The Educational System in Japan

• Child-Raising and Education
• Child-Raising and Education
• Elementary School and Junior High School
• Education after Compulsory Education

Basic education in Japan includes six years of elementary school, three years of junior high school, three years of high school, and four years of college.
Of these, elementary and junior high school education are compulsory. Although foreign residents are not obliged to go to school, parents may enroll or transfer their children into an elementary or junior high school in Shinjuku City.
As a rule, admission to high school and university (for those who choose to go) is by examination.
In Japan there are also nursery schools and kindergartens for preschoolers, and vocational schools and other schools with the goal of teaching special skills and trades, mainly for junior and senior high school graduates. There are also schools that provide special support to the disabled.
Schools are divided into three types: national, public (metropolitan/prefectural/municipal), and private.
All grades begin the academic year in April and end in March of the following year.