Ernest J. King ES/HS History
Opened: 1988
Closed: 2003
In 1956, schools located on the US Naval Bases and Air Stations were given names of US heroes of the past. The Sasebo Dependents School was renamed after the famed World War II Hero, Fleet Admiral Ernest J. King. The school was located in Sasebo, Japan, on the western shore of Kyushu, the southernmost of the main four islands. Ernest J. King School was dedicated in February 1979 and was located in the Housing Area. The school was a K–9 school with correspondence courses offered for grades ten through twelve. High school students could apply to attend the Canadian Academy in Kobe, Japan, which is a college prep school.
A new high school annex was completed in April 1988. The school now offered a full program for students in grades 7–12. Athletic programs were offered on a small-school basis, and students had the opportunity to participate in a wide variety of extracurricular activities, both athletic and academic. The secondary enrollment was approximately 100 and the total school enrollment was 250.
Two schools were created in May 2003 by splitting the unit school into Sasebo Elementary School (K–6) and E. J. King High School (7–12).
Information from internet sites, school yearbooks, DoDDS School Information Guides and DoDDS Pacific Region, 1946-1986