1-6-19 Seta, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo JAPAN 158-8668

Tel: +81 3 3709-3411

St. Mary’s International SchoolTokyo, Japan

CEEB: 680620
Head of School
Saburo Kagei
kageis@smis.ac.jp

HS Asst Principal
Kimberly Fradale
fradalek@smis.ac.jp

HS Principal
Jacob Hendrickson
hendricksonj@smis.ac.jp

IB Coordinator
Christopher Tihor
tihorc@smis.ac.jp

St. Mary’s International School is a Catholic international allboys school that has been providing quality education in theTokyo area for 67 years. Our international student body, richin cultural and religious diversity, contributes to a unique andvibrant educational experience. Many of our students carry
two or more passports and speak English and at least one
other language. Every student graduates with a St. Mary’s
High School Diploma and can also earn the International
Baccalaureate Diploma. St. Mary’s students attend school fortwo semesters per year, beginning in August and concluding
early in June.

School Profile 2022-2023
High School Counselors
Grade 9 Academic
Personal Counseling
Dan Brown
brownd@smis.ac.jp

Grade 10-12 Academic
University Counseling
Tiffany Knightknightt@smis.ac.jp
Dwayne Zamorazamorad@smis.ac.jp

Accreditations & Memberships

St. Mary’s complies with NACAC and Common Application
guidelines on reporting students’ disciplinary violations.
Starting the 2022-23 school year, we have implemented
a 12 university application limit worldwide.

Activities at St. Mary’s

St. Mary’s students are exceptionally active in the Fine Artsand various activities. With more than 25 programs in which
to choose, over 90% of HS student body take part in curricularand extra-curricular fine arts classes and activities. Included
are ensembles, clubs, and teams which encompass art, music,
drama, debate, brain bowl, speech, film, design, and MUN, toname a few.

MusicSt. Mary’s Fine Arts program is second to none with over half
the student body taking part. The choirs and bands areknown locally and worldwide, winning numerous awards andinvitations to perform.

Athletics

St. Mary’s students are encouraged to participate on athletic teams. We are a member of the Kanto Plain Athletics Conference,
which includes the Department of Defense Activity Education schools (DoDEA) and local international schools (KPASS).

Service at St. Mary’s

We have multiple service clubs at St. Mary’s, ranging from Green Club to Humanity Outreach Charity. Fukushima Benefactors is aservice club at St. Mary’s that supports the survivors of the 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami.

COVID-19 Impact at St. Mary’s
2019-2020 - St. Mary’s moved to distance learning on March 4, 2020 and finished the school year entirely online.
2020-2021 - St. Mary’s returned to face-to-face instruction with many canceled or modified extracurricular activities.
2021-2022 - St. Mary’s returned fully face-to-face instruction and slowly reintroduced extra curriculars.
2022-2023 -St. Mary’s is continuing fully face-to-face instruction and almost all extra curricular activities are running.

IB Diploma Programme

COLLEGE MATRICULATION - CLASS OF 2022

St. Mary’s prides itself on being non-exclusive whenit comes to IB courses; we encourage all students
who meet set academic requirements to take on thechallenge. All high school students are enrolled in IBclasses and more than 85% of current grade 11 and
12 students are full IB diploma candidates. Students
take three HL and three SL classes as recommended
by the IBO. All students who take IB courses must sit
for the exams.
2022 IB Examination Results‘22‘21‘20‘19

Total IB Diploma Candidates

48

394141

Total IB Diplomas Awarded

48

3940

38

St. Mary’s IBDP Average

37

39

3534

World IBDP Average

32

33

30

30

Grades and Testing
GPA Distribution for the Class of 2023
The cumulative GPA of St. Mary’s students reflects
courses taken at St. Mary’s. IB Courses receive anadditional 0.5 weight. We do not rank.
A 4.00B- 2.67

D+ 1.33

P - Pass

A- 3.67

C+ 2.33

D 1.00W - WithdrawnB+ 3.33

C 2.00D- 0.67

I - Incomplete

B 3.00C- 1.67

F 0.00

Quintiles

Cumulative

G11Top3.93-4.12

4.15-4.44

Second

3.74-3.92

3.97-4.14

Third

3.64-3.72

3.83-3.94

Fourth

3.25-3.63

3.56-3.82

Fifth

2.39-3.24

2.82-3.55

SAT Summary for the Class of 2023 (August 2022)
Due to the impact of COVID-19, our students have had less accessto SAT/SAT Subject and ACT tests because of cancellations, few
dates and sites offering the exams.

SAT Section

Middle 50%

Mean

Evidence-Based
Reading & Writing570-670

619

Mathematics

650-760

699

Total

1200-1420

1320*Scores are not shown if there are fewer than three candidates for the subject.

Graduation Requirements
The minimum number of credits required to earna diploma from St. Mary’s High School is 27. Eachyear long course (2 semesters) has a credit valueof 1.0 and semester long courses have a 0.5 credit
value. The total number of credits required tograduate has been increased from the 2019-2020
school year.
Subject

EnglishEnglish 9
English 10
English Studies 11
English Studies 12

Mathematics

Mathematics 9
Mathematics 9 - Extended
Mathematics 10
Mathematics 10 - ExtendedScienceScience 9Science 10
Environmental Science (G11 or G12)SocialStudies

Western World History 9
Eastern Civilizations 10
Introduction to Economics & Business
Management 10
Contemporary Social Studies (G11 or G12)WorldLanguages

Japanese A9Japanese A10
Japanese B Beginner
Japanese B Level I
Japanese B Level II
Japanese B Level III
Japanese B Level IV
Japanese 11Japanese 12

PhysicalEducation

Physical Education
Strength and Movement
Aquatics Fitness, Sports and Safety

Art/Music

2D Art I
2D Art II
ActingCeramics I
Ceramics II
Ceramics III
Digital Arts I
Digital Arts II
Filmmaking andVisual Effects

Ethics &Religion

Business Ethics
Ethics & Virtues in the Social Sciences
Ethics & Virtues in the Natural World
Catholicism I
Catholicism II

AdditionalCourses

Computer Science I
Design Technology I
Design Technology II
Embedded Systems I
Literature as Film
Journalism
ActingRequiredEnglish

4.0

Mathematics

3.0

Science

3.0

Social Studies

3.0World Languages

3.0

Physical Education

1.0

Art/Music

0.5

Ethics & Religion

1.0

Additional Courses

8.5

TOTAL

27

2022-2023 IB Course Offerings
Group 12022-2023 Non-IB Course Offerings

English A Language and Literature HL/SL
Japanese A Language and Literature HL/SLGroup 2 Japanese B HL/SL

Japanese ab initio SL
French B HL/SL
French ab initio SL

Group 3 Business Management HL/SL

Economics HL/SL
History HL/SL
Information Technology in a Global Society HL/SLGroup 4 Biology HL/SL

Chemistry HL/SL
Computer Science HL/SL
Design Technology HL/SL
Physics HL/SLGroup 5Mathematics: Analysis and Approaches HL/SL
Mathematics: Applications and Interpretations HL/SLGroup 6 Music HL/SL

Visual Arts HL/SLIntro to Art
Intro to Art IIMusic Accelerator I
Music Accelerator II
Bell Choir
Mens Choir
Varsity Ensemble
Concert Band
Jazz Band

Supervised Study(G11, G12)
Guided Learning
Personal LifeManagement (G9)Literacy

IBDP CORE COURSE: Theory of Knowledge (TOK), Extended
Essay (EE), and Creativity, Action, Service (CAS)St. Mary’s International School, Tokyo, Japan | 1-6-19 Seta, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo 158-8668 Tel: +81 3 3709-3411

College Matriculation

St. Marys International School graduates from class of 2018 to 2022 have attended undergraduate programs at the following institutions:*Indicates more than one.

Aalto University

Fudan University

American Musical andDramatic Academy

George Washington
University

Babson College

Georgia Institute ofTechnology*

Berklee College of Music
Binghamton University
Bocconi University
Boston University
Brandeis University*
Brigham Young
University, Idaho

Glion Institute of Higher
Education*
Hampden-Sydney
CollegeHogeschool voor deKunsten Utrecht
Holy Cross College

Brigham Young
University, Provo

Hong Kong Baptist
UniversityBusiness Academy
AarhusHong Kong Universityof Science andTechnology

California LutheranUniversity
California State
University, Long Beach
Carl Benz School ofEngineering
Carnegie Mellon
University

Hosei GIS
Hosei University SCOPE*
Imperial CollegeLondon*
Indiana UniversityBloomington

Catalyst Berlin

International Christian
University*

Central European
University

Johns Hopkins
University*

Chapman University

Keio University PEARL*Charles University,Prague

Keio University SFC
GIGA*City University ofLondon

Kenyon College*

Claremont McKenna
CollegeClark University
College Universitaire deSciences Po

King’s College London,
University of London*
Korea Advanced
Institute of Science andTechnology*
Kyoto University

Culinary Institute ofAmerica

Kyoto University ofAdvance Science*

Dartmouth College

Lafayate College*

Davidson College

Lakeland University

DePauw University

London School of
Economics and Political
Science, University ofLondon*

Diablo Valley CollegeDickinson College
Doshisha University
Durham University

Loyola Marymount
University

Montclaire StateUniversity
Mount Allison
University*
Nagoya University,
Global 30 International
Programs
Nagoya Universityof Commerce andBusiness*
New York University*
Newcastle University

Temple University*

University of Exeter*

The American Universityof Rome

University of Groningen

The George WashingtonUniversityThe Hong Kong
University of Scienceand Technology*
The New School*
The University of BritishColumbia*

Northeastern University*

The University ofEdinburgh

NorthwesternUniversity*

The University of HongKong

Orange Coast College

The University of Tokyo

Pennsylvania StateUniversity-Main
Campus*Tufts University

Plymouth Marjon
University
Pomona CollegePratt Institute-Main
Purdue University*
Reed College
Rhode Island School of
Design*Rijksuniversiteit
GroningenRitsumeikan University*
Rochester Institute ofTechnology
Roger Williams
University
Rollins CollegeRyerson University
Saint Mary’s College ofCalifornia
San Diego State
University

Tulane University ofLouisiana
UCL (University CollegeLondon)*Univeristy of Melbourne
Univerity of Chicago
University At Buffalo
University of Alberta*
University ofAmsterdam
University of Bath*
University of Bristol*
University of BritishColumbia*
University of California,
Berkeley*
University of California,
Davis*
University of California,
IrvineUniversity of California,
Los Angeles*

Santa Clara University

University of California,
Riverside*

Savannah College of Artand Design

University of California,
San Diego*

Seattle University*

University of California,
Santa Cruz

Sophia University FLA*
Sophia University SPSF*

Emerson College

Masaryk University*

Fashion Institute ofTechnology

McGill University

St. Francis Xavier
University
St. John’s College

Fordham University

Meiji Gakuin University
Miami University, Oxford

Tel Aviv University

University of Cambridge
University of Canterbury
University of Chicago*
University of Colorado
at Boulder
University of Debrecen

University of Hawaii at
Hilo
University of Hawaii at
Manoa*
University of Illinois at
Urbana-Champaign
University ofIndianapolis
University of Leeds*
University of MarylandCollege Park
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor*
University of New South
Wales
University of Oregon
University of Oxford
University ofPennsylvania*
University of Rochester*
University of Santa
BarbaraUniversity of South
Florida, Main Campus
University ofSouthampton
University of Southern
California
University of Sydney*
University of Texas
AustinUniversity of Toronto*
University of Virgina*
University of Warwick*
University ofWashington, Seattle
Campus*
University ofWashington, Tacoma
Campus*Waseda University
CMS*
Waseda University SILS*
Waseda University
SPSE*
Whitman CollegeWhittier College
Xavier University
York University