School life in Japan

School year

April to March

School day

• 8.30am to 4.30pm
• Saturday 8.30am to 4.30pm every second week

School types

• Junior high school
• Senior high school

There are co-educational boys'and girls' schools and public and private schools

School syllabus

Both compulsory and elective subjects (art, calligraphy, the Japanese Tea Ceremony)

Holidays

• Two weeks over Christmas
• One week over Easter
• One month summer break
• A number of one-day civil or religious holidays throughout the year

Uniforms

Uniforms required