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The Presbyterian Girls' School (in Japanese, 女子学院中学校・高等学校, also known as Joshi Gakuin Junior and Senior High School) is a private girls' middle and high school located in Ichibancho, Chiyoda City, Tokyo.

It is a complete middle and high school, meaning that students are not recruited at the high school level.

This school is a mission school of the Christian Protestant Calvinist Presbyterian Church. It is one of the girls' secondary schools built in the early Meiji era by missionaries and Japanese Christians, and it is the oldest school, established in 1870 (Meiji 3).

Introduction
The Joshi Gakuin (Presbyterian Girls' School) is a school that was formed through the consolidation of several schools. The A Rokuban Girls' School, established in 1870, the B Rokuban Girls' School, established in 1874, and the Sakurai Girls' School, established in 1876, were renamed and integrated. The school was launched as "Joshi Gakuin" in 1890.

In the same year (1890), the school building was newly constructed and relocated to its current location. Instead of launching as a private girls' high school, it started as a "Kakushu Gakko", a type of school that was not regulated by the national government. Because no eligibility to enter higher education institutions can be obtained at a "Kakushu Gakko", Joshi Gakuin established a "senior department" on top of the 5-year "main course" and independently provided higher education. Furthermore, it should be noted that Tokyo Woman's University was established, with this "senior department" serving as its foundation. The first principal was Keiko Yajima.

There are many schools with "Joshi Gakuin" (Girls' Institute) as part of their name, but this is the only school whose name is exactly that.

There is no obligation to wear a school uniform, and the school culture is considered free and open. One of its unique features is the morning worship service that has been held since its founding.

As a Protestant mission school, it follows a five-day-a-week system. As such, in years when February 1st falls on a Sunday, it is one of the schools representative of the "Sunday Shock" phenomenon, which significantly affects the number of middle school entrance exam takers in the metropolitan area.

Approximately 40% of its graduates go on to top national universities, including the University of Tokyo. The paths students take after graduation are diverse.