The Mie Education Committee is looking into the possibility of establishing a Junior High School Evening Classes (Yakan Chugaku – 夜間中学)* in the prefecture. The officials are gathering the opinions of as many people as possible through this survey to prepare related documents to analyze whether to set-up a Junior High evening classes. The government asks for everyone’s cooperation.
* Yakan Chugaku is a junior high school where classes are held in the evening hours.
View the survey here (click on your preferred language)
Survey Period
July 15th to September 9th, 2022
People who can join the evening class
Must be 15 years old and:
- Failed to graduate from primary school (shogakko) and/or high school (chugakko)
- Foreigners who cannot go to colleges (koko) because they do not have a high school graduation certificate.
About the evening class
- The monthly fee is free
- There are classes 5 times a week or every day
- Class content is the same as in day schools
- Classes are taught by qualified teachers
- If the entire curriculum is completed, the student will have graduated from chugakko
Example of class schedules
- 17:45~ (Orientation)
- 17:55~ (First period), 40 minutes
- 18:40~ (Second period), 40 minutes
- 19:30~ (Third period), 40 minutes
- 20:15~ (Fourth period), 40 minutes
- 20:55~ End of class for the day
* Currently, the Mie government is gathering participants for Manamie: Mie Teaching Night School. Click here for more details.
Contact (Japanese only)
Mie-ken Kyoiku Iinkai Jimukyoku Shochugakko Kyoiku-ka
(三重県教育委員会事務局 小中学校教育課)
TEL: 059-224-2963
