Japan school-leaving stage to Thailand: education route

Compare school-leaving stage in Japan with the corresponding school stage in Thailand, then open the official curriculum and placement authorities for both systems.

Route alignment

Japan describes this point as Upper secondary · Grades 10–12. Thailand describes the receiving stage as Matthayom 4–6 or vocational route. Use the linked destination framework with the learner’s current subjects and records when confirming the receiving year and placement process.

DEPARTING STAGEUpper secondary · Grades 10–12ARRIVING STAGEMatthayom 4–6 or vocational route

📚 Side-by-side

What crosses with the learner

Route point🇯🇵 Japan🇹🇭 Thailand

Current stageUpper secondary · Grades 10–12Matthayom 4–6 or vocational route

Education authorityMEXT publishes national Courses of Study; local boards and schools administer enrolment and progression.The Ministry of Education and its basic-education bodies set national policy and curriculum, with public and private schools implementing programmes.

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

🔗 Official links

Open the issuing sources

National Courses of StudyMinistry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology ↗Common Test for University AdmissionsNational Center for University Entrance Examinations ↗Thai education policy and school systemMinistry of Education Thailand ↗Basic-education administration and curriculum informationOffice of the Basic Education Commission ↗

🔎 Also described as

moving from Japan to Thailand for school-leaving stageJapan school-leaving stage in ThailandJapan to Thailand school transfer requirements