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FROM🇰🇷 South KoreaTO🇯🇵 Japan

South Korea school-leaving stage to Japan: education route

Compare school-leaving stage in South Korea 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 Korea describes this point as High school · Grades 10–12 / high-school equivalency examination / CSAT. Japan describes the receiving stage as Upper secondary · Grades 10–12. Use the linked destination framework with the learner’s current subjects and records when confirming the receiving year and placement process.

DEPARTING STAGEHigh school · Grades 10–12 / high-school equivalency examination / CSATARRIVING STAGEUpper secondary · Grades 10–12

📚 Side-by-side

What crosses with the learner

Route point🇰🇷 South Korea🇯🇵 Japan
Current stageHigh school · Grades 10–12 / high-school equivalency examination / CSATUpper secondary · Grades 10–12
Education authorityA national curriculum is implemented through metropolitan and provincial education offices; KICE administers the CSAT.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 and achievement standardsNational Curriculum Information Center ↗High-school equivalency qualification, subjects and passing rulesNational Institute for Lifelong Education · High-school Equivalency Support Center ↗CSAT official informationKorea Institute for Curriculum and Evaluation ↗Current CSAT candidate guideKorea Institute for Curriculum and Evaluation ↗National Courses of StudyMinistry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology ↗Common Test for University AdmissionsNational Center for University Entrance Examinations ↗

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🔎 Also described as

moving from South Korea to Japan for school-leaving stageSouth Korea school-leaving stage in JapanSouth Korea to Japan school transfer requirements