japanese education system according to age
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The chart below shows theJapanese education system according to
age, grade, and available educational facilities.
Children who have their 6th birthday on or before April 1 enter
the first grade of elementary school of that year.
School year starts in April and ends in March.
For Japanese nationals, six years at elementary school and three
years at junior high school (total nine years) are compulsory.
Although foreign nationals are not subject to Japanese
compulsory education, they may enter local elementary/junior high
schools if they wish.
Some public elementary, junior high or high schools have
developed an environment to accept foreign nationals and/or
Japanese children returning from abroad. Contact the municipal
office in the ward (or city, town or village) where you reside for more
information.
After graduating from junior high school, children may choose to
continue their education to high school and then to university or tofind employment.
Elementary schools, junior high schools, high schools, technology
colleges, junior colleges, universities and graduate schools in Japan
are national, public or private institutes.
Special schools are available for physically/mentally-challenged
children who may have difficulty in studying at general schools.
For more information, contact the Board of Education of the Tokyo
Metropolitan Government and/or the municipal office and board of
education in the ward (or city, town or village) where you reside.
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Since education at elementary school and junior high school is
compulsory for Japanese nationals, households with a child who starts
school in the coming April receive a notice regarding school enrollment
from the municipal office (city hall) of their area of residence by the end ofJanuary. After receiving the notice, they should begin necessary
preparation for enrollment according to the notice. Non-Japanese
nationals living in Japan may not always receive this notice, however,
since they are not subject to Japanese compulsory education. If you are a
foreign resident and wish to have your child educated at a Japanese public
school, you need to apply for permission to enroll your child. If you make
an application for permission in advance, you should receive the above
notice so that you can take it along with the child's alien registration
certificate to the municipal office as part of the necessary paperwork.
Public compulsory schools require no tuition fees in principle. Additionalexpenses such as lunch money may, however, be necessary.
Most public elementary/junior high schools require no admission
exam.
Several public junior high schools offer evening classes for aged
16 or older living or working in Tokyo, who could not graduate from
elementary schools and junior high schools at home. The foreign
nationals can enter the schools regardless of previous schooling,
without the need to worry so much about tuition fees and other
expenses.For more information, contact or the municipal office in the ward (or city,
town or village) where you reside and its board of education.
Tokyo Metropolitan Board of Education: List of local boards of
education (Japanese only)
Association of Private Elementary Schools in Tokyo: Information of
private elementary schools in Tokyo
(Japanese only)
Association of Private Secondary Schools in Tokyo: Information of
private junior high schools & high schools in Tokyo(Japanese only)
Tokyo Metropolitan Board of Education: Public junior high night schools
Junior high school graduates may continue their education to high school
or Technological colleges (kosen), which, however, is not compulsory
and therefore requires the passing of an admission exam to enter. High
schools generally offer a three-year program, which Evening high schools
and correspondence courses offer programs for more them three years.
There are several types of high schools. General academic high school
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Specialized high school that targets future employment in a
specific job area (such as agricultural high school, industrial high
school, commercial high school, etc.)
Technological colleges (kosen)
Combined with college-level education, technological colleges inJapan offer a five-year program to students who wish to gain greater
technology-related skills. The specialized areas of technological
colleges include industry, merchant marine-related studies,
electronic/information engineering and aviation (At present, there
are no technological colleges in Tokyo for merchant marine-related
studies or electronic/information engineering). Graduates of
technological colleges go directly into employment or continue their
education at university.
Evening classes/correspondence courses
Some high schools offer evening classes or home correspondencecourses for those who work during the daytime and vice versa, and
wish to receive a high school diploma. The classes and courses allow
once-truant students and dropouts to learn at his/her own pace.
High school graduates are entitled to take admission exams to
junior colleges and universities.
Those who do not hold a high school diploma need to take and
pass a qualification test (commonly known as daiken) to be eligible
for universities' admission exams.
Junior colleges offer a two-year program, while universities offer afour-year program. Junior college/technology college graduates may
transfer to a four-year university course as a junior student.
University graduates who wish to further study in their specialized
area may choose to continue their education to graduate school.
Master's programs offered at graduate schools are usually a two-year
course.
Tokyo Metropolitan Board of Education: Public high school
serch (Japanese only)
Association of Private Secondary Schools in Tokyo: Information of
private junior high schools & high schools in Tokyo(Japanese only)
Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology: Links to
national, public, and private colleges of technology
Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology: Links to
national universities
Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology: Links to
public universities
Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology: Links to
national, public, and private junior colleges
Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology: Links toprivate universities
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The Open University of Japan
Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology:
Information about Certificate for Students Achieving the Proficiency Level
of Upper Secondary School Graduates (Japanese only)
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