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FROM🇯🇵 JapanTO🇨🇳 China

Japan Grade 11 / Year 11 to China: education route

Compare Grade 11 / Year 11 in Japan with the corresponding school stage in China, 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. China describes the receiving stage as 高中 · generally Grades 10–12 / Gaokao. 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 STAGE高中 · generally Grades 10–12 / Gaokao

📚 Side-by-side

What crosses with the learner

Route point🇯🇵 Japan🇨🇳 China
Current stageUpper secondary · Grades 10–12高中 · generally Grades 10–12 / Gaokao
Education authorityMEXT publishes national Courses of Study; local boards and schools administer enrolment and progression.National curriculum standards operate with provincial and local implementation; upper-secondary entrance and Gaokao arrangements vary by location.
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 ↗Senior-high curriculum standardsMinistry of Education of the People’s Republic of China ↗National education examinationsNational Education Examinations Authority ↗Sunshine Gaokao admissions, policies, institutions, and provincial resultsMinistry of Education Student Services and Development Center ↗

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🔎 Also described as

moving from Japan to China for Grade 11 / Year 11Japan Grade 11 / Year 11 in ChinaJapan to China school transfer requirements