The educational system in Japan is divided into 5 levels: kindergarten, elementary school (6 years), lower secondary school (3 years), upper secondary school (3 years), and college (4 years). Primary school is 6 years, followed by 6 years of high school divided into 3 years of junior high and 3 years of senior high. College programs range from 3-6 years depending on the field of study. The Japanese educational system is highly centralized and administered by the Ministry of Education, with an emphasis on obedience and listening to teachers.

2.  Primary school is for 6 years
 High School is for 6 years
› Junior High : 12-16 years old
› (Junior Secondary Certtificate)

3.  Senior High
 16 -18 years old : Senior Secondary Certificate
 College is for 3 – 6 years
 Develop their capabilities in participating to
workforce.
 Advance knowledge and understanding
 Aid the application of knowledge and
understanding the benefit of the economy and
society
 Enables individual to adopt and learn
 Continue to civilized democratic society

4.  Academic Years begin in March and
ends in November
 3 years (Arts, Science, and Commerce)
 4 years (Education and Engineering)
 5 years (Veterinary, Science, Dentistry,
Architecture)
 6 years (Medicine and Surgery)
 Bachelors – Masteral – Post Graduate
Diploma

5.  200M students attending public
schools taught by over 9M teacher
 Largest educational system
 Syllabi are written by scientist and
professor hired by National
Educational Commission
 Primary School – 6 years
 Development of cognitive skills

6.  High school – 6 years
3 years of middle school
3 years of senior school
 6 years in college level
 Varieties of technical and vocational
schools

7.  Highly centralized and
administered by Mombusho or
Ministry of Education
 Model of how to operate schools
 Obedient, quiet school children
and listening to the teacher to
pass the subject

8. Educational system is divided into 5
basic levels:
1. Kindergarten
2. Elementary school (6years)
3. Lower secondary school (3years)
4. Upper (3years)
5. College (4years)

9.  Japanese students spends243days a
year in school
 Subjects: Language, Social studies,
Math and Science along with Arts,
Music, HE, PE and Japanese language
 Lower Secondary cover: grade 7, 8 &
9
 Men compose of 2/3 of the teachers
in this level.

10.  Upper secondary schools offer
academic, technical and vocational
program.
 1ST year courses includes Japanese
language, English, science & math
 Vocational course includes:
Information processing, navigation,
fish farming, ceramics & business
English. It is ranked based on their
success in placing graduating
students in prestigious universities.

11.  Higher Education:
 Junior colleges: home economics,
nursing, teaching, humanities and
social sciences.
 The students must take 2 exams:
1. National achievement test
2. Given by the university itself
RONIN: which originally meant SAMURAI
 60% of the Universities have graduate
schools, but only 7% of university
graduates gets master degree.