Although my daughter went in via DSA,

till now I still don’t know how she scored for GAT.
Her p4 overall 90%; P5 and P6 about 85%
No CCA involved, neighbourhood school
Hope this info helps

My daughter in IP one this year,

She is happy with TJC, no regret
Class size around 30; small cohort around 150
My only concern is that she is weak in mother tongue
And taking higher MT is really a challenge for her.

There is no direct flight to Hokkaido, unless chartered flights.

depends on the date you are travelling, international and domestic air tickets itself will cost around 1.5k per person. Packaged tour should be cheaper.

Unless you have time and enjoy bullet train, can try using JR pass to travel from Tokyo to Hokkaido

http://www.kyoto-station-building.co.jp ... search.cgi

Check this out
Many restaurant and café open early around 0700hrs at Kyoto station
including Mc Donald wink:
convenient stores and souvenir shops at Kyoto station sell onigiri and sandwiches too

My daughter is in P6 this year.

Current principal is new, joined last year.
basically I have no much negative feedback from this school.
Homework is reasonable, teachers are approachable and contactable.
the school conduct networking session for parents beginning of the year
to brief on school programs, syllabus and exam timetable.