The British School in Tokyo, independent and coeducational, is the only British school in Japan, and the only school in Japan offering the English National Curriculum. It is a nonprofit organization, administered by a board of trustees representing the British and international community in Tokyo. The school's patron is Sir Graham Fry, British ambassador.
Chairman of the board of trustees since 2004 is Anthony Millington, a diplomat who is currently the director general of the European Automobile Manufacturers Association here.
Millington said: "Of the international schools in Japan, the British School is amongst the youngest. Traditionally, British parents used to send their children at a relatively early age back to school in the U.K. Today many more people want to keep their children with them. In the mid-1980s, there was a move among the British community to set up a British school to compare with the French, German and American schools. The school was to provide British-style education for children of any nationality who are fluent in English. The British School in Tokyo is regularly visited by U.K. inspectors to ensure that U.K. levels are met. The school has grown very rapidly, and currently has an enrollment of about 500 students of 30 nationalities."
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