Melbourne International School of Japanese

The Melbourne International School of Japanese, Inc. (MISJ; メルボルン国際日本語学校 Meruborun Kokusai Nihongo Gakkō) is a supplementary Japanese school in Melbourne, Australia. It serves levels kindergarten through senior high school.[1] Classes are held on Saturdays,[2] at Oakleigh South Primary School in Oakleigh South.[3]

History

The Japanese School of Melbourne, a full-time Japanese school, was formed out of the previous supplementary school, so a new supplementary program opened to replace it.[4] There had been Japanese families who already had children enrolled in Australian schools at the time the JSM was established,[1] with many of them being permanent residents.[5] Therefore, there was demand for a new supplementary school.[1]

The MISJ first opened in 1986.[1] The Japanese government had little connection with the new supplementary school.[5] MISJ began admitting non-Japanese students in 1995; these students were divided into small classes based on their Japanese proficiency.[1]

Previously the school held its classes at the Brighton Grammar School in Brighton.[6][7] The school later moved classes to the Kilvington Girls' Grammar School in Ormond,[8] and then Sandringham East Primary School in Sandringham.[9]

Student body

In April 1995 the MISJ had a total of 232 students in the Japanese national classes, which included some part-Japanese students from mixed marriages, and 23 international class students. The Japanese national classes included 53 kindergarten students, 129 students in grades 1-6, 38 junior high school students, and 12 senior high school students. In 2005 the school had a total of 324 students in all divisions, including 315 students in Japanese national classes and 9 international class students. The Japanese national classes included 73 preschool students, 169 elementary school students, 3 junior high school students, and 30 senior high school students.[1]

See also

References

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Mizukami, The Sojourner Community, p. 153.
  2. ↑ Yoshimitsu, circa p. 257: (see Search page): "The study investigated 10 Japanese children in Grade Five who were 10-11 years old and enrolled at the Melbourne International School of Japanese, a supplementary Japanese school held on Saturdays. They were selected from two[...]"
  3. ↑ "Introduction." Melbourne International School of Japanese. Retrieved on March 2, 2015. "校舎所在地 Oakleigh South Primary School Riley Street, Oakleigh South VIC3167"
  4. ↑ Mizukami, The Sojourner Community, p. 145.
  5. 1 2 Marriott, Helen Elizabeth. Unlocking Australia's Language Potential: Profiles of 9 Key Languages in Australia, Volume 7. National Languages and Literacy Institute of Australia, 1993. p. 45 (See search page) "The establishment of full-time schools left the minority of Japanese residents, mainly permanent residents who wanted their children to receive education in Australian schools, in a difficult position. It was mainly for this reason that in Melbourne the former part-time school was reorganised, now without much connection with the Japanese authorities, as the Melbourne International School of Japanese. It serves as a means of maintaining Japanese language competence of Japanese children who[...]"
  6. ↑ Mizukami, The Sojourner Community, p. 119.
  7. ↑ "大洋州の補習授業校一覧" (Archive). MEXT. February 13, 2002. Retrieved on April 7, 2015. "The Melbourne International School of Japanese,INC.（学校所在地）c/- Brighton Grammar School,90 Outer Crescent,BRIGHTON,Victoria 3079 AUSTRALIA"
  8. ↑ "Introduction" (Archive). Melbourne International School of Japanese. September 27, 2009. Retrieved on March 3, 2015. "校舎所在地：　Kilvington Girls' Grammar School (Melway:P68E7) 2　Leila Road, Ormond, Vic 3204"
  9. ↑ "大洋州の補習授業校一覧（平成25年4月15日現在）" (Archive). MEXT. March 30, 2014. Retrieved on April 7, 2015. "c/o Sandringham East Primary School, 9 Holloway Rd. Sandringham, Vic 3191 (Melway P77 A-11),AUSTRALIA" (NOTE: This site is now in Oakleigh)

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