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update:August 10, 2011
NURSERY SCHOOL ・KINDERGARTEN・ SCHOOL
1 NURSERY SCHOOL (HOIKUEN)
| Children’s Section (JIDO-KA) in the Welfare Building (FUKUSHI CHOSHA) TEL:054-626-1137 |
If you can not take care of your children during the day time because of your work, etc.,nursery schools are available.
2 KINDERGARTEN (YOCHIEN)
| General Affairs in Education, Board of Education (KYOIKU IINKAI, KYOIKU SOMU-KA) in the Oigawa Branch of Yaizu City Hall (OIGAWA CHOSHA) TEL:054-662-0512 |
Available for children aged 3 to 5 years old. Not compulsory.
Each kindergarten has different admission age restrictions.
- Kindergartens accepting 4 to 5 year olds - Otomi Yochien, Wada Yochien, Higashi Mashizu Yochien, Satsuki Yochien
- Kindergartens accepting 3 to 5 year olds - Shizuhama Yochien, Shizuhama Yochien,Shimofuji Bunen, Oigawa Nishi Yochien,Oigawa Minami Yochien
3 ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL (SHOGAKKO & CHUGAKKO)
| School Education Section, Board of Education (KYOIKU IINKAI, GAKKO KYOIKU-KA)in the Oigawa Branch of |
In order to enroll your child in an elementary or junior high school your child must have completed foreign registration, and obtained a notice of school entrance. You can then make the necessary enrollment arrangements at the School Education Section (GAKKO KYOIKU-KA) in the Oigawa Branch of
- At municipal schools, tuitions and textbooks are free.
- Elementary schools comprise a 6-year curriculum for children who enter school at the age of 6 as of Apr. 1 of the year of entry.
- Junior high schools comprise a 3 year curriculum for students who enter school at the age of 12 as of Apr. 1 of the year of entry.
―Application Precedure―
A child residing in
It is required that the child has completed foreign registration in
1 Submit application to the Board of Education
(1)Call Yaizu Municipal Board of Education to make an appointment for submission of your application.
(2)Submit your child’s application to the Board of Education. You must bring your child’s passport, certificate of alien registration, and a seal if you have one.
Important: Please come with an interpreter if you don’t speak Japanese.
2 Confirm details with the school
(1)After submitting the application to the Board of Education, call the school your child expects to go to, and make an appointment to meet the school staff to learn about the details of the school.
(2)Go to the school to receive information on school rules, life, tuition, etc.
(3)Discuss from which date your child expects to start to go to school with school staff.
Important: Please come with an interpreter if you don’t speak Japanese.
※Important: Before submitting your application
- Your child must be registered as a foreign resident of Yaizu City, otherwise he/she will not be allowed to enter school.
- Your child’s school has already been determined by the school district you live in.
- In principle, your child will be put in the grade depending on his/her age.
- The appointment date with the Board of Education and that with the school will most likely be different. Please keep that in mind and be ready to spend a couple of days for these events.
- School lessons and life are all in Japanese. Please obtain information on school life in general from school staff thoroughly before your child enters school.
- Your child will receive the same education and treatment as Japanese children.
- If your child has been going to school in Japan, or if your child transfers to another school in Japan, please inform the schools and the Board of Education of the matter.
- If your child quits school, you must file the necessary paperwork at the school.
Should you have any questions, please contact Yaizu Municipal Board of Education.
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Contact School Education Section, Yaizu Municipal Board of Education <Yaizu-shi Kyoiku Iinkai, Gakkou Kyoiku-Ka> 2nd F, Oigawa Cho-sha, Yaizu City Hall900 Munadaka, Yaizu-city TEL: 054-662-0586 |