Chapter VII Secondary Education School
第七章 中等教育学校
第六十三条
The purpose of secondary education school is to provide regular education provided as compulsory education and high-level regular education and professional education with consistency, in accordance with the students' mental and physical development and career, on a foundation of education in elementary school.
中等教育学校は、小学校における教育の基礎の上に、心身の発達及び進路に応じて、義務教育として行われる普通教育並びに高度な普通教育及び専門教育を一貫して施すことを目的とする。
第六十四条
Education in secondary education school is to be provided with the aim of achieving the following objectives, in order to realize the purpose provided in the preceding Article:
中等教育学校における教育は、前条に規定する目的を実現するため、次に掲げる目標を達成するよう行われるものとする。
fostering rich humanity, creativity, and a healthy body, and fostering qualities necessary in the people who make up our nation and our society;
豊かな人間性、創造性及び健やかな身体を養い、国家及び社会の形成者として必要な資質を養うこと。
deciding on a future career according to individuality, enhancing general knowledge, and acquiring professional knowledge, techniques and skills, based on self-awareness of one's mission in society which must be carried out;
社会において果たさなければならない使命の自覚に基づき、個性に応じて将来の進路を決定させ、一般的な教養を高め、専門的な知識、技術及び技能を習得させること。
working to establish individuality, developing a broad and deep understanding and a healthy critical ability towards society, and developing an attitude of contributing to the development of society.
個性の確立に努めるとともに、社会について、広く深い理解と健全な批判力を養い、社会の発展に寄与する態度を養うこと。
第六十五条
The course term for secondary education school is to be 6 years.
中等教育学校の修業年限は、六年とする。
第六十六条
The courses of secondary education school are to be categorized into the lower courses in the lower period of 3 years, and the upper courses in the upper period of 3 years.
中等教育学校の課程は、これを前期三年の前期課程及び後期三年の後期課程に区分する。
第六十七条
Education in the lower courses of secondary education school is to be provided with the aim of achieving the objectives stated in each item of Article 21, from among the purposes provided in Article 63, in order to realize the provision of regular education provided as compulsory education, in accordance with the students' mental and physical development, on a foundation of education in elementary school.
Education in the upper courses of secondary education school is to be provided with the aim of achieving the objectives stated in each item of Article 64, from among the purposes provided for in Article 63, in order to realize provision of high-level regular education and professional education, in accordance with the students' mental and physical development and career.
第六十八条
Matters regarding the curricula in the lower courses and matters regarding the departments and curricula in the upper courses of secondary education school are to be prescribed by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, in compliance with the provisions in Articles 63, 64 and the preceding Article, and provisions of Article 30, paragraph (2) as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 70, paragraph (1), following the deemed replacement of terms.
第六十九条
Secondary education schools must have a school principal, vice principal, teachers, yogo teacher, and administrative staff.
中等教育学校には、校長、教頭、教諭、養護教諭及び事務職員を置かなければならない。
Secondary education schools may have a deputy principal, senior teacher, advanced skill teacher, chief teacher, diet and nutrition teacher, practical training assistant, technical staff, and other necessary staff beyond what is provided for in the preceding paragraph.
中等教育学校には、前項に規定するもののほか、副校長、主幹教諭、指導教諭、主務教諭、栄養教諭、実習助手、技術職員その他必要な職員を置くことができる。
Notwithstanding the provision of paragraph (1), it may not be necessary to have a vice principal when there is a deputy principal, a teacher when there is a chief teacher (excluding one placed pursuant to the provisions of Article 37, paragraph (20) (limited to the part pertaining to item (ii)) as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to paragraph (1) of the following Article), and it may not be necessary to have a yogo teacher when there is a senior teacher or chief teacher taking charge of protective care, respectively.
In case of special circumstances, assistant teacher or lecturer may be positioned in place of teachers, and assistant yogo teacher in place of yogo teacher, notwithstanding the provision of paragraph (1).
特別の事情のあるときは、第一項の規定にかかわらず、教諭に代えて助教諭又は講師を、養護教諭に代えて養護助教諭を置くことができる。
第七十条
The provisions of Article 30, paragraph (2), Articles 31 and 34, Article 37, paragraphs (4) through (18) and (20), Articles 42 through 44, 59, and Article 60, paragraphs (4) and (6) apply mutatis mutandis to secondary education schools, and the provisions of Articles 53 through 55, 58, 58-2, and Article 61 to the upper courses of secondary education schools, respectively. In this case, the term "the preceding paragraph" in Article 30, paragraph (2) is deemed to be replaced with "Article 64", and the term "paragraph (1) of the preceding Article" in Article 31 is deemed to be replaced with "Article 64".
Pursuant to the provisions of Articles 53 and 54, as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to the preceding paragraph, for secondary education schools which have part-time courses or correspondence courses in the upper courses, the course terms in the relevant part-time courses or correspondence courses are to be 6 years or more, notwithstanding the provisions of Article 65. In this case, the term "upper courses in the upper period of 3 years" in Article 66 is to be "upper courses in the upper period of 3 years or more".
第七十一条
Junior high schools and high schools established by the same founder may provide education in junior high school and education in high school with consistency, in line with secondary education school, as provided for by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology.
同一の設置者が設置する中学校及び高等学校においては、文部科学大臣の定めるところにより、中等教育学校に準じて、中学校における教育と高等学校における教育を一貫して施すことができる。