Chapter V-2 Compulsory Education School
第五章の二 義務教育学校
第四十九条の二
The purpose of compulsory education school is to provide the regular education provided as compulsory education from the fundamentals with consistency, in accordance with mental and physical development.
義務教育学校は、心身の発達に応じて、義務教育として行われる普通教育を基礎的なものから一貫して施すことを目的とする。
第四十九条の三
Education in compulsory education school is to be provided with the aim of achieving the objectives stated in each item of Article 21 in order to realize the purpose provided in the preceding Article.
第四十九条の四
The course term for compulsory education school is to be 9 years.
義務教育学校の修業年限は、九年とする。
第四十九条の五
The courses of compulsory education school are to be categorized into the lower courses in the lower period of 6 years, and the upper courses in the upper period of 3 years.
義務教育学校の課程は、これを前期六年の前期課程及び後期三年の後期課程に区分する。
第四十九条の六
Education in the lower courses of compulsory 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 49-2, as required in order to realize provision of the fundamentals of regular education provided as compulsory education, in accordance with children's mental and physical development.
Education in the upper courses of compulsory education school is to be provided with aim of achieving the objectives stated in each item of Article 21, from among the purposes provided in Article 49-2, in order to realize the provision of regular education provided as compulsory education, on a foundation of education in the lower courses, in accordance with students' mental and physical development.
第四十九条の七
Matters regarding the curriculum in the lower courses and upper courses of compulsory education school are to be prescribed by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, in compliance with the provisions in Articles 49-2, 49-3, and the preceding Article, and the provisions of Article 30, paragraph (2) as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to the following Article following the deemed replacement of terms.
第四十九条の八
The provisions of Article 30, paragraph (2), Article 31, Articles 34 through 37, and Articles 42 through 44 apply mutatis mutandis to compulsory education schools. In this case, the term "the preceding paragraph" in Article 30, paragraph (2) is to be replaced with "Article 49-3", and the term "paragraph (1) of the preceding Article" in Article 31 is to be replaced with "Article 49-3".
第三十条第二項、第三十一条、第三十四条から第三十七条まで及び第四十二条から第四十四条までの規定は、義務教育学校に準用する。この場合において、第三十条第二項中「前項」とあるのは「第四十九条の三」と、第三十一条中「前条第一項」とあるのは「第四十九条の三」と読み替えるものとする。