Timetable for starting primary and secondary schools in Japan

The new school year of elementary schools, middle schools (junior high schools and senior high schools) and universities in Japan is April 1 every year. There are three semesters for primary and secondary credits, the first semester is April-July, the second semester is August-65438+February, and the third semester is1-March. For universities and short-term universities, the first semester is from April to mid-July, the summer vacation is from mid-July to the end of August, and the exam of the first semester ends in the middle and late September.

The second semester is from June 65438+ 10 to February 65438+February. In the second year, there will be winter vacation in June 65438+ 10, the second semester exam in February and spring break in March. Due to the weather, the starting time and length of holidays in different regions are slightly different. Fourth-grade students hold graduation ceremonies in late March every year, and the whole school year ends at the end of March. Day five is practiced in Japan, and so are all schools (universities, middle schools and primary schools). In case of holidays, the school will be closed.

Japanese universities have two semesters in a school year, and April to March is a school year. The two semesters of a school year are called prophase and anaphase, with the prophase from April to September and the anaphase from June to March. Universities usually start in spring, and most international students enter in April. Japanese students should be careful not to enter Japan too early, and it is best to enter Japan three or four days before the start of school. If you want to enter school in April, the application deadline is 10 of the previous year; If you want to enter school in September, the deadline for application is April of that year.