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An elementary school is a school for children between the ages of 7 years old and 12 years old whose birthday is between April 2 of the year they wish to enter school and April 1 of the following year.

A junior high school is a school for children between the ages of 13 years old and 15 years old whose birthday is between April 2 of the year they wish to enter school and April 2 of the following year.

 

When a foreign national person wants to enter his/her child in a public elementary school or a Jr. high school, an application for the foreign child to enter a public school(gaikokujin shugaku shinsei) should be submitted to Gakko Kyoiku-ka of Ritto City Hall(TEL 551-0130).

When a person wants to enter their foreign national child in a private school or a school for foreign children, an application should be submitted directly to the school.

 

Ritto City sends the guardians of children who have registered as aliens and have reached school-going age a Notice to Enter School (nyugaku tsuchi/nyugaku annai).

The Notice to Enter School will show which school the child will enter and the date and time of the child’s health examination.

If a person intends to enroll their child in a school, they should follow the necessary procedures with the Notice to Enter School(nyugaku tuchi) and the child’s alien registration certificate at Gakko Kyoiku-ka(TEL 551-0130) by the specified date. If for some reason the person cannot make the application by the specified date, applications can be accepted at anytime.

In some cases a Notice to Enter School may not arrive. If this happens and the child is near school-going age, the guardian should inquire as early as possible at Gakko Kyoiku-ka of Ritto City Hall or nearest school.

 

For children who will enter junior high school as new first-year students, the Notice to Enter School is sent to guardians of children who will graduate from public elementary schools. If a notice does not arrive, inquire at Gakko Kyoiku-ka of Ritto City Hall.

 

Class fees and textbooks are free at public elementary and junior high schools.

It is necessary to pay for study materials, expenses incurred for commuting to school, expenses for outside-school activities, expenses for school trips and school meals.

If for financial reasons it is difficult to pay these expenses, the school expenses support system (shugaku hi no enjo seido) is available. Inquire at Gakko Kyoiku-ka of Ritto City Hall or the school.

 

There are facilities where children roughly between 1st and 3rd graders whose parents are not at home in day time can be taken care of after school with protection and play in a healthy environment.

You should inquire at Yoji-ka of Ritto City Hall(TEL 551-0424) about the address and the phone number of gakudo hoikusho. Application forms to join a gakudo hoikusho should be submitted directly to the facility.