IT room, a theatre, and a turfed ground. Its students live in single-room dormitories."Head's Welcome." () Teikyo School United Kingdom. Retrieved on 8 January 2014. "Framewood Road, Wexham, Buckinghamshire SL2 4QS UK" The swimming pool and gymnasium were approved by the South Bucks authorities in 1989.
See also
Japanese School in London Japanese community in the United Kingdom Japanese students in the United Kingdom Japan–United Kingdom relations
British international schools in Japan: The British School in Tokyo
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External links
Teikyo School United Kingdom Teikyo School United Kingdom Teikyo School United Kingdom (Archive)