Period+8+Japan+Education



Language is essential to all young Japanese stwudents. In school, they must learn to read and write many Chinese characters (approximately 1850 before they leave school). Art also greatly influences the children there, but not only in the form of painting. Most students learn to play musical instruments, sing, and dance.

A nine year education is free for Japanese students, followed by private or public high school education. Elementary school refers to grades 1 through 6, lower-secondary schools are grades 7 through 9, and upper-secondary school refers to grades 10 through 12.

As students grow older, they aspire to one day be accepted to a university. Only the brightest are admitted, however. The workload is much bigger than anything they have experienced previously. Usually, a better high school leads to being accepted into a more prestigious university. media type="custom" key="6132089"