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ELEMENTARY EDUCATION

Age of Admission: 
Age six

Length: 
Six years 

Programme of Study: 

 

Number of yearly periods in each grade

Subject

I

II

III

IV

V

VI

Japanese language

272

280

235

235

180

175

Social studies

-

-

70

85

90

100

Mathematics

114

155

150

150

150

150

Science

-

-

70

90

95

95

Life environment studies

102

105

-

-

-

-

Music

68

70

60

60

50

50

Drawing and handicrafts

68

70

60

60

50

50

‘Homemaking’

-

-

-

-

60

55

Physical education

90

90

90

90

90

90

Moral education

34

35

35

35

35

35

Special activities

34

35

35

35

35

35

Periods for integrated study

-

-

105

105

110

110

Total periods per year

782

840

910

945

945

945

Note: Special activities include class activities, pupils’ councils, club activities and ‘school events’.  In the table above, the number of periods for special activities including periods for class activities-other than guidance on school lunch-and club activities only.  Periods for integrated study can include combinations of several topics that students have learned in different subjects or applications of basic contents in some subject areas, for example the use of computers or foreign language conversation.

Assessment and Promotion: 
Students are continuously assessed through coursework (assignments and projects), as well as both written and oral examinations.

Upon completion of the elementary level, students are awarded the Shoggako Sotsugyo Shosho (Elementary School Leaving Certificate), which is the requirement for entrance to the lower secondary level.

Revised: May 06, 2004 .
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