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FROM🇩🇪 GermanyTO🇯🇵 Japan

Germany Grade 11 / Year 11 to Japan: education route

Compare Grade 11 / Year 11 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 Academic upper secondary / Abitur and vocational pathways. Japan describes the receiving stage as Upper secondary · Grades 10–12. Use the linked destination framework with the learner’s current subjects and records when confirming the receiving year and placement process.

DEPARTING STAGEAcademic upper secondary / Abitur and vocational pathwaysARRIVING STAGEUpper secondary · Grades 10–12

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What crosses with the learner

Route point🇩🇪 Germany🇯🇵 Japan
Current stageAcademic upper secondary / Abitur and vocational pathwaysUpper secondary · Grades 10–12
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

  1. Recent report cards or transcripts and the current subject list
  2. School-attendance and progression records requested by the receiving school
  3. Identity, residence, guardianship, and address documents required locally
  4. Certified translations and language-learning history where requested

🔗 Official links

Open the issuing sources

Upper secondary level and AbiturStanding Conference of the Ministers of Education and Cultural Affairs ↗National Courses of StudyMinistry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology ↗Common Test for University AdmissionsNational Center for University Entrance Examinations ↗

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