Saotome Academy

Saotome Academy is the top performing arts school in Japan. The offers classes for students who intend to pursue a professional career in the Music and Entertainment Industry.
==Owner==
It was co-founded by Kazuhiko Higurashi and Shining (Mituso) Saotome prior to the birth of Kagome Higurashi.The school is currently co-owned by Mitsuo Saotome and Kagome Higurashi, who has inherited the school after her father's death. It is unknown if Saotome will leave the school and the agency to only Kagome or if he will allow his half to be passed on to his son, Otoya Ittoki.
==Students==
Every year the school receives a new batch of students. It is unknown whether or not students from the previous year remain at the school if they fail the graduation exam. Students who are able to graduate from the academy stay at the school for an extra year to train for their debut into the entertainment industry.
===Kagome's Year===
There are a total of 200 students who had passed the Entrance Exam.
==Courses==
Saotome Academy offers two courses that a student could enter, the Composer Course and the Idol Course.
===Composer===
===Idol===
==Classes==
There are three known classes at Saotome Academy though there are possibly more. Once a student is accepted into the school, the student is sorted into one these classes based on their performance on the Entrance Exam.
===S Class===
S Class houses the 30 students [15 Idol course, 15 Composer Course] who had the top scores in the Entrance Exam.
===A Class===
===B Class===
===C Class===
==Grading System==
As opposed to the rest of Japan, Saotome Academy grades its students by the ABRSM music system instead of the Yamaha Grade Examination System. The difference in system is rather difficult for many of the entering students, as the Yamaha system has many more holes in its education than the Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music, which are through in its teachings.
==Gallery==
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Entrance Reception stage.png
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Back side of Saotome Academy.png
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Category:Silent Composition
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