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  2. Education in Japan - Wikipedia

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    61.95% [6] Education in Japan is managed by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) of Japan. Education is compulsory at the elementary and lower secondary levels. [8] Throughout all levels, the academic year starts in April and ends in March, with two long holidays: summer and winter.

  3. Secondary education in Japan - Wikipedia

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    A typical Japanese classroom. Lower-secondary schools cover grades seven, eight, and nine. Ages are 12/13-15/16 with increased focus on academic studies. Although it is possible to leave the formal education system after completing lower secondary school and find employment, fewer than 4% did so by the late 1980s.

  4. Curriculum guideline (Japan) - Wikipedia

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    Age and organization of the school system in Japan. The Japanese school system length of study consists of six years of elementary school from age 6 until age 12, following that would be three years of junior high school and another three years of high school. At the end of the study, the student should be around the age of 18.

  5. Educational stage - Wikipedia

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    In some areas in England, a three-tier system of education is used, in which students pass through three stages: First school / Lower school ( Reception to Year 3/4), Middle school (Year 4/5 to Year 7/8) and finally High or Upper School (Year 8/9–Year 13) Key stage. Year. Final exam.

  6. Academic grading in Japan - Wikipedia

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    Approved, acceptable. D/F (50–59%), uncommon. D/F (50–59%), uncommon. fuka (不可) Unacceptable, failed. F (0–59% or 0–49%) F (0–59% or 0–49%) Education in Japan has many different ways of approaching their grading system. Public schooling below the high school level is classified as compulsory education (義務教育, gimu-kyōiku ...

  7. Elementary schools in Japan - Wikipedia

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    An elementary school class in Japan. Elementary school (小学校, Shōgakkō) in Japan is compulsory. [1] All children begin first grade in the April after they turn six [1] — kindergarten is growing increasingly popular, but is not mandatory—and starting school is considered a very important event in a child's life.

  8. History of education in Japan - Wikipedia

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    After some trial and error, a new national education system emerged. As an indication of its success, elementary school enrollments climbed from about 30% percent of the school-age population in the 1870s to more than 90 percent by 1900, despite strong public protest, especially against school fees.

  9. Middle school - Wikipedia

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    In Canada, the terms "middle school" and "junior high school" are both used, depending on which grades the school caters to. Junior high schools tend to include only grades 7, 8, and sometimes 9 (some older schools with the name 'carved in concrete' still use "Junior High" as part of their name, although grade nine is now missing), whereas middle schools are usually grades 6–8 or only grades ...