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Schools in Japan




Schools in Japan play a big role in educating Japanese children. Japan schools come in various categories. The schools in Japan are mostly modeled on American '6-3-3' pattern of education. The k-12 schools in Japan are categorized as International Schools, Public schools and Private schools.
There are some private schools in Japan that are not affiliated to 'MEXT' or The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of Japan.

In this country, the 'Compulsory education' incorporates numerous basic school and high schools. Usually administrative division and a number of individual sources sponsor kindergarten schools of Japan . But national, prefecture, and regional administration make more or less equal contributions to educational expenditure for learners from first grade to ninth. It is observed that about 91 percent of students go to public schools till the ninth grade. A significant percent of Japanese students attend private high schools.

Usually in schools of Japan the academic session commences from the month of April and integrates three terms. Together with one month duration vacation the terms are split by small seasonal recess in seasons of winter and spring. The most distinguishing attribute of the Japanese Educational system is the entrance test.



A huge number of elementary and K-12 international schools have graced the prefectures and the cities of this land of rising sun. The names and addresses of some eminent international schools of Japan are given bellow:

Aoba- Japan International School
Address: 2-10-7 Miyamae, Suginami-Ku, Tokyo 168-0081

Axis Kichijoji International School
Address: Nanai Building, 1-35-14 Kichijoji Hon-cho, Musashino-shi 180-0004

Aichi International School
Address 1-704 Kamiyashiro, Meito-ku, Nagoya, 465-0025

Hokkaido International School
Address 19-1-55-5 Hiragishi, Toyohira-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido 062-0935

Inter-Pacific High School Japan (IPHJ)
Address 2-6-2 Nishikubo, Musashino-city, Tokyo 180-0013

Kikokushijo Academy International School
Address 2-25-5 Ohara, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo 156-0041

Osaka International School
Address 4-4-16, Onohara Nishi, Mino, Osaka, 562-0032

Hiroshima International School
Address 3-49-1 Kurakake, Asakita-ku, Hiroshima 739-1743