2011 Guidance Counseling Session

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Part timer & Regular emplyee

Difference of lifelong wagesDifference of lifelong wages

コム情報センター分析結コム情報センター分析結果果

Part-timer

High

school

graduate

regular worker

University

graduate

regular worker

60,000,000yen 270,000,000yen 310,000,000yen

Difference between part-timer and regular workerwagers converted into hour-payment

Weak points of part-timers

• No vonus• No pension• No or less paid holidays• No unemployment insurance• No retirement money• No industrial injury insurance• Less promising prospect for future

Career Path for 2010 JHS GraduatesOther16%

Work1%

Privateschool32%

Cityschool29%

Publicschool22%

Career Direction for the Past ４ Years(students)

0

5

10

15

20

25

30

35

2008 2009 2010 2011

Public schoolCity schoolPrivate schoolWorkOther

The Japanese Education SystemElementary School Elementary School ((shōgakkōshōgakkō))

6 years6 yearsJunior High School Junior High School ((chūgakkōchūgakkō))

3 years3 years

High School High School ((kōtō gakkōkōtō gakkō))3 years3 years

Vocational Vocational SchoolSchool

((senmon gakkōsenmon gakkō))

3 years3 years

Vocational High School

(kōtō senmon gakkō)5 years5 years

University University ((daigakudaigaku))4 years4 years

Junior Junior CollegeCollege((tanki tanki

daigakudaigaku))

Vocational Vocational SchoolSchool

((senmon senmon gakkōgakkō))

Graduate SchoolGraduate School

((daigakuindaigakuin))

6

12

15

18

22

CompulsoryEducation

(gimukyōiku)

Age:

☆ Eligibility for High School Entrance Examinations:Anyone who is 15 years-old or older who has graduated from a Japanese junior high school or who has completed the equivalent of elementary school and junior high school (9 years) in a foreign country is eligible to take entrance exams.

Differences between Junior High School and High School

Junior High School

Compulsory Education

No entrance exams

Not possible to fail out of

High School

Not compulsory

There are entrance exams.

If you have bad grades or too many absences, you might need to repeat a year or might be unable to graduate.

Public High Schools (Kōritsu Kōkō)

Public High Schools: high schools set up with money provided by the prefectural or municipal (city/town/village) government

General Entrance Examination (Ippan Nyūshi)

Recommendation-based Entrance Examination(Suisen Nyūshi)

Academic test on 5 subjects:Japanese, math, social studies, science, and English

Interview

Recommendation from the principal

Interview

There are A schedule and B schedule exams, and you can take exams for one school per schedule.

You can only take this exam for 1 school.If you pass this exam, you must enter the school.

Costs of Exams and Entering Public High School

Exam fees: \2,200 per school

Tuition: free starting this school year ※

Entrance fee: \5,650

School uniform, textbooks, etc.: about \100,000

You will need to have about \100,000 available by the end of March.

※Tuition for the next school year will be decided at the end of this school year.

Estimated Monthly Costs for Public Schools

School in School in ToyohashiToyohashi

School School outside of outside of ToyohashiToyohashi

School with School with a a DormitoryDormitory

TuitionTuition \0\0 \0\0 \0\0

Misc. Misc. feesfees

About \About \60006000 About \6000About \6000 About \About \

60006000

TransporTransportt

\0\0(if going to (if going to school by school by bicycle)bicycle)

\15,000\15,000

RoomRoom About \About \30,00030,000

TotalTotal

About \About \6,000 + 6,000 + cost of cost of lunchlunch

About \About \21,000 + 21,000 + cost of lunchcost of lunch

About \About \36,000 + 36,000 + cost of cost of lunchlunch

Private High Schools (Shiritsu Kōkō)Private high schools: high schools set up by corporations, individuals, universities, or educational instiutions

General Entrance Examination (Ippan Nyūshi)

Recommendation-based Entrance Examination(Suisen Nyūshi) Academic test on

Japanese, math, social studies, science, and English

* The examination process is different from school to school.

Academic test on Japanese, math, and English

Essay

Interview

* The examination process is different from school to school.

If you pass this exam, you must enter the school.

You can also apply to public high schools.

Costs of Exams and Entering Private High School

Exam fees: \13,000 – \15,000 per school

Tuition: \30,000 – \37,000

Entrance fee: \200,000

School uniform, textbooks, etc.: about \100,000

You will need to have about \400,000 available by the end of March.

Tuition Reduction for Private High Schools

Parents’ Parents’ Annual Annual IncomeIncome

Subsidies from Subsidies from the Prefectural the Prefectural Govt. Govt. *Includes subsidies *Includes subsidies from the national from the national govt.govt.

Subsidies from Subsidies from the Toyohashi the Toyohashi City City GovernmentGovernment

Portion Paid Portion Paid by the Parentsby the Parents

≤ ≤ \\2,500,0002,500,000 \31,900\31,900 \3,200\3,200 \0\0

≤ ≤ \\3,500,0003,500,000 \31,900\31,900 \2,200\2,200 \900\900

≤ ≤ \\6,000,0006,000,000 \19,100\19,100 \1,700\1,700 \14,200\14,200

≤ ≤ \\8,300,0008,300,000 \14,200\14,200 \1,200\1,200 \19,600\19,600

≥ ≥ \\8,300,0008,300,000 \9,900\9,900 \0\0 \25,100\25,100

Assuming the average tuition for a private high school is \35,000 per month:

*The numbers above only represent a model case. Actual amounts may be different.

Subsidies for Entrance Fees for Private High Schools

Parents’ Parents’ Annual IncomeAnnual Income

Subsidy from the Subsidy from the Prefectural Govt.Prefectural Govt.

Portion Paid by Portion Paid by ParentsParents

≤≤ \3,500,000\3,500,000 \100,000\100,000 \92,000\92,000

≤≤ \6,000,000\6,000,000 \65,000\65,000 \127,000\127,000

≤≤ \8,300,000\8,300,000 \48,000\48,000 \144,000\144,000

Assuming that average entrance fee for private high schools is \192,000:

*The numbers above only represent a model case. Actual amounts may be different.

Exam Schedule for 3rd Year Jr. High StudentsAugAug.. Open House (taiken nyūgaku)

SepSept.t. Career Paths Survey (shinro kibō chōsa) RRegular Examsegular Exams

Oct.Oct. Second Semester Opening Ceremony (kōki shigyōsiki)

NovNov..

Guidance Counseling Session (shinro setsumei-kai)

DecDec..

Parent-Teacher Conferences (hogosha-kai) Make decision on Make decision on private high schoolsprivate high schools

Jan.Jan.Recommendation-based entrance Recommendation-based entrance exams for private high schools (end exams for private high schools (end of January)of January)

WWrite application to private rite application to private high schoolshigh schools

Feb.Feb.

Parent-Teacher ConferencesParent-Teacher Conferences

General entrance exams for private General entrance exams for private schools / Recommendation-based schools / Recommendation-based exams for public schoolsexams for public schools

Write application to public Write application to public high schoolshigh schools

Make decision on public / Make decision on public / part-time high schoolspart-time high schools

Mar.Mar.

GraduationGraduation

Entrance exams for part-time high Entrance exams for part-time high schoolsschools

General entrance exams for public General entrance exams for public schoolsschools

Part-time schoolsPart-time schools ： ： Mar. 9Mar. 9　　（（ 11stst exam date) exam date)

AA Schedule: March 10 & 11Schedule: March 10 & 11

BB Schedule: March 14 & 15Schedule: March 14 & 15

Part-time schools: Mar. 28 Part-time schools: Mar. 28 (2(2ndnd exam date) exam date)

Evaluation Score: Naishinten☆Naishinten: the total score of all 9 subjects each evaluated on a 5-point scale.

(The total of all 5-point scale grades on your report card. The highest possible score is 45.)Grades for 3rd year of junior high school are mainly used for naishinten.

Naishinten and scores on the academic test are used to determine whether or not a student passes the general entrance exam. As such, grades in the 3rd year of junior high school are very important.

When should I make my decision about what to do after junior high school?

You should make your decision about whether you want to continue in school or to start working by October.If you are going to continue schooling, you should decide how If you are going to continue schooling, you should decide how you want to take entrance exams from among the patterns A, B, you want to take entrance exams from among the patterns A, B, C, and D below at the Parent-Teacher Conference in December.C, and D below at the Parent-Teacher Conference in December.A:A: Only take entrance exam(s) for private school(s). Only take entrance exam(s) for private school(s).B:B: Take entrance exams for both private and public schools. Take entrance exams for both private and public schools.C:C: Only take entrance exam(s) for public school(s). Only take entrance exam(s) for public school(s).D:D: Apply for vocational school(s). Apply for vocational school(s).

Toyohashi Nishi High School

★Selection of foreign student applicants:　　 Toyohashi Nishi High School, a public school run by the prefecture,

will select foreign students for admission for their regular curriculum track ahead of the general entrance exam if (1) the student lives in Aichi at the same address as his/her parent(s) and (2) (a) the student entered school in or after the 4th year of elementary school or (b) the student entered school in or before the 3rd year of elementary school and has special circumstances.

* Exam Subjects: tests on Japanese, math, and English and an interview

* Students selected through this process can receive instruction on Japanese and help with other subjects after entering high school.

For more information, please ask the teachers at your junior high school.

Toyohashi Municipal High School

Toyohashi Municipal High School has a nighttime track and a daytime track.This school operates on a credit system. Therefore, even if you have a subject where you are unable to earn a credit for your studies that year, you can still move onto the next grade (not repeat a grade) if you earn more than a certain number of credits. A wide selection of courses and small class sizes allow you to get detailed and meticulous education.

*Both the daytime and nighttime programs operate as a part-time school program and have classes for 4 hours a day. Students graduate after 4 years.* There are many foreign students studying at Toyohashi Municipal High School.