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Types of Schools in Japan - INI

Schools in Japan are organized from two perspectives: classification by founder (national, public, and private) and classification by educational stage and form (elementary schools, junior high schools, high schools, compulsory education schools, secondary education schools, special needs schools, etc.). They are positioned as Article 1 schools under the School Education Act and are under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology.

School Education Act Ministry of Education education system compulsory education integrated secondary school special needs school

[item.national-school]
code=national
slug=national-school
name=National School
description=Schools established by the national government or national university corporations.
category=Classification by Founder

[item.public-school]
code=public
slug=public-school
name=Public School
description=Schools established by local public entities (prefectures, municipalities, etc.).
category=Classification by Founder

[item.private-school]
code=private
slug=private-school
name=Private School
description=Schools established by school corporations.
category=Classification by Founder

[item.elementary-school]
code=elementary
slug=elementary-school
name=Elementary School
description=A compulsory education school providing 6 years of primary general education.
category=Classification by Educational Stage

[item.junior-high-school]
code=junior-high
slug=junior-high-school
name=Junior High School
description=A compulsory education school providing 3 years of lower secondary general education.
category=Classification by Educational Stage

[item.high-school]
code=high
slug=high-school
name=High School
description=A school providing 3 years of upper secondary general education.
category=Classification by Educational Stage

[item.compulsory-education-school]
code=compulsory-education
slug=compulsory-education-school
name=Compulsory Education School
description=A school providing 9 years of integrated compulsory education.
category=Classification by Educational Stage

[item.secondary-education-school]
code=secondary-education
slug=secondary-education-school
name=Secondary Education School
description=A school providing 6 years of integrated junior high and high school education.
category=Classification by Educational Stage

[item.special-needs-school]
code=special-needs
slug=special-needs-school
name=Special Needs School
description=Schools providing education for children and students with disabilities.
category=Classification by Educational Stage

[item.university]
code=university
slug=university
name=University
description=Schools providing 4 years (6 years for medicine, etc.) of higher education.
category=Classification by Educational Stage

[item.junior-college]
code=junior-college
slug=junior-college
name=Junior College
description=Schools providing 2 or 3 years of higher education.
category=Classification by Educational Stage

[item.college-of-technology]
code=college-of-technology
slug=college-of-technology
name=College of Technology
description=Schools providing 5 years (5 years and 6 months for maritime engineering) of specialized education.
category=Classification by Educational Stage