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Types of Schools in Japan - JSON

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.

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[
  {
    "code": "national",
    "slug": "national-school",
    "name": "National School",
    "description": "Schools established by the national government or national university corporations.",
    "category": "Classification by Founder"
  },
  {
    "code": "public",
    "slug": "public-school",
    "name": "Public School",
    "description": "Schools established by local public entities (prefectures, municipalities, etc.).",
    "category": "Classification by Founder"
  },
  {
    "code": "private",
    "slug": "private-school",
    "name": "Private School",
    "description": "Schools established by school corporations.",
    "category": "Classification by Founder"
  },
  {
    "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"
  },
  {
    "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"
  },
  {
    "code": "high",
    "slug": "high-school",
    "name": "High School",
    "description": "A school providing 3 years of upper secondary general education.",
    "category": "Classification by Educational Stage"
  },
  {
    "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"
  },
  {
    "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"
  },
  {
    "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"
  },
  {
    "code": "university",
    "slug": "university",
    "name": "University",
    "description": "Schools providing 4 years (6 years for medicine, etc.) of higher education.",
    "category": "Classification by Educational Stage"
  },
  {
    "code": "junior-college",
    "slug": "junior-college",
    "name": "Junior College",
    "description": "Schools providing 2 or 3 years of higher education.",
    "category": "Classification by Educational Stage"
  },
  {
    "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"
  }
]