6-3-3-4 Elementary Lower secondary Upper

secondary Lower
secondary Lower secondary

All people shall be obligated to have all boys and girls under their protection receive ordinary education
as provided for by law. Such compulsory education shall be free. (Article 26).


right obligation

(structure of education administration)

- Monbukagakusho
-

Prefecture ( )
Board of education







(Board of education )

Prefecture
Prefecture
-











(superintendent of
education)
Prefecture
Prefecture (
)

Prefecture -

-

Prefecture
Prefecture

Prefecture

Prefecture

Curriculum

child-centered, activity based curriculum
academic ability

moral education


Text books
Prefecture
(authorize) Public school text books
Private Authorized text books

Prefecture


Prefecture





political neutrality

Comprehensive Decentralization Law

(gakusei-jichi-kai) Students self-governmentorganization

international exchanges




References:
http://www.nier.go.jp/English/educationjapan/pdf/201203EAJ.pdf

http://www3.grips.ac.jp/~coslog/activity/01/04/file/Bunyabetsu-9_en.pdf