Japanese High School

The Japanese senior public high school and education system in general is quite different from the Canadian system. All students must take an entrance exam for any school they wish to enter. Students are assigned to each class in sequential order based on their score. For each grade there are six classes of 40 students. In theory, student 1 in class 1 scored the highest and student 40 in class 6 scored the lowest. If you scored any lower, you’re out of luck.

There are exemptions that assist students in which school they will attend pending on the relationship and collaboration of each school or specialization and specific areas of study.

What’s interesting is the 40 students for each class will be together in the same class until they graduate and students do not change classrooms for each subject. The teachers move from classroom to classroom. In one day there are 6 lessons. Each lesson is 50 minutes long and in between classes there is a 10 min break.

Each grade is assigned to one floor/section of the school and rarely interacts on a personal level with other grades.






My desk.


Teachers Room.



Typical classroom.



Note: I was told by a little bird the school scenes in those special videos are a result from trespassing to abandon schools, during vacation periods or after hours.