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High school and Universities are not compulsory. NEWSFLASH Like in Australia, Japanese students must take an exam if they wish to continue to High School and University. Not long ago, Some Middle Schools and High schools have combined to make a 6 year school. School System 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. URL

Elementary School NEWSFLASH Students start school when they are six years of age and it is compulsory. URL 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. Elementary School Here is a daily schedule of a sixth grader: NEWSFLASH More and more Japanese elementary schools have started to teach English to increase the level of education.

Students must wear uniforms whilst at school. The students don’t pay anything to go to school. Every 3 years the text books become free. 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. Students must wear uniforms whilst at school. Middle School Japanese students stay in one room while the teachers move room to room unlike Australia were we are the opposite. NEWSFLASH The school year for Japanese middle school students is 6 weeks longer than Australia’s URL

High School and University NEWSFLASH Although not compulsory in Japan, over 90% of all children attend Senior High School. High School and University For those students who have a part time job, they can still attend High School lessons which are in the evening. In order to get into a good University, Japanese students must get into a good High School. High School and University is not compulsory in Japan.

Bibliography Japan Echo Inc, October 9, 2003 [Online] http://web-japan.org/kidsweb/explore/schools/index.html 7, Nov. 2007 Thinkquest, August 05, JAPANESE MIDDLE SCHOOL. [Online] http://library.thinkquest.org/05aug/00713/index.html 9, Nov. 2007 がこう

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