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is a Japanese international school located in Caulfield South, Victoria in the Melbourne area.〔"(Welcome to JSM! )" ((Archive )) The Japanese School of Melbourne. Retrieved on 4 January 2014. "6 ELLINGTON STREET CAULFIELD SOUTH VIC.3162"〕 The school covers elementary and junior high school levels. Most students attend for around two to five years,〔 and are temporary migrants rather than permanent settlers.〔Mizukami, p. (145 ).〕 When students at JSM reach high school age, most go to Japan to attend high school.〔 Not all short-term Japanese residents in Melbourne send their children to the JSM, as some prefer to send their children to Australian schools.〔 Tetsuo Mizukami (水上 徹男 ''Mizukami Tetsuo''〔"(水上 徹男 )." Rikkyo University. Retrieved on March 5, 2015.〕), author of ''The Sojourner Community: Japanese Migration and Residency in Australia'', wrote in 2007 that "When compared with Japanese schools in Sydney and Perth," the JSM "exhibits a somewhat remote stance in its interaction with the local community."〔Mizukami, p. (140 ).〕 Unlike the other two Japanese schools, the school in Melbourne does not offer international classes that allow non-Japanese students to partake in the Japanese-language programmes.〔Mizukami, p. (161 ).〕 Several Japanese families settled in the area around Caulfield due to the location of the JSM.〔Mizukami, p. (146 ). "In Melbourne, it is apparent that the establishment of the full-time school in Caulfield is a major 'pull-factor' for Japanese families with school-age child(ren), and some indeed chose to live in this vicinity."〕 ==History== Mizukami stated that the Japanese Chamber of Commerce, which was established in 1963,〔 and the Japanese Society of Melbourne (JSM), which had been established in 1965,〔"(Home )." ((Archive )) Japanese Chamber of Commerce and Society of Melbourne. Retrieved on 4 January 2014.〕 were the "driving force" behind the establishment of the school.〔Mizukami, p. (143 ).〕 In the 1960s a women's association held negotiations and meetings with Japanese people on where to conduct classes. Some of the Japanese individuals they negotiated with were lecturers at Monash University. On 25 July 1968 the Department of Education of the State of Victoria permitted the society to use the premises of the Malvern Central State School for a supplementary Japanese lessons. It opened in September of that year. While many Japanese wanted a full-time Japanese school,〔 the government of Victoria had not yet granted permission to establish it.〔 In September 1972 a full Saturday only Japanese program opened.〔"(Annual Reports 2012 )." ((Archive )) The Japanese School of Melbourne. p. 2/16. Retrieved on 4 January 2014.〕 At one time Japanese officials asked for permission for the establishment of a Japanese school when the Premier of Victoria had approached them to discuss the possibility of further Japanese investment in Victoria.〔 The property of the Holy Cross Primary School went up for sale in 1981, and the supplementary school asked Japanese people to join a subscription effort. The supplementary school purchased the property in May 1982. On 21 June 1984 the school, prompted by the chamber of commerce, appointed a committee for establishing a full time Japanese school. The school board asked for funds to buy four prefabricated classrooms in February 1985. These classrooms were completed in December 1985. The Victorian state government stated its willingness to allow a full time Japanese school to be operated in April 1986. In May 1986 an invitation for subscriptions circulated among the Japanese. On 13 May 1986,〔 the full time school opened at its current location with 96 students.〔 A new Japanese supplementary school in Melbourne opened because the previous supplementary school had converted into a full time school;〔 therefore most of the initial students were previously students of the supplementary school.〔Mizukami, p. (148 ).〕 The peak enrollment of the JSM was over 150 students.〔 The 1990s recession in Japan forced many families of employees of Japanese companies to return to Japan, so the student body declined.〔 As of 2012 the school had 53 students, including 3 preparatory students, 33 students in primary school, and 17 students in secondary school.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The Japanese School of Melbourne」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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