Iwate Prefectural Board of Education
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Iwate Prefectural Board of Education (岩手県教育委員会) is the education authority of Iwate Prefecture
, Japan
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It acts as a school district
, operating public high schools in the prefecture.
High Schools:
Iwate Prefecture
is the second largest prefecture of Japan after Hokkaido. It is located in the Tōhoku region of Honshū island and contains the island's easternmost point. The capital is Morioka. Iwate has the lowest population density of any prefecture outside Hokkaido...
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
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It acts as a school district
School district
School districts are a form of special-purpose district which serves to operate the local public primary and secondary schools.-United States:...
, operating public high schools in the prefecture.
High Schools:
- Morioka First High SchoolMorioka First High School, often abbreviated as Morioka Ichikō , is a public, coeducational, university preparatory high school in Morioka city, Iwate, Japan. Founded in 1880, Morioka Ichikō is the second oldest high school in Iwate prefecture and one of the oldest in Japan...
- Morioka Third High SchoolMorioka Third High SchoolThe , commonly referred to as Morioka Third High School or San-Kō, is located in Morioka, Iwate Prefecture, Japan. It is the third oldest public high school in the city, founded in 1963. It has a student body of approximately 1,000 students...
Prize
Students outstanding in volunteer, sports, and cultural activities are awarded "Habataki Prize (lit. flutter prize)"- Habataki Prize (はばたき賞)