✈️ Academic route
FROM🇩🇪 Germany→TO🇯🇵 Japan
Germany Grade 4 / Year 4 to Japan: education route
Compare Grade 4 / Year 4 in Germany with the corresponding school stage in Japan, then open the official curriculum and placement authorities for both systems.
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Route alignment
Germany describes this point as Primary school · usually Grades 1–4. Japan describes the receiving stage as Elementary school · Grades 1–6. Use the linked destination framework with the learner’s current subjects and records when confirming the receiving year and placement process.
DEPARTING STAGEPrimary school · usually Grades 1–4✈ARRIVING STAGEElementary school · Grades 1–6
📚 Side-by-side
What crosses with the learner
Route point🇩🇪 Germany🇯🇵 Japan
Current stagePrimary school · usually Grades 1–4Elementary school · Grades 1–6
Education authorityThe 16 Länder govern schools; the KMK coordinates shared standards and qualification comparability.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 Germany to Japan for Grade 4 / Year 4Germany Grade 4 / Year 4 in JapanGermany to Japan school transfer requirements