History

　Senzoku Gakuen Junior and Senior High School has developed a unique approach to educating students to be humble, compassionate, and able to serve and contribute to society. Our goal is to develop humans who can play a leading role in society. These individuals are required to have deep education, high intellect, excellent social skills, and high dignity. Our school's education is to build a solid foundation for this.

　Maeda Wakao, the founder of Senzoku Gakuen, founded a private school in 1924 at her home in the former Hiratsuka Village (now Shinagawa Ward, Tokyo). Two years later, the school moved to its current location in Senzoku, Meguro-ku, Tokyo, and changed its name to Senzoku High School for Girls.

　The name "Senzoku" may sound like the name of a place, but it is not. Although Senzoku Gakuen is not a mission school, Maeda Wakao was a devout Christian, and the name "Senzoku" is thought to be a reflection of this.

　When Christ realized that tomorrow he would disappear on the cross, he washed the feet of his 12 disciples one by one and then sat down to the Last Supper. In the 13th chapter of the Gospel of John, we read in the New Testament

　Jesus got up from the supper table, took off his jacket, took a hand towel and wrapped it around his waist, then poured water into a tub and began to wash the disciples' feet and wipe them with the hand towel wrapped around his waist. I have set you an example, that you may do as I have done to you.

　Maeda Wakao, who was deeply concerned about the ideals of education, deeply believed in Christianity, and loved to sing hymns, would have named the school "Senzoku" without hesitation. Senzoku Gakuen was founded on the Christian ideals of gratitude, devotion, sacrifice, and service.

　For over 90 years since then, the basic philosophy and educational goals of the school have been handed down from generation to generation, and the school has been providing education from kindergarten to graduate school.

January 1924

School building (teacher's room, 2 classrooms) was constructed on the premises of founder Maeda Wakao's home.

May 1, 1926

Senzoku High School for Girls was established and approved

October 13, 1930

Foundation Senzoku High School for Girls was established, president being Wakao Maeda

June 3, 1946

Move to Hisamoto, Kawasaki City

October 6, 1947

Wakao Maeda, principal and chairman of the board, passed away.

October 16, 1947

Sumiko Maeda was appointed Chancellor, Kitsu Matsui appointed Principal.

April 1, 1948

Senzoku Gakuen Girls' High School opened in Hisamoto, Kawasaki, and Senzoku Gakuen Kindergarten opened.

March 31, 1949

Toyo Maeda was appointed Chairperson of Senzoku Gakuen.

April 1, 1949

Senzoku Gakuen Elementary School opened

March 9, 1951

Corporate organization was changed and the name was changed to School Corporation Senzoku Gakuen

April 1, 1953

A girls' high school was added to the school, and the name of the high school and junior high school was changed.

Renamed Senzoku Gakuen First High School and First Junior High School in Senzoku, Meguro-ku, Tokyo.

Renamed Senzoku Gakuen First High School and First Junior High School in Senzoku, Meguro-ku, Tokyo, and Senzoku Gakuen Second High School and Second Junior High School in Mizonokuchi, Kawasaki City.

April 1, 1955

Sumiko Maeda was appointed President of the school, and Sanjiro Iwamoto was appointed Principal of the Second High School and Second Junior High School.

April 1, 1961

Music department was established at the Second Senior High School.

June 30, 1962

Completion of the expansion of the Daini Senior High School and the Daini Junior High School (regular classrooms and special classrooms)

April 1, 1964

Yonesaku Kishi was appointed principal of Daini High School and Daini Junior High School.

April 1, 1976

Masumi Narita appointed principal of Daini High School and Daini Junior High School.

May 1, 1976

Sumiko Maeda was appointed Honorary Principal.

November 22, 1976

Renamed Daini Senior High School and Daini Junior High School as Senzoku Gakuen University Senior High School and Senzoku Gakuen University Junior High School

May 20, 1981

Honorary President Sumiko Maeda passed away.

May 26, 1984

Maeda Hall was completed.

April 1, 1988

Chonan Suzuki was appointed as the principal of Senzoku Gakuen High School and Senzoku Gakuen Junior High School.

October 21, 1992

Chancellor Toyoko Maeda passed away.

October 22, 1992

Toshikazu Maeda became chancellor.

April 1, 1995

Yoshihide Sakurai became principal of Senzoku Gakuen High School and Senzoku Gakuen Junior High School.

April, 2000

Completion of junior and senior high school building

April 1, 2002

Renamed Senzoku Gakuen High School and Junior High School as Senzoku Gakuen Junior & Senior High School

Takayoshi Maeda was appointed principal of Senzoku Gakuen Junior & Senior High School.

April 1, 2017

Motoko Miyasaka was appointed as the principal of Senzoku Gakuen Junior & Senior High School.