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ISSH provides a comprehensive social and emotional wellbeing support network, including homeroom-based pastoral care, a School Counselor, New Student Orientation, High School Peer Support, and Still Point on Wednesdays to foster a safe, inclusive environment.
Learning Support at ISSH addresses individual needs through Study Skills classes and Individual Learning Plans; the program is described in Junior School and Middle School, and the admissions policy notes that the school seeks students who can thrive within its programs, indicating ISSH is not presented as a dedicated SEN specialist institution.
English as a Second Language is integrated into the curriculum (Junior School), and the admissions guidelines reference English Language Acquisition (ELA) and learning support as considerations, rather than detailing a separate EAL department.
The Mental Wellbeing program includes full-time school counselors who provide individual and group counseling, a Counseling Policy, and collaboration with families; the Student Health Officer also supports health and wellbeing, including health education and policy development.
ISSH maintains a Child Protection Policy and Handbook of Policies and Procedures rooted in Japanese law and the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, with safeguarding details published on the school's safeguarding page.
International School of the Sacred Heart (ISSH) in Tokyo was founded in 1908 and is located at Shibuya-ku, about three minutes from Hiroo Station. The school enrolls approximately 585 students and is co-educational in Kindergarten (ages 3–5), then girls-only from Grade 1 through Grade 12. ISSH describes its programme as an in-house curriculum and uses the International Primary Curriculum in Junior School. In Grades 11–12, students can take Advanced Placement courses. ISSH lists 22 AP subjects including sciences (Biology, Chemistry, Physics), Computer Science A and languages (French and Japanese). Outside class, the school runs activities such as Artscape (an annual exhibition event) as well as ensembles like Choir and Orchestra.
