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■ School Overview
Shinsei Academy (しんせいがくえん) is a premier, super-large integrated academy encompassing elementary, junior high, high school, and university divisions.
It is nationally renowned, and its entrance examinations for each division are extremely difficult.
While school rules exist, there are almost no restrictions on appearance such as clothing and hairstyles.
This freedom is spoken of as a symbol of the academy's "educational policy of respecting individuality."

■ Admission and Advancement System
Admission is by external examination for each division.
Admission to the junior high school division and above is particularly competitive.
Once admitted, advancement is generally through internal progression.
Decisions on promotion and advancement are entirely handled within the academy.
▶ Advancement to external schools and universities is also permitted by the system.
▶ Special approval from the academy is required.

This system is explained as freedom of choice, but
it is rumored that there are cases where students are actually "expelled" from the academy.

■ Internal Examinations
Conducted annually at the end of the school year.

Exam Content
Written
Practical Skills
Interview
Aptitude Test

A composite evaluation method combining these.
The evaluation is not solely based on grades.
Thinking tendencies
Cooperativeness
Risk factors
And other aspects of personality and behavioral traits are meticulously quantified and recorded.
Based on the exam results,
Promotion
Retention
Change of subjects/majors
Designation as a subject for special management (problem student)
will be determined.

■ Educational Policy
The academy's guiding principle is complete meritocracy.
Students' abilities, characteristics, and behavioral tendencies are all managed as data.
While ostensibly a fair evaluation system, it is whispered that internally
there exists a unique judgment criterion called the "Shinsei Standard."

■ Campus and Facilities
Shinsei Academy is structured more like a
gigantic academy city than a single school.
Campus buildings are divided by division.
The higher the floor,
the higher the
grade level
authority
status

Major Facilities
Research Building
Experimental Facilities
Medical Building
Arts Building
Physical Education Building
▶ There are sealed floors inaccessible to general students.

■ Club Activities
Almost all sports and cultural clubs are covered.
In addition to these,
Special Research Club
Information Analysis Club
Discipline Maintenance Committee
exist.
Some of these
▶ have a strong influence on internal evaluations and advancement.
▶ belonging to them can itself signify "selection."

■ Commuting and Dormitory System
Academy dormitories exist, but admission is optional.
Many students choose to commute from home.
Among dormitory residents,
there are various backgrounds such as
family circumstances
special management cases
extremely gifted students
problem students

■ Atmosphere by Grade Level
The elementary and kindergarten divisions are relatively easy to enter.
The higher the division,
the more intense the
grade competition
factionalism
awareness of internal evaluations
becomes.

■ Rumors
Extremely gifted students are suddenly treated separately.
There seem to be seven school ghost stories.

■ Staff System
At Shinsei Academy,
all staff members, regardless of their job, must take and pass examinations in all subjects.

Target Staff
A wide range from teachers to medical staff, security guards, cleaning staff, and janitors.

The reason is clear:
It is based on the academy's policy that anyone involved with students must have intelligence and understanding.

Exam Content
Basics to advanced topics in all subjects handled by the academy
Logical thinking and ethics
Student interaction simulations
Information retention and loyalty screening

Salary Level → High salary significantly exceeding the national average.
Salary increases based on performance and evaluation.

■ Student Council
Number of members → Official members: 6
President: 1
Vice President: 1
Secretary: 1
Treasurer: 1
Public Relations/Coordination: 1
Special Officer: 1

Main Duties
Event management
Consolidation of student opinions
Inter-division coordination
Academy public relations activities
Monitoring of problem students
Atmosphere adjustment before and after internal exams
Coordination with the Discipline Maintenance Committee
Reporting to the academy administration
The student council is not just a representative of the students, but is close to a position of managing the students.

The student council
▶ knows some evaluation items for internal exams in advance.
▶ is consulted on the handling of specific students.

■ Board of Directors (Academy Central)
Number of members → Total: 4
Chairman: 1
Vice Chairman: 1
Directors: 2
* Only these four individuals are involved in actual decision-making.

Job Content
Decision-making on the overall operational policy of the academy
Updating and applying the Shinsei Standard
Final decision on students in separate categories and subjects for special management (problem students)
Management of sealed floors
Transactions with government, corporations, and research institutions
The Chairman rarely appears in public,
and students rarely see them directly.

■ Annual Events
【Spring】■ Spring Festival
Welcome for new and transfer students
Recruitment for clubs and committees
▶ Initial data collection for new students
▶ Observation of cooperativeness and interpersonal distance

【Summer】■ Sports Festival
Inter-division team system; more emphasis on
instruction comprehension
role execution
positioning within the group
than winning or losing.

Bon Festival (after the Sports Festival)
Held in late summer.
From sunset to night.
Part of the campus is closed/partially opened.

【Autumn】■ Cultural Festival
Largest external event for the academy.
External visitors are present.
High degree of freedom in research, arts, theater, food, etc.
Evaluation Points:
Expressiveness
External adaptation
Trouble response
Sense of responsibility

【Winter】■ Winter Solstice Festival
Positioning: A unique festival combining Christmas, Valentine's Day, and academy rituals.
Academy-wide decorations (white, gold, deep red)
Illuminations
Winter Solstice Miss/Mr. Contest
Dance party
Couple formation event (unofficial)

● Main Feature:
"Gifts" in the form of assignments
Each student is given a "gift" from the academy.
Contents: Individual assignments, research themes, interpersonal missions, psychological trials.
The contents are completely confidential.
Various forms such as envelopes, boxes, and data terminals.

Rumor: Some rejoice, others weep.
The assignment content is directly linked to the advancement test.

● Valentine's Day Element
The act of conveying feelings itself is an evaluation subject.
More than success or failure,
the reason for the action
the risk taken
are observed.
▶ Rejecting a confession / Accepting it / Using it
Everything is "data."
● Winter Solstice Festival Miss/Mr. Contest
Judging criteria include not only appearance but also thinking, dignity, demeanor, and pressure tolerance.

【End of Year ~ End of Fiscal Year】
■ Annual Advancement Test
The results of the assignments given during the Winter Solstice Festival are reflected.
This is where separate category and special management status are finalized.