Sagano High School

Sagano High School (嵯峨野高等学校), is a nationally designated Super Global and Super Science High School in Kyoto, Japan. History Brief Timeline: 1941 – Sagano was founded as Sagano Girl's High School 1950 – Sagano was re-structured as Sagano High School and became a co-ed school 1996 – Kyoto's COSMOS courses were established and added to the school's curriculum and plan 2010 – 70th Anniversary Celebration school year 2012 – Sagano is officially designated as a Super Science High School by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology for a period of 5 years 2014 – Sagano is officially designated as a Super Global High School by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology for a period of 5 years 2014 – Sagano is officially designated as a UNESCO Associated Schools Network UNESCO ASPNet school by UNESCO 2017 – Sagano is officially re-designated as a Super Science High School by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology for a period of 5 years 2022 – Sagano is officially re-designated as a Super Science High School by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology for a period of 5 years Originally opening as “Sagano Girls' High School” in 1941 and becoming co-ed in 1950, Sagano High School has a history of more than 70 years. It is located in the north-western section of the ancient capital of Kyoto, with areas such as Sagano and Arashiyama being located nearby. The school has two departments, the “General Academic Department” and the “Kyoto Cosmos Department,” the latter of which is a special department established in 1996 in order to provide more advanced-level education which could prepare students for further academic research at universities or other higher educational institutions.