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FROM🇺🇸 United StatesTO🇯🇵 Japan

United States school-leaving stage to Japan: education route

Compare school-leaving stage in United States with the corresponding school stage in Japan, then open the official curriculum and placement authorities for both systems.

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Route alignment

United States describes this point as High school · Grades 9–12. 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 9–12ARRIVING STAGEUpper secondary · Grades 10–12

📚 Side-by-side

What crosses with the learner

Route point🇺🇸 United States🇯🇵 Japan
Current stageHigh school · Grades 9–12Upper secondary · Grades 10–12
Education authorityState and local education systems; there is no single national K–12 curriculum.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

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 ↗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

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