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    The Japanese educational system primarily consists of 6-year elementary schools, 3-year junior high schools, and 3-year high schools. Students must pass grueling entrance exams to advance between different school levels. Exams are taken very seriously in Japan and are a major focus of students' lives. After completing high school, students either attend a 2-3 year junior college, 4-year university, or vocational school.

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    IO N

    EDSUYCSTAETM INAL STRUCTURE OF JAPANESE


    EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM

    JAPAN

    The Japanese school system primarily consists of


    six-year elementary schools, three-year junior high
    schools and three-year high schools, followed by a
    two-or-three-year junior colleges or a four-year
    colleges. Compulsory education lasts for 9 years
    through elementary and junior high school.
    DAMASO, GIEROME MIKO S. BTLED-HE 1A

    JAPANESE EDUCATION SYSTEM Exams


    WORKS
    exams—is its own world
    Testing—specifically entrance
    Yōchien (幼稚園, Nursery school) from 3 to 6 years old. in Japan. Students wishing to move up into junior high
    Shōgakkō(小学, Elementary school) from 6 to 12. schools, high schools, or universities, must pass
    Chūgakkō(中学, Middle School) from 12 to 15. grueling entrance exams. So grueling, in fact, that
    Kōkō(高校, High school) from 15 to 18. they’re dubbed exam hell (shiken jigoku, 試験地獄).
    Daigaku (大学, University) or Senmongakkō(専 門 学校, These tests take an endless number of sleepless nights
    Vocational school) in general with a duration of 2 to 4 to study for, with students often sitting in cram schools
    years. after regular classes in order to try and get a leg up on

    the test.

    University is just as difficult. Selection requirements are


    often so difficult that only about 56% of students pass STUDENTS
    5 LIFE
    Why did IN SCHOOL
    it happen?"
    on their first try. Those who fail become ronin (samurai School life is packed. Students attend classes
    without a master, 浪人) and must study for an entire from Monday to Friday, with additional half days
    year on their own in order to try for next year’s test. every two Saturdays. On top of that, many
    Times, however, are changing. As foreign companies students attend juku (cram school/after school
    enter Japan and bring in their own work cultures, the classes, 塾) to study for entrance exams or get a
    strict test-results-only standard is slowly morphing. better handle on specific subjects like English.
    Western culture looks more at skills, experience, and Those who don’t attend juku participate in after
    personality on top of good schools. As these businesses school clubs and activities, such as baseball,
    enter Japanese society, the Japanese education system volleyball, kendo, or any number of sports.
    evolves.

    EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM IN JAPAN


    STUDENTS LIFE IN SCHOOL Then there are huge festivals! On top
    of all this, kids prepare for sports
    There are no janitors in Japanese schools. Students
    divide into teams to tackle all manners of keeping their festivals, culture festivals, exhibitions,
    school clean. Some mop the floors (or team up with plays, and song celebrations. All of
    rags and run across the floor in lines), some wipe the these practice times are usually done
    chalkboards, some sweep, and others weed the
    gardens. It’s an amazing team-building activity, on the students’ own time after
    having the kids keep each other accountable for their school, so you can see how this all
    own school and all working together to get it done. comes together to make a packed
    schedule.
    GAKUREKI SHAKAI Japan boasts a solid educational system but it can revolve too
    narrowly around school and tests. This is known as gakureki
    It’s no wonder that around the world the shakai (学歴社会). Competition between students to enter high
    schools and universities is so high that kids sometimes spend a
    Japanese education system is recognised as majority of their time studying in order to get on the right track
    one of the best. In addition to academics, for the right school. Sometimes students break down, burn out
    and drop out. Some face bullying for not getting into good
    schools also seek to teach morals to the young schools. Some even withdraw from society, too taxed mentally
    in an effort to raise well rounded, good human to face the hurdles of life and education. Nowadays, though,
    beings. While working in the school system, I more is being done to create a school system that puts less
    pressure on students.In any case, the system must 5 be doing
    saw many things that I wished could be something right. Japanese society has strong educational values
    implemented into the American school system that have created a very beautiful, intelligent society.

    REFERENCE:https://gogonihon.com/en/blog
    /learn-about-the-japanese-education-system/

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