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FROM🇯🇵 JapanTO🇮🇪 Ireland

Japan university-entry stage to Ireland: education route

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

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Route alignment

Japan describes this point as Upper secondary · Grades 10–12. Ireland describes the receiving stage as Senior Cycle / Leaving Certificate. 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 STAGESenior Cycle / Leaving Certificate

📚 Side-by-side

What crosses with the learner

Route point🇯🇵 Japan🇮🇪 Ireland
Current stageUpper secondary · Grades 10–12Senior Cycle / Leaving Certificate
Education authorityMEXT publishes national Courses of Study; local boards and schools administer enrolment and progression.The Department of Education sets national policy; curriculum and state examinations are delivered through national agencies and schools.
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 ↗Common Test for University AdmissionsNational Center for University Entrance Examinations ↗Education system overviewGovernment of Ireland · Department of Education and Youth ↗State examinations and candidate informationState Examinations Commission ↗
Japan education systemSchool stages, qualifications and official sources →Ireland education systemSchool stages, qualifications and official sources →Japan Grade 4 / Year 4 to Ireland: education routeCompare the next stage or reverse route →Japan Grade 7 / Year 7 to Ireland: education routeCompare the next stage or reverse route →Japan Grade 11 / Year 11 to Ireland: education routeCompare the next stage or reverse route →Japan school-leaving stage to Ireland: education routeCompare the next stage or reverse route →Ireland university-entry stage to Japan: education routeCompare the next stage or reverse route →

🔎 Also described as

moving from Japan to Ireland for university-entry stageJapan university-entry stage in IrelandJapan to Ireland school transfer requirements