Explore Japan - School

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The school system in Japan basically includes elementary school (six years), junior high school (three years), high school (three years) and university (four years). Education is mandatory for only nine years, ie six years in primary school and three years in secondary school. As many as 97% of students continue their education to high school. For high school and university admissions, students must take the entrance exam first. In public schools, during compulsory education, students are free of tuition and get free textbooks. But, they pay the cost of lunch and extra curricular money.


WHAT STUDENTS LEARNED
Anak-anak Jepang masuk kelas satu di sekolah dasar pada bulan April setelah ulang tahun mereka ke-6. Dalam satu kelas sekolah dasar terdapat sekitar 30 hingga 40 orang siswa. Mata pelajaran yang mereka pelajari meliputi bahasa Jepang, matematika, sains, ilmu sosial, musik, kerajinan tangan, pendidikan jasmani, dan home economics (belajar ketrampilan memasak dan menjahit yang sederhana). Makin banyak sekolah dasar yang mulai mengajarkan bahasa Inggris juga. Teknologi informasi makin banyak dipakai untuk meningkatkan pendidikan, dan kebanyakan sekolah mempunyai jaringan Internet.

Para siswa juga belajar berbagai seni tradisional Jepang seperti shodo (kaligrafi) dan haiku. Shodo dilakukan dengan mencelupkan kuas ke dalam tinta untuk menulis huruf kanji (jenis huruf yang berasal dari China) dan kana (huruf fonetis yang berasal dari kanji) secara indah. Haiku adalah bentuk puisi yang berkembang di Jepang sekitar 400 tahun yang lalu, berupa syair pendek yang terdiri dari 17 sukukata, terbagi atas satuan lima, tujuh, dan lima suku-kata. Haiku memakai ungkapan sederhana untuk menyampaikan emosi yang mendalam kepada pembacanya.

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