Eiko Gakuen

Eiko Gakuen
Japanese: 栄光学園中学高等学校
Eiko Gakuen; Japanese: 栄光学園中学高等学校
Location
	Oboe, Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture; Japan
Coordinates	35°21′25″N 139°31′13″E / 35.35694°N 139.52028°E
Information
Type	Private secondary school
Motto	Latin: Ad maiorem Dei gloriam; (For the greater glory of God)
Religious affiliation(s)	Catholicism
Denomination	Jesuits
Patron saint(s)	Aloysius Gonzaga
Established	1947; 77 years ago
Gender	Boys
Enrollment	1,080
Affiliation	Sophia Academy Corporation
Website	www.ekh.jp

Eiko Gakuen (Japanese: 栄光学園中学高等学校, romanized: Eiko Gakuen Chūgaku Kōtōgakkō) is a private Catholic junior and senior high school for boys, located in Tamanawa, Kamakura, in the Kanagawa Prefecture of Japan.

The school was founded in 1947 by the Society of Jesus. The school's patron saint is the Jesui Aloysius Gonzaga^{[citation needed]}, and the motto is taken from that of the Jesuits: Latin: Ad maiorem Dei gloriam, translated as "for the greater glory of God."^{[citation needed]}

Education

There is heavy emphasis on learning and discipline. Ethics class is compulsory but religious and biblical studies are optional.^[1]