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, combines junior and senior high schools for boys. Founded as a middle school in 1917 by Komakichiro Iga, supported by Tatsu-uma Family since 1920. Tatsu-uma Family is an owner of Hakushika brand, Japanese Refined

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and the schools are run by "School Judicial Person Tatsu-uma Scholarship Society". It was reorganized into junior and senior high schools under the education reforms of 1948. Many of its alumni have succeeded in fields like business, medicine and academic.

Rankings

According to the ranking of Hensachi, adjusted standard deviation scores used to measure academic ability in Japan, Koyo Gakuin High School constitutes the second group of Hensachi 73, following the top group of Hensachi 74 constituted by Nada High School and Junior & Senior High School at Komaba, University of Tsukuba.Ranking of high-ranked high schools in terms of educational offering in Japan (全国有名進学高校偏差値ランキング)
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Notable alumni

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References

External links

Koyo Gakuin High School
High schools in Hyōgo Prefecture {{Japan-school-stub