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Japanese education

Japanese school

• In Japan they go to school on Saturdays.
• Usually the school day runs from 8:30 to 15:00.
• The Japanese academic year begins in April.
• Summer holidays last about 40 days. As a rule, it goes from about July 20 to August 31. Winter holidays last about 10 days and fall from December 26 to January 6. Spring breaks also last about 10 days and fall from March 25 to April 5.

Primary school

• Primary school is 6 years of study.
• In primary school children go from 6 - 7 years
• at this time, the children begin to get out in their classes

Primary school

• Students learn such subjects as a healthy lifestyle, computer science, music, art, physical education and home economics, and also study traditional arts - calligraphy and haiku.

Primary school

for this period you need to pay 2,000,000 yen = 17’000$

SECONDARY SCHOOL

• at this time, children begin to go to compulsory school clubs
• Clubs can be different, it’s doesn't meter, the most important thing is it should visited.
• But if you haven’t got time, or you have part-time job you can join to «Kitakuba» it’s «club outgoing home»

SECONDARY school

for this period you need to pay 1,310,000 yen = 11’550$

High school

• In high school are necessary go to the clubs
• But for that at 8 o'clock in the evening on the streets for some reason, there are a lot of senior pupils. Why?
• Because at this time, additional lessons on the preparation for examinations are coming to an end.

High school

for this period you need to pay 1,410,000 yen = 12’430$

Japanese school

• And so it turns out that the only minus of Japanese schools is paid education.

Historical backgraund

• The early history of Japanese education was profoundly affected by the Chinese. From the Chinese, the Japanese acquired new crafts and, most important, a system of writing. The acquisition of writing cannot be precisely dated, but by about AD 400 Korean scribes were using Chinese ideographs for official records at the Japanese imperial courts. Education in ancient Japan, however, was more aristocratic than in the Chinese system, with noble families maintaining their own private schooling facilities. During the medieval military-feudal period, Buddhist temples assumed much responsibility for education. Under the Tokugawa shogunate, which dominated the country from 1600, educational facilities spread to create one of the most literate of all pre-modern societies.

Timeline

The Japanese educational system was reformed after World War II. The old 6-5-3-3 system was changed to a 6-3-3-4 system (6 years of elementary school, 3 years of junior high school, 3 years of senior high school and 4 years of University) with reference to the American system. The gimukyoiku (compulsory education) time period is 9 years, 6 in shougakkou (elementary school) and 3 in chuugakkou(junior high school).

Japan has one of the world's best-educated populations, with 100% enrollment in compulsory grades and zero illiteracy. While not compulsory, high school (koukou 高校) enrollment is over 96% nationwide and nearly 100% in the cities. The high school drop out rate is about 2% and has been increasing. About 46% of all high school graduates go on to university or junior college.

Japan has one of the world's best-educated populations, with 100% enrollment in compulsory grades and zero illiteracy. While not compulsory, high school (koukou 高校) enrollment is over 96% nationwide and nearly 100% in the cities. The high school drop out rate is about 2% and has been increasing. About 46% of all high school graduates go on to university or junior college.

The Ministry of Education closely supervises curriculum, textbooks, classes and maintains a uniform level of education throughout the country. As a result, a high standard of education is possible.