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3. School Year Calendar
This is a calendar of events happening throughout the school year.
(Period and contents may vary from school to school.）
| Month | Event | Contents | Students Partici-pation | Parents Partici-pation | Parents Obser-vation |
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| April | Farewell Ceremony for Teachers | Farewell ceremony for teachers leaving the school (Some schools hold this event in late March.) |  |
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| Inaugural Ceremony | Welcome ceremony for new teachers, Start of the new school year | |
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| Entrance Ceremony | Welcome ceremony for 1st years, guardians also participate | |
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| Physical Measurement | Measurements of height, weight, seated height, vision, hearing are taken | |
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| Health checkup | Checkup to assess the students’ general wellbeing. This includes internal medicine, dentistry, eye exams, ENT, urology, and vaccinations. |
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| Marathon | Marathon competition between schools. Students often go and support their own school. | |
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| May | School Trip | 9th graders go on a school trip. Destinations vary from school to school. Students will be chaperoned by their teachers. | |
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| Overnight Study | Study outside of the school. (periods may vary according to schools) | |
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| Excursion Outside Study/ Observation Study | Study outside of the school through such experiences as field trip study, working experience, and study in nature. For most of these trips, the students will need to bring a box lunch. (time periods may vary according to schools) |
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| June | All Japan Junior High School Sports Competition | Sports competition between school sports clubs in the same area. Winning clubs can advance to prefectural and national competitions. | |
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| July August |
Summer Vacation | An approximately month- long vacation from the end of July to the end of August | |
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| September | Sports Day | Competition involving physical activities, races and teamwork. (Some schools have Sports Day in spring). | |
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| October | Freshmen Competition | Sports competition between school sports clubs with only 7th and 8th graders competing. | |
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| November | Chorus Concert (Culture Festival) | Chorus competition (internal to the school) between each grade year and class. Held in the school gymnasium or an off-campus concert hall. Some schools will hold this event during the Culture Festival and have presentations of students’ creations for the guardians to see. | |
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| December January |
Year-end vacation |
Two-week vacation from the end of December to the beginning of January. | |
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| February | Private High Schools Entrance Exams | Entrance exams for private high schools are usually held in February. | |
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| March | Public High Schools Entrance Exams | Entrance exams for public high schools. | |
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| Graduation Ceremony | 9th graders who have completed their studies will receive a Graduation Diploma. All of the school’s students and the 9th graders’ parents are expected to attend. | |
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| Completion Ceremony | Ceremony to recognize the completion of one year of school. | |
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| Spring Vacation | Vacation from the Graduation ceremony to the Entrance Ceremony | |
Chorus Concert
Sports Day
