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Old 2008-11-16, 17:32   Link #816
Yukinokesshou
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Originally Posted by Nikran View Post
2. How is the japanese education system laid out and what ages do u attend each level at? From what i can gather there's probably 3 diffrent schools for age groups and that high school lasts 3 years between ages 15 - 17. Something that confuses me is where they move onto after high school. In the UK we go to college that lasts about 2 yrs and then university providing you passed your course.
It's university or junior college (American definition of college) right after high school. Most pupils finish high school at the age of 18, actually.

You have to remember that not everyone in the UK goes through a distinct "college" phase between secondary school and university. Sixth form used to be part of secondary school, and still is in (1) all or most independent schools, (2) state schools in many English counties, (3) Scotland, where it goes by a different name, and (4) several former British colonies including Hong Kong.

In many respects, the English sixth form (or college, if you insist) can be equated to the last two years of high school in Japan. In any case, A-levels are generally considered equivalent in level (though probably not difficulty!) to the last year of the Continental European lycée/liceum/liceo, which lasts for 3-years and is, in turn, roughly comparable to the Japanese high school.

Last edited by Yukinokesshou; 2008-11-16 at 17:44. Reason: minor improvement in clarity
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