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FROM🇯🇵 JapanTO🇫🇷 France

Japan Grade 4 / Year 4 to France: education route

Compare Grade 4 / Year 4 in Japan with the corresponding school stage in France, then open the official curriculum and placement authorities for both systems.

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Route alignment

Japan describes this point as Elementary school · Grades 1–6. France describes the receiving stage as French primary school · five-year elementary sequence. Use the linked destination framework with the learner’s current subjects and records when confirming the receiving year and placement process.

DEPARTING STAGEElementary school · Grades 1–6ARRIVING STAGEFrench primary school · five-year elementary sequence

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What crosses with the learner

Route point🇯🇵 Japan🇫🇷 France
Current stageElementary school · Grades 1–6French primary school · five-year elementary sequence
Education authorityMEXT publishes national Courses of Study; local boards and schools administer enrolment and progression.National programmes are organised by cycles; enrolment and placement are completed through the commune, education authority, and receiving school.
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

National Courses of StudyMinistry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology ↗National school programmesFrench Ministry of National Education ↗Cycles and local grade levelsÉduscol · French Ministry of National Education ↗Elementary school enrolmentFrench Ministry of National Education ↗

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