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I. Educational Systems and the Structure of High School Entrance Examination
・ Compulsory through Junior High (Grades 1 through 9)
・ Education and skill certification play a significant role in selection future jobs in Japan.
・ High school diploma or equivalency certificate are required to take college entrance exams.
・ Majority of employers require high school diploma or equivalency for consideration of applications.
(Ref: Promotion Center for Repatriates from China, “My School, Information Chapter, Living and Language in Japan, 14”)
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Figure 2. Courses after Junior High Schools
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In principle, you may apply only one of public high schools. Note: Higashi Commercial High School offers several courses, thus, within this school you can be considered for the courses which are your first choice, the second and more, expanding your chances to be accepted by the school
For Regular/Day school, you can apply within the school district in which you live. If applying for schools outside your own school district, your chances will be limited to a few percentage points of total number of openings.
No area (district) limitations to the following:
a. Any Regular Day schools except for “Regular (General) Course” school
b. Part-time Course schools
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Figure 3.
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School District Division and Restrictions in the District of Ishikari-area
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石狩地区の学区と学区間就学制限について
（全日制普通科・「道立高等学校通学区域規則」による）
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○学区内と同じ条件で出願できる学校
| 石狩第1学区 |
札幌白石 札幌真栄 札幌平岡 |
| 石狩第2学区（白石区及び厚別区） |
大麻 北広島西 |
| 石狩第3学区 |
札幌北 札幌北陵 |
| 石狩第5学区 |
札幌国際情報 札幌新川 石狩南 |
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○北広島市の一部と小樽市の一部から学区内と同じ条件で出願できる学校
（詳細については通学区域規則で確認すること）
| 北広島市のうち大曲中学校及び西部中学校の通学区域 |
札幌平岡 |
| 小樽市のうち銭函中学校の通学区域 |
札幌稲西 札幌稲北 |
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○他地区間での、特例として学区内と同じ条件で出願できる学校
| 新篠津村 |
岩見沢東 岩見沢西 岩見沢緑陵 月形 |
| 千歳市の一部 |
追分高校 |
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Changing a target school after an application has been submitted to one school is possible once, selecting a different school but the same course only.
This is possible under conditions such as: changing a school within a cohort of Regular (General) Course is permitted, but changing a school of General course to that of Industrial Course is not.
Under special circumstances such as Guardian's moving and/or job transfer, a student is permitted to change a target school (under public system). Private high schools do not accept such changes once an application is submitted.
1）Scholastic Examination Test
Required for Regular (General Courses entrants. In principle, Part-Time Course high schools do not require scholastic test.
（1）Test Subjects
Japanese Language/Literature, Mathematics, Social Science, Science, English
（2）Test Schedule
Japanese Lang/Lit. 09:30 - 10:10
Mathematics 10:30 - 11:20
Social Sci. 11:40 - 12:30
Science 13:30 - 14:20
English 14:40 - 15:30 (Includes Hearing Test)
（3）Grading
60 points per subject, (full score: 300 points)
Three steps of choosing successful candidates
（1）80% of Openings are filled on selection procedure based on the records of evaluation of all subjects shown in the “individual report document submitted by middle school (also known as Internal Report Card)” as well as scholastic exam test results.
Individual Report Document
Also called Internal Report Card. All grades from middle school years on school subjects, attendance, after-school activities, serving student committees, health, disposition, etc. are reported in this document. This is a part of applications and is included in the evaluation for acceptance. Grade earned in the 9th grade weigh 1.5 times more than that of in the 7th aud 8th.
Computation method:
(grades in 7thx2)+(grades in 8thx2)+(grades in 9thx3)
Ex
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JL/L |
So.Sci |
Math |
Sci. |
Music |
Art |
PE |
H.Eco |
Eng |
Totals |
| 7th |
2 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
25 |
| 8th |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
27 |
| 9th |
2 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
25 |
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(All Grades of the semester final)
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25×2+27×2+25×3=50+54+75=179
In the case that a student received all “5” in all subjects during 3 years, the total figure is “315”, full score. Total grades are ranked in a cohort of 20 points, from A to M.
A 315〜296
B 295〜276
C 275〜256
D 255〜236
E 235〜216
F 215〜196
G 195〜176
H 175〜156
I 155〜136
J 135〜116
K 115〜96
L 95〜76
M 75〜
The sample shown above is ranked “G” as the total is 179.
*Test results of scholastic exam accumulate to 300 points in full score. Total scores are ranked in a cohort of 12 point, from 1 to 25.
1 300〜289
2 288〜277
3 276〜265
4 264〜253
5 252〜241
6 240〜229
7 228〜217
8 216〜205
9 204〜193
10 192〜181
11 180〜169
12 168〜157
13 156〜145
14 144〜133
15 132〜121
16 120〜109
17 108〜97
18 96〜85
19 84〜73
20 72〜61
21 60〜49
22 48〜37
23 36〜25
24 24〜13
25 12〜
Selection in an equal basis (between Internal Report Card and Test results of Ent. Exam) Method. Please see the sample of Table of Correlation shown below.
Correlation Table
（2）10% of Openings is filled based on the Records of Individual Report Document.
（3）10% of Openings is filled based on the Test Results of the entrance exam.
*All high schools start the selection procedure with the method (1), then, move onto method (2) & (3).
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