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Japan Grade 11 / Year 11 to United States: education route

Compare Grade 11 / Year 11 in Japan with the corresponding school stage in United States, 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. United States describes the receiving stage as High school · Grades 9–12. 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 STAGEHigh school · Grades 9–12

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What crosses with the learner

Route point🇯🇵 Japan🇺🇸 United States
Current stageUpper secondary · Grades 10–12High school · Grades 9–12
Education authorityMEXT publishes national Courses of Study; local boards and schools administer enrolment and progression.State and local education systems; there is no single national K–12 curriculum.
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 ↗State and territory education authoritiesU.S. Department of Education ↗SAT student informationCollege Board ↗AP courses and examinationsCollege Board ↗GED passing scores and performance levelsGED Testing Service ↗GED test rules by state or territoryGED Testing Service ↗

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🔎 Also described as

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