Article 29(1)If the municipal board of education is to prepare the register of school-aged children using a magnetic disk (this includes things which can reliably record certain matter through methods equivalent to this; the same applies hereinafter) pursuant to the provisions of Article 1, paragraph (3) of the School Education Act Enforcement Order (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 2 of the same Cabinet Order; the same applies hereinafter), it is to be done by means of the operation of computers (this includes equipment which can reliably record certain matter through methods equivalent to the methods of computers; the same applies hereinafter).

(2)In the case provided in the preceding paragraph, the municipal board of education must take necessary measures in order to prevent the matters recorded in the relevant register of school-aged children to be known through the telecommunications line connected to the computers referred to in the same paragraph, by persons other than those engaged in affairs regarding school-aged children or school-aged students of the relevant municipalities, and to prevent loss or damage to the relevant register of school-aged children.

Article 30(1)Matters which must be stated (for a register of school-aged children prepared using a magnetic disk pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (3) of the same Article, matters must be recorded; the same applies hereinafter) in the register of school-aged children referred to in Article 1, paragraph (1) of the School Education Act Enforcement Order, are to be the matters set forth in each of the relevant items, in accordance with the classifications set forth in the following items.

(2)For matters which must be stated in the register of school-aged children prepared for persons provided in Article 2 of the School Education Act Enforcement Order, the provisions of items (i), (ii), and (vi) of the preceding paragraph apply mutatis mutandis.

Article 31The register of school-aged children under Article 2 of the School Education Act Enforcement Order shall be prepared as of October 1.

Article 32(1)When designating elementary schools, junior high schools, or compulsory education schools to enroll for persons scheduled to enroll in school (referred to as "schools to enroll" in the following paragraph) pursuant to the provisions of Article 5, paragraph (2) of the School Education Act Enforcement Order (this includes cases as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 6 of the same Cabinet Order; the same applies in the following paragraph), the municipal board of education may hear the opinions of their custodians in advance. In this case, the necessary matters regarding procedures to hear the opinions shall be prescribed, and they are to be publicized.

(2)In notices in relation to the designation of schools to enroll under Article 5, paragraph (2) of the School Education Act Enforcement Order, the municipal board of education is to show that custodians may make a request provided in Article 8 of the same Cabinet Order regarding changes in that designation.

Article 33The municipal board of education is to prescribe and publicize the requirements and necessary matters regarding procedures in the case that the designated elementary school, junior high school, or compulsory education school may be changed pursuant to the provisions of Article 8 of the School Education Act Enforcement Order.

Article 34When there are school-aged children or students with grounds set forth in Article 18 of the School Education Act, their custodians must ask the municipal board of education for a postponement or exemption from the obligation to enroll in school. In this case, documents sufficient to prove those grounds, such as certificates from doctors or other persons designated by the relevant municipal board of education, must be attached.

Article 35For children whose custodians have been postponed or exempted from the obligation to enroll their children in school pursuant to the provisions of Article 18 of the School Education Act, when the relevant period of postponement has passed, or the relevant postponement or exemption has been revoked, the school principal may transfer the relevant children into an adequate grade, with consideration towards their age and state of mental and physical development.

Article 36Facilities, organization, and other matters regarding the establishment of kindergartens shall be prescribed by the Standards for Establishment of Kindergarten (Order of the Ministry of Education No. 32 of 1956), beyond what is provided for in this chapter.

Article 37The number of weeks in each school year in which education is provided in kindergarten must not be less than 39 weeks, except in case of special circumstances.

Article 38Curricula and other contents of childcare in kindergarten are to be prescribed by the National Curriculum Standard for Kindergartens, publicly notified separately by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology as the standard for curricula and contents of other childcare, beyond what is provided for in this chapter.

Article 39Provisions of Articles 48, 49, 54, and 59 through 68 apply mutatis mutandis to kindergartens.

Article 69Facilities, organization, and other matters regarding the establishment of junior high schools shall be prescribed by the Standards for Establishment of Junior High School (Order of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology No. 15 of 2002), beyond what is provided for in this chapter.

Article 70(1)Junior high schools are to have a student supervisor.

(2)Notwithstanding the provisions referred to in the preceding paragraph, it may not be necessary to have a student supervisor when staffed with a senior teacher to organize school duties which the student supervisor is in charge of as provided in paragraph (4) or when there are other special circumstances.

(3)The student supervisor shall be appointed from among advanced skill teachers or teachers.

(4)The student supervisor shall be supervised by the school principal, take charge of matters regarding student guidance, and act as liaison and coordinator and give guidance and advice for the relevant matters.

Article 71(1)Junior high schools are to have a career supervisor.

(2)Notwithstanding the provisions referred to in the preceding paragraph, it may not be necessary to have a career supervisor when staffed with a senior teacher to organize school duties which the career supervisor is in charge of as provided in paragraph (3).

(3)The career supervisor shall be appointed from among advanced skill teachers or teachers. They shall be supervised by the school principal, take charge of career guidance including matters regarding student guidance for the selection of occupations, and act as liaison and coordinator and give guidance and advice for the relevant matters.

Article 72The junior high school curriculum shall be organized by the individual subjects of Japanese Language, Social Studies, Mathematics, Science, Music, Art and Design, Health and Physical Education, Technology and Home Economics, and Foreign Language (hereinafter referred to as "individual subjects" in this chapter and Chapter VII), and Morality Period, the Period for Integrated Studies, and Special Activities.

Article 73For the respective number of class hours for individual subjects, Morality Period, the Period for Integrated Studies, and Special Activities in each grade of junior high school (excluding attached junior high schools, junior high schools cooperative with elementary schools provided in Article 74-2, paragraph (2), cooperative junior high schools provided in Article 75, paragraph (2), and junior high schools with attached elementary schools provided in Article 79-9, paragraph (2)), and the total number of class hours in each grade, the number of class hours provided in the appended table 2 is to be the standard.

Article 74Curricula in junior high schools are to be prescribed by the National Curriculum Standard for junior high school, publicly notified separately by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology as the standard for curricula, beyond what is provided for in this chapter.

Article 74-2(1)Junior high schools (excluding attached junior high schools, cooperative junior high schools provided in Article 75, paragraph (2), and junior high schools with attached elementary schools provided in Article 79-9, paragraph (2)) may organize curricula in order to provide education with consideration towards consistency with education in elementary school, as provided based on consultations between the management of the relevant junior high school and the management of the relevant elementary school.

(2)Junior high schools organizing curricula pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph (hereinafter referred to as "junior high schools cooperative with elementary schools") are to cooperate with elementary schools cooperative with junior high schools, and implement those curricula.

Article 74-3For the respective number of class hours for individual subjects, Morality Period, the Period for Integrated Studies, and Special Activities in each grade of junior high school cooperative with elementary schools, and the total number of class hours in each grade, the number of class hours provided in the appended table 2-3 is to be the standard.

Article 74-4Curricula in junior high schools cooperative with elementary schools are to be provided separately by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology as the special exception to the standard for curricula, beyond what is provided for in this chapter.

Article 75(1)Junior high schools (excluding attached junior high schools, junior high schools cooperative with elementary schools, and junior high schools with attached elementary schools provided in Article 79-9, paragraph (2)) may organize curricula in order to provide education with consideration towards consistency with education in high schools, as provided based on consultations between the management of the relevant junior high school and the management of the relevant high schools.

(2)Junior high schools organizing curricula pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph (hereinafter referred to as "cooperative junior high schools") are to cooperate with high schools organizing curricula pursuant to the provisions of Article 87, paragraph (1), and implement those curricula.

Article 76For the respective number of class hours for individual subjects, Morality Period, the Period for Integrated Studies, and Special Activities in each grade of cooperative junior high schools, and the total number of class hours in each grade, the number of class hours provided in the appended table 4 is to be the standard.

Article 77Curricula in cooperative junior high schools are to be provided separately by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology as the special exception to the standard for curricula, beyond what is provided for in this chapter.

Article 77-2When necessary in order to administer more effective education in the relevant junior high schools or in light of the local circumstances where the relevant junior high schools are established, and do satisfy the standards specified by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology as having educationally appropriate consideration towards students, junior high schools may make use of diverse media in a highly advanced manner, and have classes taken in locations other than classrooms where the relevant classes would be conducted, pursuant to the provisions separately prescribed by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology.

Article 78If there are students intending to advance to further education after graduation from junior high school, including schools such as high school, or college of technology(KOSEN), the school principal must send study reports and other necessary documents to the school principal of the schools which those students intend to advance; provided, however, that in cases where the study reports are not to be considered material for entrant selection pursuant to the provisions of Article 90, paragraph (3) (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 135, paragraph (5)) and paragraph (4) of the same Article, sending study reports is not required.

Article 78-2Club coaches and leaders shall engage in technical guidance in relation to educational activities (excluding those performed as part of the junior high school curriculum) involving sports, culture, science, etc. in junior high school.

Article 79Provisions of Articles 41 through 49, Article 50, paragraph (2), and Articles 54 through 68 apply mutatis mutandis to junior high schools. In this case, the term "5 classrooms" in Article 42, paragraph (2) is deemed to be replaced with "2 classrooms", the term "Article 50, paragraph (1)" in Article 55 through Article 56-2 and in the provisions of Article 56-4 with "Article 72", the term "Article 51 (Article 52-3 for elementary schools cooperative with junior high schools, and for elementary schools with attached junior high schools prescribed in Article 79-9, paragraph (2), Article 79-5, paragraph (1) as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 79-12)" with "Article 73 (Article 107 as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 117 for attached junior high schools, Article 74-3 for junior high schools cooperative with elementary schools, Article 76 for cooperative junior high schools, and Article 79, paragraph (2) as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 79-12 for junior high schools with attached elementary schools prescribed in Article 79-9, paragraph (2))", the term "Article 52" with "Article 74", the term "Article 30, paragraph (1)" in Article 55-2 with "Article 46", and the phrase "lower courses of other elementary schools and compulsory education schools or elementary school courses in special needs education schools" in Article 56-3 with "upper courses of other junior high schools and compulsory education schools, lower courses of secondary education schools, or junior high school courses in special needs education schools".

Article 118Facilities, organization, and other matters regarding the establishment of special needs education schools and the facilities and organization of special needs education classes in regular schoolshall be provided separately, beyond what is provided for in this chapter and Standards for Establishment of Special Needs Education Schools (Order of the Ministry of Education No. 45 of 2021) .

Article 119(1)In special needs education schools, education provided by the relevant special needs education schools, out of education provided towards persons provided in Article 72 of the School Education Act, shall be provided by regulations including the code of the school prescribed by the management (referred to as "code of the school etc." in the following paragraph), and information shall be provided actively towards custodians regarding this.

(2)When prescribing the code of the school etc. referred to in the preceding paragraph, the state of facilities and equipment etc. of the relevant special needs education schools, and the state of students etc. with disabilities in regions in which the relevant special needs education schools are located, must be considered.

Article 120to Article 123 Deleted

Article 124(1)Special needs education schools establishing dormitories shall have a head of dormitory duty and a housemaster.

(2)Notwithstanding the provision of the preceding paragraph, it may not be necessary to have a head of dormitory duty when staffed with a senior teacher to organize dormitory duties which the head of dormitory duty is in charge of as provided in paragraph (4), or when there are other special circumstances, and it may not be necessary to have a housemaster when staffed with a senior teacher to organize dormitory duties which the housemaster is in charge of as provided in paragraph (5).

(3)The head of dormitory duty and housemaster shall be appointed from among advanced skill teachers or teachers.

(4)The head of dormitory duty shall be supervised by the school principal, and act as liaison and coordinator and give guidance and advice, for matters regarding dormitory duties.

(5)The housemaster shall be supervised by the school principal, and manage dormitories and educate students in dormitories.

Article 125(1)Special needs education schools may have a director in each course.

(2)Directors shall be appointed from among teachers etc. belonging to those courses. They shall be supervised by the school principal, and take charge of school duties for the courses.

Article 126(1)The elementary school course curriculum of special needs education schools shall be organized by the individual subjects of Japanese Language, Social Studies, Mathematics, Science, Living Environmental Studies, Music, Arts and Crafts, Home Economics, Physical Education, and Foreign Language, and Morality Period, Foreign Language Activity, the Period for Integrated Studies, Special Activities, and Independence Activity.

(2)Notwithstanding the provisions referred to in the preceding paragraph, when providing education towards students with intellectual disability, curricula shall be organized by the individual subjects of Living Environmental Studies, Japanese Language, Mathematics, Music, Arts and Crafts, and Physical Education, and Morality Period, Special Activities, and Independence Activity; provided, however, that when necessary, curricula may be organized with the addition of Foreign Language Activity.

Article 127(1)The junior high school course curriculum of special needs education schools shall be organized the individual subjects of Japanese Language, Social Studies, Mathematics, Science, Music, Art and Design, Health and Physical Education, Technology and Home Economics, and Foreign Language, and Morality Period, the Period for Integrated Studies, Special Activities, and Independence Activity.

(2)Notwithstanding the provisions referred to in the preceding paragraph, when providing education towards students with intellectual disability, curricula shall be organized by the individual subjects of Japanese Language, Social Studies, Mathematics, Science, Music, Art and Design, Health and Physical Education, and Occupations and Home Economics, and Morality Period, the Period for Integrated Studies, Special Activities, and Independence Activity; provided, however, that when necessary, curricula may be organized with the addition of Foreign Language.

Article 128(1)The high school course curriculum of special needs education schools shall be organized by courses belonging to the individual subjects provided in the appended table 3 and appended table 5, the Period for Inquiry-Based Cross-Disciplinary Study, Special Activities, and Independence Activity.

(2)Notwithstanding the provisions referred to in the preceding paragraph, when providing education towards students with intellectual disability, curricula shall be organized by the individual subjects of Japanese Language, Social Studies, Mathematics, Science, Music, Art and Design, Health and Physical Education, Occupations, Home Economics, Foreign Languages, Information, Domestic Science, Agriculture, Industry, Distribution and Services, Welfare, and any other subjects prescribed by the Special Needs Education School High School Course National Curriculum Standard provided in Article 129, and Morality Period, the Period for Inquiry-Based Cross-Disciplinary Study, Special Activities, and Independence Activity.

Article 129Childcare contents including the curriculum in the kindergarten courses, and curriculum in elementary school courses, junior high school courses, and high school courses of special needs education schools are to be prescribed by the National Curriculum Standard for Kindergarten Course of Special Needs Education School, the National Curriculum Standard for Elementary School Course and Junior High School Course of Special Needs Education School, and the National Curriculum Standard for High School Course of Special Needs Education School, publicly notified separately by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology as the standard for contents of childcare including curricula or the standard for curricula, beyond what is provided for in this chapter.

Article 130(1)When especially necessary, elementary school courses, junior high school courses, or high school courses of special needs education schools may perform classes jointly, for all or part of courses belonging to the individual subjects provided in Articles 126 through 128 (referred to as "individual subjects" in the following paragraph), or individual subjects provided in appended table 3 and appended table 5.

(2)In the elementary school courses, junior high school courses, or high school courses of special needs education schools, when especially necessary in cases of educating students with intellectual disability or students with multiple types of disabilities, classes for all or part of individual subjects, Morality Period, Foreign Language Activities, Special Activities, and Independence Activity may be performed jointly.

Article 131(1)In elementary school courses, junior high school courses, and high school course of special needs education schools, in cases of educating students with multiple types of disabilities or providing home/hospital-bound teaching, when especially necessary, the special curriculum may be applicable, notwithstanding the provisions of Articles 126 through 129.

(2)In cases of special curricula pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph, if it is not appropriate to use textbooks authorized by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, or textbooks under the authorship of Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, other appropriate textbooks may be used as provided by the management of the relevant school.

(3)The provisions of Article 56-5 apply mutatis mutandis to teaching materials to be used in lieu of other appropriate textbooks referred to in the preceding paragraph, pursuant to the provisions of Article 34, paragraphs (2) or (3) of the School Education Act, as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 9, paragraph (2) of the supplementary provisions of the same Act.

Article 132When it is especially necessary for performing research to contribute to the improvement of curricula of elementary school courses, junior high school courses, and high school course of special needs education school, and the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology finds that educationally appropriate considerations have been made towards students, the provisions of Articles 126 through 129 may not apply, as provided separately by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology.

Article 132-2When the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology finds that it is necessary to provide education in elementary school courses, junior high school courses, or high school courses of special needs education schools by organizing special curricula harnessing the characteristics of the relevant special needs education school or relevant region, in order to provide more effective education in the relevant special needs education school or in light of the local circumstances of where the relevant special needs education school is established, and when the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology finds that relevant special curricula meet the standards prescribed by Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology as educationally appropriate considerations have been made towards students, in light of the provisions of the Basic Act on Education and Article 72 of the School Education Act etc., all or part of the provisions of Articles 126 through 129 may not apply, as provided separately by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology.

Article 132-3When educating those who require special guidance in accordance with their abilities to understand and use the Japanese in elementary school courses or junior high school courses of special needs education schools, out of students who cannot communicate in Japanese, the special curricula may be applicable as provided separately by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, notwithstanding the provisions of Articles 126, 127, and 129.

Article 132-4In the case special curricula are performed pursuant to the provisions of the preceding Article, the school principal may deem the classes in other elementary schools, junior high schools, compulsory education schools, lower courses of secondary education schools, elementary school courses or junior high school courses of special needs education schools taken by students as provided by the management, to be classes pertaining to the relevant special curricula taken in the elementary school courses or junior high school courses of the special needs education schools in which the relevant students are enrolled.

Article 132-5When educating those who require special guidance in accordance with actual circumstances including their age, experiences, or state of labor, out of persons who have exceeded the school-age in elementary school courses or junior high school courses of special needs education schools, the special curricula may be applicable as provided separately by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, notwithstanding the provisions of Articles 126, 127, and 129.

Article 133(1)The school principal is to certify students' completion of all high school courses of special needs education school, pursuant to the provisions of the Special Needs Education School High School Course National Curriculum Standard; provided, however, that pursuant to the provisions of Articles 132 or 132-2, if the provisions of Articles 128 and 129 do not apply to the high school course curricula of special needs education school, this is to be done as provided separately by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology.

(2)Of the number of credits or the number of class hours prescribed by the school principal pursuant to the provisions of the Special Needs Education School High School Course National Curriculum Standard as a requirement for the completion of all courses pursuant to the provisions of the first sentence of the preceding paragraph, the number of credits or number of class hours with the methods of class provided in Article 88-3 as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 135, paragraph (5), is to be less than half of what is provided respectively as the requirement for completion of all courses; provided, however, that this does not apply if the student need to receive medical care or other support in a hospital or any other appropriate location due to recuperation from disease or due to disabilities, and found to be continuously absent from special needs education school for a considerable period of time or found to be required to provide education by staffing teachers.

Article 134Matters regarding correspondence education in high school courses of special needs education schools shall be provided separately.

Article 134-2(1)The school principal must prepare individual educational support plans (meaning programs for long-term support towards the relevant students under the cooperation between schools and institutions concerned and private bodies performing duties regarding healthcare, health, welfare, labor, etc. (referred to in the following paragraph as "institutions concerned etc.")) for students enrolled in special needs education schools.

(2)When preparing individual educational support plans pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph, school principals must share necessary information regarding support for the relevant students etc. with institutions concerned in advance, while also basing them on the intentions of the students etc. or custodians.

Article 135(1)The provisions of Articles 43 through 49 (excluding Article 46), 54, 59 through 63, 65 through 68, 82, and 100-3 apply mutatis mutandis to special needs education schools. In this case "Article 104, paragraph (1)" in that Article is deemed to be replaced with "Article 135, paragraph (1)".

(2)The provisions of Articles 56-5 through 58, 64 and 89 apply mutatis mutandis to elementary school courses, junior high school courses, and high school courses of special needs education schools.

(3)The provisions of Article 35, Article 50, paragraph (2), and Article 53 apply mutatis mutandis to elementary school courses of special needs education schools.

(4)The provisions of Article 35, Article 50, paragraph (2), Articles 70, 71, and 77-2 through 78-2 apply mutatis mutandis to junior high school courses of special needs education schools.

(5)Provisions of Articles 70, 71, 78-2, 81, 88-3, Article 91, paragraphs (1) through (3), Articles 91 through 95, Article 97, paragraphs (1) and (2), Articles 98 through 100-2, and Article 104, paragraph (3) apply mutatis mutandis to the high school courses of special needs education schools. In this case, the phrase "upper courses of other high schools and secondary education schools" in Article 97, paragraph (1) and paragraph (2) is deemed to be replaced with "upper courses of high school courses in special needs education schools, high schools, and secondary education schools", and the phrase "other relevant high schools and secondary education schools" in paragraph (2) of that article with "other relevant special needs education schools, high schools, and secondary education schools".

Article 136The standard number of students in one class for special needs education classes in elementary school, junior high school, compulsory education school, or the lower courses of secondary education school shall be 15 or less, except as otherwise provided by laws and regulations.

Article 137Special needs education classes in regular school are to be placed in compliance with the classifications set forth in each item of Article 81, paragraph (2) of the School Education Act, excluding cases with special circumstances.

Article 138For curricula in relation to special needs education classes in elementary school, junior high school, compulsory education school, or the lower courses of secondary education school, when especially necessary, the special curricula may be applicable, notwithstanding the provisions of Article 50, paragraph (1) (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 79-6, paragraph (1)), Articles 51, 52 (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 79-6, paragraph (1)), 52-3, 72 (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 79-6, paragraph (2) and Article 108, paragraph (1)), 73, 74 (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 79-6, paragraph (2) and Article 108, paragraph (1)), 74-3, 76, 79-5 (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 79-12), and 107 (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 117.) .

Article 139(1)In special needs education classes in regular school applicable to special curricula pursuant to the provisions of the preceding Article, if it is not appropriate to use textbooks authorized by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, other appropriate textbooks may be used as provided by the management of the school which has the relevant special needs education class in regular school.

(2)The provisions of Article 56-5 apply mutatis mutandis to teaching materials to be used in lieu of other appropriate textbooks referred to in the preceding paragraph, pursuant to the provisions of Article 34, paragraphs (2) or (3) of the School Education Act, as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 9, paragraph (2) of the supplementary provisions of the same Act.

Article 139-2The provisions of Article 134-2 apply mutatis mutandis to students of special needs education classes in elementary school, junior high school, compulsory education school, or the lower courses of secondary education school.

Article 140When educating those who require special guidance in accordance with their disability in elementary school, junior high school, compulsory education school, high school, or secondary education school out of students (excluding students of special needs education classes in regular school) who fall under any of the following items, the special curricula may be applicable, as provided separately by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, notwithstanding the provisions of Article 50, paragraph (1) (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 79-6, paragraph (1)), Articles 51, 52 (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 79-6, paragraph (1)), 52-3, 72 (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 79-6, paragraph (2) and Article 108, paragraph (1)), 73, 74 (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 79-6, paragraph (2) and Article 108, paragraph (1)), 74-3, 76, 79-5 (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 79-12), 83, 84 (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 108, paragraph (2)), and 107 (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 117).

Article 141In the case special curricula are performed pursuant to the preceding Article, the school principal may deem the classes in other elementary schools, junior high schools, compulsory education schools, high schools, secondary education schools, or elementary school courses, junior high school courses, or high school courses in special needs education schools taken by students as provided by the management of relevant elementary schools, junior high schools, compulsory education schools, high schools, or secondary education schools, to be classes pertaining to the relevant special curricula taken in the relevant elementary schools, junior high schools, compulsory education schools, high schools, or secondary education schools.

Article 141-2The provisions of Article 134-2 apply mutatis mutandis to students receiving special guidance pursuant to the provisions of Article 140.

Article 174Matters regarding facilities, organization, departments, curricula, teacher qualifications, and other matters regarding the establishment of colleges of technology(KOSEN), shall be as prescribed in the college of technology(KOSEN) establishment standard (Order of the Ministry of Education No. 23 of 1961).

Article 175(1)Colleges of technology(KOSEN) are to have a director and a student coordinator.

(2)Colleges of Technology(KOSEN) may have a dormitory duty coordinator.

(3)Under the orders of the school principal, the director shall administer matters regarding plans for educational programs and other instruction.

(4)Under the orders of the school principal, the student coordinator shall administer matters regarding welfare and correctional guidance for students (For colleges of technology(KOSEN) with a dormitory duty coordinator, this excludes matters under the jurisdiction of the dormitory duty coordinator.).

(5)Under the orders of the school principal, the dormitory duty coordinator shall administer matters regarding welfare and correctional guidance for students in dormitories.

Article 176(1)When deemed to be educationally beneficial, the school principal may permit students to study abroad in foreign high schools or universities.

(2)For students permitted to study abroad pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph, if the obtainment of credits pursuant to the provisions of Article 20, paragraph (1) of the college of technology(KOSEN) establishment standard applied mutatis mutandis to paragraph (3) of that article is recognized, the school principal may recognize the completion of courses in each school year or graduation for the relevant students, also in the middle of school years prescribed in Article 59 as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 179.

Article 177Persons found to possess scholastic ability equivalent to or greater than persons who have graduated from colleges of technology(KOSEN) regarding enrollment in graduate courses of colleges of technology(KOSEN), are to be persons who fall under any of the following items, pursuant to the provisions of Article 119, paragraph (2) of the School Education Act.

Article 178Persons who have graduated from colleges of technology(KOSEN) may transfer to the relevant universities, pursuant to the provisions of the universities which the students intend to transfer to, with a period of 2 years or less deducted from the course terms of the relevant universities as the period for which students must be enrolled.

Article 179The provisions of Article 57 through Article 62, Article 90 paragraph (1) and paragraph (2), Article 91, Article 92, paragraph (1), Article 94, Article 95, Article 104, paragraph (3), Article 164 through Article 166, and Article 169 through Article 172-2 (Excluding paragraph (3).) apply mutatis mutandis to colleges of technology(KOSEN). In this case, "Article 105" in Article 164, paragraph (1) is deemed to be replaced with "Article 105 as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 123", "universities pursuant to the provisions of Article 90, paragraph (1)" in paragraph (3) of that article with "colleges of technology(KOSEN) pursuant to the provisions of Article 118", "university establishment standard, university correspondence education establishment standard, professional and vocational university establishment standard, graduate school establishment standard, professional graduate school establishment standard junior college establishment standard, junior college correspondence education establishment standard, and professional and vocational junior college establishment standard" in paragraph (4) of that article with "college of technology(KOSEN) establishment standard", "presence or absence of credits granted under the regulations of the university establishment standard Article 31, paragraph (2), professional and vocational university establishment standard Article 28, paragraph (2), junior college establishment standard Article 17, paragraph (2), and professional and vocational junior college establishment standard Article 25, paragraph (2)" in paragraph (5) of that article with "presence or the absence of recognition of obtainment of credits pursuant to the provisions of Article 20, paragraph (1) of the college of technology(KOSEN) establishment standard", and "Article 105" in paragraph (6) of that article with "Article 105 as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 123".

Article 180Facilities, organization, classes, teacher qualifications, and other matters regarding the establishment of specialized training colleges shall be as prescribed by the Standards for Establishment of Specialized Training College (Order of the Ministry of Education No. 2 of 1976).

Article 181The matters regarding enrollment, expulsion, and leave of absence for students of specialized training colleges shall be specified by the school principal.

Article 182Regarding enrollment in upper secondary courses of specialized training college provided in Article 125, paragraph (2) of the School Education Act, persons who are found to have equivalent or greater scholastic ability as persons who have graduated from junior high school, are to be persons who fall under any of the items in Article 95. In this case "high school" in item (v) of the same Article is to be "specialized training college".

Article 183Regarding enrollment in post-secondary courses of specialized training college provided in Article 125, paragraph (3), persons who are found to have equivalent or greater scholastic ability as persons who have graduated from high school, are to be persons who have completed 12 years of school education through usual courses (this includes persons who have completed school education equivalent to this through courses other than the usual courses) provided in Article 90, paragraph (1) of the same Act, persons who fall under Article 150, items (i), (ii), (iv), or (v), or persons who fall under any of the following items.

Article 183-2(1)Out of specialized training college departments established pursuant to the provisions of Article 3, paragraph (1) of the Regulation for Establishment of Specialized Training College, daytime departments and nighttime etc. departments provided in Article 4, paragraph (1) of the same regulation are to establish sections of curricula by grade, evaluate the ordinary grades of the relevant students for each grade, and certificate the completion of course for the relevant grade.

(2)Notwithstanding the provisions referred to in the preceding paragraph, when found to be educationally beneficial, in departments provided in the same paragraph, it may be possible not to establish sections of curricula by grade.

Article 183-3For departments provided in paragraph (1) of the preceding Article, completion of all courses shall be certified for persons who meet the requirements provided in Article 17 of the Regulation for Establishment of Specialized Training College establishment standard (Article 27 of the same regulation for departments with no sections of curricula established by grade pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (2) of the preceding Article, , and Article 37 of the same regulation for correspondence departments provided in Article 5, paragraph (1) of the same).

Article 184The beginning and end of the school year for specialized training colleges shall be specified by the school principal.

Article 185Specialized training colleges may have necessary staff including an assistant and administrative staff in addition to a school principal and teachers.

Article 186(1)The standards specified by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology provided in Article 132 of the School Education Act shall be as follows.

(2)Persons who have completed post-secondary course of specialized training college which meet the standards referred to in the preceding paragraph, may transfer to the relevant universities as provided by the universities which they intend to transfer to, with a period from which the period of years equivalent to the course terms in the completed post-secondary course of specialized training college or less are deducted from the course terms of the relevant universities, as the period for which students must be enrolled; provided, however, that the period of enrollment is not to be less than one year.

Article 187(1)The provisions of Article 3 and Article 4, paragraph (1) apply mutatis mutandis to application for approval for the establishment of specialized training colleges (this includes establishment courses, or general courses).

(2)For specialized training colleges with correspondence departments provided in Article 5, paragraph (1) of the Regulation for Establishment of Specialized Training College, the following matters must be listed in the code of the school referred to in Article 3 as applied mutatis mutandis to the preceding paragraph, beyond the matters set forth in each item of Article 4, paragraph (1) as applied mutatis mutandis to the preceding paragraph.

Article 188The provisions of Article 15 apply mutatis mutandis to applications for the abolition of a specialized training college (this includes abolition of upper secondary courses, post-secondary courses, or general courses), notifications of the abolition of branch campuses of specialized training colleges, and notifications of changes in the code of the school in relation to the abolition of specialized training college departments.

Article 189The provisions of Article 5 apply mutatis mutandis to notifications for changes in the name, location, or code of the school of specialized training colleges, the provisions of Article 11 to applications for approval to change the purpose of the specialized training college and notifications for changes in the code of the school in relation to the establishment of specialized training college departments, the provisions of Articles 6, 7, 14, 19, 25 through 28, 58, 60, and 66 through 68 to specialized training colleges, and the provisions of Article 163-2 and Article 164 to specialized training colleges with post-secondary courses, respectively. In this case, "for matters pertaining to public or private universities or colleges of technology(KOSEN), the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, for matters pertaining to schools established by municipalities (This includes public university corporations established independently by municipalities or in cooperation with other municipalities.) other than universities and colleges of technology(KOSEN), the prefectural board of education, for matters pertaining to private schools other than universities or colleges of technology(KOSEN), the prefectural governor" in Article 19 is deemed to be replaced with "for matters pertaining to specialized training colleges established by municipalities (This includes public university corporations established independently by municipalities or in cooperation with other municipalities.), the prefectural board of education, for matters pertaining to private specialized training colleges, the prefectural governor", "for universities and colleges of technology(KOSEN), the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, for schools other than universities and colleges of technology(KOSEN), the prefectural governor" in Article 27 with "the prefectural governor", "course subjects" in Article 163-2 with "presence or the absence of recognition of obtainment of credits pursuant to the provisions of Article 20, paragraph (1) of the college of technology(KOSEN) establishment standard", "Article 105" in Article 164, paragraph (1) with "Article 105 of the same act as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 133, paragraph (1)", "universities under the regulations of Article 90, paragraph (1)" in paragraph (3) of that article with "post-secondary courses of specialized training colleges prescribed in Article 125, paragraph (3)", "university establishment standard, university correspondence education establishment standard, professional and vocational university establishment standard, graduate school establishment standard, professional graduate school establishment standard, junior college establishment standard, junior college correspondence education establishment standard, and professional and vocational junior college establishment standard" in paragraph (4) of that article with "specialized training college establishment standard", "the presence or absence of credit grants pursuant to the provisions of Article 31, paragraph (2) of the university establishment standard, Article 28, paragraph (2) of the professional and vocational university establishment standard, Article 17, paragraph (2) of the junior college establishment standard, or Article 25, paragraph (2) of the professional and vocational junior college establishment standard" in paragraph (5) of that article with "the conversion of class hours to number of class hours pursuant to the provisions of Article 19 of the Regulation for Establishment of Specialized Training College or presence or the absence of credit grants pursuant to the provisions of Article 19 of the same regulation", and "Article 105" in paragraph (6) of that article with "Article 105 of the same act as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 133, paragraph (1)".

Article 190Provisions of Articles 3 through 7, 14, 15, 19, 26 through 28, and 66 through 68 apply mutatis mutandis to miscellaneous schools. In this case, "for matters pertaining to public or private universities or colleges of technology(KOSEN), the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, for matters pertaining to schools established by municipalities (This includes public university corporations established independently by municipalities or in cooperation with other municipalities.) other than universities and colleges of technology(KOSEN), the prefectural board of education, for matters pertaining to private schools other than universities and colleges of technology(KOSEN), the prefectural governor" in Article 19 is deemed to be replaced with "for matters pertaining to miscellaneous category schools established by municipalities, the prefectural board of education, for matters pertaining to miscellaneous category private schools, the prefectural governor", and "for universities and colleges of technology(KOSEN), the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, for schools other than universities and colleges of technology(KOSEN), the prefectural governor" in Article 27 with "the prefectural governor".

Article 191Necessary matters regarding miscellaneous schools shall be prescribed by the Regulation for Miscellaneous School (Order of the Ministry of Education No. 31 of 1956), beyond what is prescribed in the preceding Article.