The educational system in Japan follows a 6-3-3-4 structure with 6 years of elementary school, 3 years of junior high school, 3 years of senior high school, and 4 years at university. Kindergarten is not part of the official education system. Elementary school is compulsory from ages 6 to 15 and focuses on small work groups. Junior high relies on lectures and large class sizes. Senior high school offers academic, technical, and vocational programs to prepare students for higher education or careers. Universities are highly competitive and provide 4-year bachelor's or 6-year professional degrees. Success on exams determines school and university placement, which leads to good lifetime jobs.

1. Educational System
of
JAPAN

2. The basic school system in
Japan is composed of
6-3-3-4 system:

3. Levels of Education
6 YEARS
3 YEARS
3 YEARS
4 YEARS
elementary school
junior high school
senior high school
at the University

4. Description of Kindergarten
A well-developed system of
government-supervised day-
care centers under by the
Ministry of Labor.
but not part of the official
education system.

5. Special Features :
Mainly staffed by young female
junior college graduates and
supervised by the Ministry of
Education.

6. Elementary
 All children enter first
grade at age six.
 Public elementary
education is free and
compulsory 6-15yrs. old

7.  Students are usually organized
into small work groups, which
have both academic and
disciplinary functions.
 Elementary school children
receive a full lunch at school.
Special Features

8. Lower Secondary School
(Junior High School)
 Schools cover : Grade seven, eight and
nine.
 Instruction in junior high schools
tends to rely on the lecture method.
 Classes are large, with thirty-eight
students per class on average.

9.  The teacher rather than the
students, moves to a new room
for each fifty or forty-five
minute period.
 The school year consists of two
or three terms,
 Students also participate in
school clubs until around 6pm
Special Features

10. Upper Secondary School
(Senior High School)
 general program that offered
academic courses for students
preparing for higher education
as well as technical and
vocational courses.

11. Upper Secondary School
(Senior High School)
a.) Academic (1st year)
-Japanese language
-English
-Science
-Math
c) Vocational programs
-Information Processing
-Navigation
-Fish Farming
-Ceramics
-Business English
b) Technical

12. Special Features :
 Ranked based on their success in
placing graduating students into
prestigious universities.
 Training of disabled students,
emphasizes vocational education to
enable students to be as independent
as possible within society.

13. University
At the top of the higher
education structure, these
institutions provide
= 4 years training leading to
bachelors degree
= 6 years programs leading
to a professional degree

14. Special Features
 Students must take two (2)
exams; the first one is the
national achievement test and
the second one given by the
university itself which is highly
competitive.

15. The entire education system
seems to be built on a
principle that if you do well
in exams, you will get into
good schools or universities
and automatically into a
good life-time job.