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Japan
Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean off the northeast coast of the Asia, Asian mainland, it is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan and extends from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea ...
, each school has a different grading system. Many universities use the following set of categories:
Education in Japan
Education in Japan is managed by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) of Japan. Education is Compulsory education, compulsory at the Primary education, elementary and Middle school, lower secondary levels, f ...
has many different ways of approaching their grading system.
Public schooling below the
high school
A secondary school, high school, or senior school, is an institution that provides secondary education. Some secondary schools provide both ''lower secondary education'' (ages 11 to 14) and ''upper secondary education'' (ages 14 to 18), i.e., ...
level is classified as , and every Japanese child is required to attend school until they pass
middle school
Middle school, also known as intermediate school, junior high school, junior secondary school, or lower secondary school, is an educational stage between primary school and secondary school.
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. An interesting phenomenon is that even if an individual student fails a course, they may pass with their class regardless of grades on tests. The grades on tests have no effect on schooling until taking entrance exams to get into high school.
Japanese children's report cards are primarily influenced by behavior rather than grades.
For example, Japanese students are graded by the greetings they use, if they remember their supplies, and how they treat plants and animals.
High school level
In order to attend high school in Japan, younger students must pass an entrance exam. If they do not pass, they are not allowed to go to high school.
Parents often send their children to or
private school
A private school or independent school is a school not administered or funded by the government, unlike a State school, public school. Private schools are schools that are not dependent upon national or local government to finance their fina ...
s for test training purposes.
Most high schools in Japan have a numerical grading system from 5 to 1, with 5 being the highest grade and 1 being the lowest.
University level
Like the high school level, Japanese students must pass a standardized test to be accepted into a university.
Most national universities employ a 4-scale grading system (only with A, B, C and F). Below-average students are given an F, and are encouraged to retake the same subject(s) in the following semesters.
GPA is a simple numerical representation of college results in Japan. As of 2014, 497 Japanese universities use this system.
For universities, graduation requires a minimum of 124 credits and the required number of credits for each university. To earn 1 credit, 45 hours of study time is required, including preparation and review time.
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Japan
Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean off the northeast coast of the Asia, Asian mainland, it is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan and extends from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea ...
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