Gyoshu Junior & Senior High School is a six-year, college preparatory program for students in grades 7 – 12. The total student population (grades 7-12) is approximately 900 students. About 150 of these students are in the Bilingual Program.

The school offers three course options for students:
1) Core Course: This is the basic curriculum track following the Japanese national curriculum and taught in Japanese. The entrance test includes math and Japanese exams.

At the base of the Bilingual Program is the national Japanese curriculum. The school is accredited by the Shizuoka Board of Education and all of the courses offered at Gyoshu follow the guidelines of the Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT). In this way, the Bilingual Course is similar to the other course options at Gyoshu. But the Bilingual Course goes beyond these basic guidelines and has integrated the prestigious International Baccalaureate Middle Years Program (MYP) and Diploma Program (DP) into the program and conducts 40% to 80% of the instruction in English. The Middle Years Program is a four-year course for students in grades 7-10. The Diploma Program is for students in grades 11 – 12. What we call the “Bilingual Course” is a six-year program that integrates the MYP, DP, and the national Japanese curriculums into one program, and uses two languages (Japanese and English) as the medium of instruction.

Upon graduation students are eligible to receive Japanese and an IB diploma. All students who complete the program receive a Japanese high school diploma from Gyoshu Junior & Senior High School. They are eligible to sit for the external IB exams held in November each year. Students who meet the requirements set forth by the IBO receive the prestigious IB diploma. Students that do well in the IB program but who are unable to meet the qualifications for the full IB diploma may be able to receive certificates in specific subjects.