Higher school (Japan)
Higher school (高等学校, Kōtō Gakkō or 旧制高等学校, Kyūsei Kōtō Gakkō) was an institution of higher education in Japan, which was a preparatory institution for imperial universities and national medical colleges until the educational reform in occupied Japan. Apart from the Imperial Japanese Army Academy and the Imperial Japanese Naval Academy, higher schools were the most prestigious pre-university higher education institutions in Japan and provided liberal arts education based on 'Kyōyōshugi' instead of specialised education. The higher schools have now been converted or mergerd into universities. Despite the same name, Kōtō Gakkō (高等学校), higher schools are completely different to high schools (新制高等学校, Shinsei Kōtō Gakkō) after WW2. List

3-year Schools

Number Schools

Name Schools

Postwar Special Higher School

7-year Schools

See also 

 Imperial Universities (帝国大学)
 Daigaku Yoka (大学予科)
 Specialized School (Japan) (旧制専門学校)

References

External links 

 JAPAN'S MODERN EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM - Government official articles by MEXT, Japan

Boys' schools in Japan