Custodians have the obligation to enroll their child in an elementary school, the lower course of compulsory education school or an elementary school course of a special needs education school from the first school year that begins on or after the day following the day that the child reaches six years of age, until the end of the school year that includes the day on which the child reaches twelve years of age; provided, however, that when a child has not completed the program of an elementary school, the lower course of compulsory education school or an elementary school course of a special needs education school by the end of the school year that includes the day on which the child reaches twelve years of age, the period is to be extended until the end of the school year that includes the day on which the child reaches fifteen years of age (when the child completes the program during that period; until the end of the school year that includes the day on which the child completes the program).
保護者は、子の満六歳に達した日の翌日以後における最初の学年の初めから、満十二歳に達した日の属する学年の終わりまで、これを小学校、義務教育学校の前期課程又は特別支援学校の小学部に就学させる義務を負う。ただし、子が、満十二歳に達した日の属する学年の終わりまでに小学校の課程、義務教育学校の前期課程又は特別支援学校の小学部の課程を修了しないときは、満十五歳に達した日の属する学年の終わり（それまでの間においてこれらの課程を修了したときは、その修了した日の属する学年の終わり）までとする。
Custodians have the obligation to enroll their child in a junior high school, the upper course of compulsory education school, the lower course of secondary education school, or a junior high school course of a special needs education school from the first school year that begins on or after the day following the day on which the child has completed the program of an elementary school, the lower course of compulsory education school or an elementary school course of a school for special needs education until the end of the school year that includes the day on which the child reaches fifteen years of age.
保護者は、子が小学校の課程、義務教育学校の前期課程又は特別支援学校の小学部の課程を修了した日の翌日以後における最初の学年の初めから、満十五歳に達した日の属する学年の終わりまで、これを中学校、義務教育学校の後期課程、中等教育学校の前期課程又は特別支援学校の中学部に就学させる義務を負う。
Necessary matters regarding the demand for performance of obligations referred to in the preceding two paragraphs, and other matters regarding the performance of such obligations, are to be prescribed by Cabinet Order.
前二項の義務の履行の督促その他これらの義務の履行に関し必要な事項は、政令で定める。