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FROM🇿🇦 South AfricaTO🇯🇵 Japan

South Africa Grade 4 / Year 4 to Japan: education route

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

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Route alignment

South Africa describes this point as Foundation and Intermediate Phases · Grades 1–6. Japan describes the receiving stage as Elementary school · Grades 1–6. Use the linked destination framework with the learner’s current subjects and records when confirming the receiving year and placement process.

DEPARTING STAGEFoundation and Intermediate Phases · Grades 1–6ARRIVING STAGEElementary school · Grades 1–6

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What crosses with the learner

Route point🇿🇦 South Africa🇯🇵 Japan
Current stageFoundation and Intermediate Phases · Grades 1–6Elementary school · Grades 1–6
Education authorityThe Department of Basic Education sets the national curriculum and examination framework, implemented through provincial departments and schools.MEXT publishes national Courses of Study; local boards and schools administer enrolment and progression.
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 Curriculum Statements Grades R–12South African Department of Basic Education ↗National Courses of StudyMinistry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology ↗

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🔎 Also described as

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