✈️ Academic route
FROM🇨🇦 Canada→TO🇯🇵 Japan
Canada Grade 7 / Year 7 to Japan: education route
Compare Grade 7 / Year 7 in Canada with the corresponding school stage in Japan, then open the official curriculum and placement authorities for both systems.
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Route alignment
Canada describes this point as Junior high / secondary school. Japan describes the receiving stage as Lower secondary · Grades 7–9. Use the linked destination framework with the learner’s current subjects and records when confirming the receiving year and placement process.
DEPARTING STAGEJunior high / secondary school✈ARRIVING STAGELower secondary · Grades 7–9
📚 Side-by-side
What crosses with the learner
Route point🇨🇦 Canada🇯🇵 Japan
Current stageJunior high / secondary schoolLower secondary · Grades 7–9
Education authorityEducation is governed by 10 provinces and three territories; Canada has no federal K–12 ministry or national curriculum.MEXT publishes national Courses of Study; local boards and schools administer enrolment and progression.
Application fileCurrent school records and subject historyReceiving authority and school placement requirements
🧳 Preparation file
Bring these into the route
- Recent report cards or transcripts and the current subject list
- School-attendance and progression records requested by the receiving school
- Identity, residence, guardianship, and address documents required locally
- Certified translations and language-learning history where requested
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Independent study tools sit beside the route while the official requirements remain above.
🔎 Also described as
moving from Canada to Japan for Grade 7 / Year 7Canada Grade 7 / Year 7 in JapanCanada to Japan school transfer requirements