PowerPoint By Hannah Mantle and Lara Wilson

The Japanese school system consists of elementary

school (grade 1-6), Middle school (grade 7-9),High

School (grade10-12) and University which last for 4

years after.

High school and Universities are not compulsory.

Not long ago, Some Middle Schools and High schools

have combined to make a 6 year school.

Like in Australia, Japanese students must take an exam if they wish to continue to High

School and University.

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Students start school when they are six years of age and it is

compulsory. There is approximately 30 to 40 students in each class.

Students study Japanese (our English), maths, science, social studies, music, craft, P.E and home economics, including cooking

and sewing.

More and more Japanese elementary schools have started to teach English to increase the

level of education.

Here is a daily schedule of a sixth grader:

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Students must wear uniforms whilst at

school.

When students go to school they are not

required to wear school shoes but when they get to the first

class of the day they must put on their proper school shoes.

The students don’t pay anything to go to school.

Every 3 years the text books become free.

Japanese students stay in one room while the teachers move room to room unlike Australia were

we are the opposite.

The school year for Japanese middle school students is 6 weeks longer than Australia’s

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High School and University is not compulsory in

Japan.

In order to get into a good University, Japanese

students must get into a good High School.

For those students who have a part time job, they

can still attend High School lessons which are in the

evening.

Although not compulsory in Japan,

over 90% of all children attend Senior High

School.

Bibliography

•Japan Echo Inc, October 9, 2003 [Online]

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•Thinkquest, August 05, JAPANESE MIDDLE SCHOOL. [Online]

http://library.thinkquest.org/05aug/00713/index.html

http://web-japan.org/kidsweb/explore/schools/index.html

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