2011 Guidance Counseling Session

1. 2011 Guidance Counseling Session Thank you for coming!

2. Part timer & Regular emplyee Difference of lifelong wages University graduate regular worker High school graduate regular worker Part-timer 60,000,000yen 270,000,000yen 310,000,000yen コム情報センター分析結果

3. Difference between part-timer and regular workerwagers converted into hour-payment

4. Weak points of part-timers • No vonus • No pension • No or less paid holidays • No unemployment insurance • No retirement money • No industrial injury insurance • Less promising prospect for future

5. Career Path for 2010 JHS Graduates

6. Career Direction for the Past ４ Years (students)

7. The Japanese Education System Age: 6 CompulsoryEducation (gimu kyōiku) 12 15 18 22

8. ☆ Eligibility for High School Entrance Examinations: Anyone who is 15 years-old or older who has graduated from a Japanese junior high school or who has completed the equivalent of elementary school and junior high school (9 years) in a foreign country is eligible to take entrance exams. Differences between Junior High School and High School Junior High School High School • Not compulsory • There are entrance exams. • If you have bad grades or too many absences, you might need to repeat a year or might be unable to graduate. • Compulsory Education • No entrance exams • Not possible to fail out of

9. Public High Schools (Kōritsu Kōkō) Public High Schools: high schools set up with money provided by the prefectural or municipal (city/town/village) government Recommendation-based Entrance Examination(Suisen Nyūshi) General Entrance Examination (Ippan Nyūshi) • Academic test on 5 subjects:Japanese, math, social studies, science, and English • Interview • Recommendation from the principal • Interview You can only take this exam for 1 school. There are A schedule and B schedule exams, and you can take exams for one school per schedule. If you pass this exam, you must enter the school.

10. Costs of Exams and Entering Public High School Exam fees: \2,200 per school Tuition: free starting this school year ※ Entrance fee: \5,650 School uniform, textbooks, etc.: about \100,000 You will need to have about \100,000 available by the end of March. ※Tuition for the next school year will be decided at the end of this school year.

11. Estimated Monthly Costsfor Public Schools

12. Private High Schools (Shiritsu Kōkō) Private high schools: high schools set up by corporations, individuals, universities, or educational instiutions Recommendation-based Entrance Examination(Suisen Nyūshi) General Entrance Examination (Ippan Nyūshi) • Academic test on Japanese, math, and English • Essay • Interview * The examination process is different from school to school. • Academic test on Japanese, math, social studies, science, and English * The examination process is different from school to school. If you pass this exam, you must enter the school. You can also apply to public high schools.

13. Costs of Exams and Entering Private High School Exam fees: \13,000 – \15,000 per school Tuition: \30,000 – \37,000 Entrance fee: \200,000 School uniform, textbooks, etc.: about \100,000 You will need to have about \400,000 available by the end of March.

14. Tuition Reduction for Private High Schools Assuming the average tuition for a private high school is \35,000 per month: *The numbers above only represent a model case. Actual amounts may be different.

15. Subsidies for Entrance Fees for Private High Schools Assuming that average entrance fee for private high schools is \192,000: *The numbers above only represent a model case. Actual amounts may be different.

16. Exam Schedule for 3rd Year Jr. High Students

17. Evaluation Score: Naishinten • ☆Naishinten: the total score of all 9 subjects each evaluated on a 5-point scale. • (The total of all 5-point scale grades on your report card. The highest possible score is 45.) • Grades for 3rd year of junior high school are mainly used for naishinten. • Naishinten and scores on the academic test are used to determine whether or not a student passes the general entrance exam. As such, grades in the 3rd year of junior high school are very important.

18. When should I make my decision about what to do after junior high school? You should make your decision about whether you want to continue in school or to start working by October. If you are going to continue schooling, you should decide how you want to take entrance exams from among the patterns A, B, C, and D below at the Parent-Teacher Conference in December. A: Only take entrance exam(s) for private school(s). B: Take entrance exams for both private and public schools. C: Only take entrance exam(s) for public school(s). D: Apply for vocational school(s).

19. Toyohashi Nishi High School ★Selection of foreign student applicants: Toyohashi Nishi High School, a public school run by the prefecture, will select foreign students for admission for their regular curriculum track ahead of the general entrance exam if (1) the student lives in Aichi at the same address as his/her parent(s) and (2) (a) the student entered school in or after the 4th year of elementary school or (b) the student entered school in or before the 3rd year of elementary school and has special circumstances. * Exam Subjects: tests on Japanese, math, and English and an interview * Students selected through this process can receive instruction on Japanese and help with other subjects after entering high school. For more information, please ask the teachers at your junior high school.

20. Toyohashi Municipal High School • Toyohashi Municipal High School has a nighttime track and a daytime track. • This school operates on a credit system. Therefore, even if you have a subject where you are unable to earn a credit for your studies that year, you can still move onto the next grade (not repeat a grade) if you earn more than a certain number of credits. A wide selection of courses and small class sizes allow you to get detailed and meticulous education. *Both the daytime and nighttime programs operate as a part-time school program and have classes for 4 hours a day.Students graduate after 4 years. * There are many foreign students studying at Toyohashi Municipal High School.