Shiga Prefectural Ishiyama High School


Shiga Prefectural Ishiyama High School is a senior high school located in Ōtsu, Shiga, Japan. It is called Ishi-Kou as a term of endearment by the locals.
There are two courses at the school: Comprehensive Course and Musical Course. This is the only high school in Shiga, which has the Musical Course.
About 1000 students are enrolled, and more than the half of them are female.
The school motto is "Independence and Autonomy". Students are expected to discipline themselves. Therefore, there has not been any school rule about students' clothes and hairstyles even though most of Japanese schools set such rules.
The school song was composed by Yasuhiko Murachi.
It is famous for getting lots of students into university. The percentage of the students going on to university was 58.4% in 2004; and it was the fourth highest in Shiga.

History

The school festival, Kokubu-Sai is annually held. It is all managed by students. The name of the festival is derived from the school's address ; its kanji, nevertheless, is different.
At the festival, there are two parts: cultural festival and sports festival. Every year, the 10th-year students participate in exhibitions, the 11th-year students in dramas, and the 12th in booths in the cultural festival.

Themes

Foreign students visit the school festival every year.

Facilities

Sports