Guide to Living in Adachi

Entrance to Elementary or Junior High School

Education in Japan includes six years of elementary school (6 to 12 years of age) and three years of junior high school (12 to 15 years of age) for a total of nine years of compulsory education. All schools begin the academic year in April and end in March. Although foreign residents are not obliged to go to school, parents may enroll or transfer their children into a municipal elementary or junior high school if they so wish. If you would like to enroll your child in a municipal school, please bring some form of documentation that shows the child’s date of birth (such as the Certificate of Alien Registration) to the School Affairs Section and follow the necessary procedures to apply.

Educational Expenses

For municipal elementary and junior high schools, there are no admission fees, tuition or textbook fees. The parents must personally bear the cost of supplies, school lunches, field trips and school trip expenses.

School Attendance Support System

If you are having difficulty paying for school supplies, school lunches, field trips and school trips for your child at a municipal elementary or junior high school, please consult the School Affairs Section.

Inquiries: School Affairs Section

Subsidies for Parents Whose Children Attend a Foreign Elementary or Junior High School

Subsidies are available for parents who have paid tuition for their children to attend a foreign school that meets the compulsory education level. Although this subsidy is available regardless of nationality of the child, foreign resident registration or resident registration must be completed in Adachi City.
At least one parent must be registered as a foreign resident in Adachi City.
Applications are accepted twice a year (in the 1st and 2nd semesters). If your child will begin school in September, please ask for more information separately.

Inquiries: Children Policy Promotion Subsection

After-School Child Care Rooms

These are facilities that provide childcare for children in the first three years of elementary school, whose parents (guardians) are unable to look after them after school due to work or illness. There are 92 of these facilities in the city at such locations as schools, community centers and children’s halls.

For admission during the middle of the school year, please contact the particular after-school child care room or the City Office section responsible.
Admission applications for the next school year will be announced around November in the Adachi-koho newspaper.

Children’s Halls

These enjoyable and wholesome child-raising facilities can be used for recreation and group activities for all children, from infants and toddlers up to 18 years of age, as well as adults involved with children. There are 48 of these facilities in the city that share joint facilities with community centers. There are children’s book corners, craft rooms and playrooms. Admission is free of charge. There is plenty of space for toddlers to play during the morning hours, except during school holidays. Toddlers must be accompanied by a parent/guardian.

　Hours:
　　April through September, 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
　　October through March, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
　Closed: Sundays and national holidays

Inquiries: Community Promotion Section

Last updated : Thursday, 6-March-2008.

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