The Shanghai Japanese School (SJS) is a Japanese international school serving primary and junior high school levels in Shanghai. It has two campuses, one in Hongqiao and one in Pudong. The school's teachers are Japanese citizens.[1] The school also has a senior high school component.
In April 1987, the school was founded as The Japanese Government General Consulate of Shanghai, Shanghai Japanese School[1] The school has since changed its name to the current Shanghai Japanese School.
The Pudong campus (Japanese and Traditional Chinese: 浦東校, Simplified Chinese: 浦东校, Hepburn: Hotō/Pūton Kō, Pinyin: Pǔdōng Xiào),[2] with 4,643 square metres (49,980 sq ft) of space, has 71 teachers and serves 1,079 students in the elementary and junior high school levels.[1] The Hongqiao campus (Japanese and Traditional Chinese: 虹橋校, Simplified Chinese: 虹桥校, Hepburn: Honchao Kō, Pinyin: Hóngqiáo Xiào) in Minhang District,[3] with 8,727 square metres (93,940 sq ft) of space, has 61 teachers and 1,340 students in elementary school.[1] The SJS Senior High School is located on the Pudong campus.[4]