# 学校教育法 / School Education Act — 第十二章 (Chapter 12) - Law: 学校教育法 (School Education Act), 昭和二十二年法律第二十六号 - English title "School Education Act": Ministry of Justice translation - Kind: Act — the distinction between 法律 (Act), 政令 (Cabinet Order), 省令 (Ministerial Order) and 条例 (local ordinance) decides who may issue it and what it may say. - Provision: 第十二章 (Chapter 12) — address `ch-12` - Text: the text as amended with effect from 2027-04-01 — NOT yet in force (revision 20270401_508AC0000000037) - URL (this text's page, at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/en/school-education-act/amendments/20270401_508AC0000000037/text/ch-12 - The same address in the text in force (its wording there may differ): https://japanlaw.org/en/school-education-act/ch-12 - Every provision below carries its address and its place on this text's page on the line under it. - Japanese text: e-Gov 法令検索, Digital Agency (デジタル庁). English: as marked on each line below. Only the Japanese as published by the government has legal effect; the text below is a copy of it. Every English rendering below is a translation and says which kind: the Ministry of Justice's translation, or this site's machine translation, whose model and date the Sources list names. They are never merged and never substituted for one another. The Ministry's English is given only where this text's Japanese is a wording the Ministry translated — the same as the text in force, or for a text not yet in force, a wording it translated ahead; every other paragraph's English is machine translation. --- ## 第十二章　雑則 — Chapter XII Miscellaneous Provisions heading: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System ch-12 · https://japanlaw.org/en/school-education-act/amendments/20270401_508AC0000000037/text/ch-12 ### 第百三十四条 art-134 · https://japanlaw.org/en/school-education-act/amendments/20270401_508AC0000000037/text/ch-12#art-134 **第一項** 第一条に掲げるもの以外のもので、学校教育に類する教育を行うもの（当該教育を行うにつき他の法律に特別の規定があるもの及び第百二十四条に規定する専修学校の教育を行うものを除く。）は、各種学校とする。 art-134/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/school-education-act/amendments/20270401_508AC0000000037/text/ch-12#art-134/par-1 Miscellaneous schools are to provide education similar to school education, other than those stated in Article 1 (except what is provided in other laws for providing the relevant education, and what provides specialized training college education provided for in Article 124). Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第二項** 第四条第一項前段、第五条から第七条まで、第九条から第十一条まで、第十三条第一項、第十四条、第四十二条第一項、第四十三条及び第四十四条の規定は、各種学校に準用する。この場合において、第四条第一項前段中「次の各号に掲げる学校」とあるのは「市町村の設置する各種学校又は私立の各種学校」と、「当該各号に定める者」とあるのは「都道府県の教育委員会又は都道府県知事」と、第十条中「大学及び高等専門学校にあつては文部科学大臣に、大学及び高等専門学校以外の学校にあつては都道府県知事に」とあるのは「都道府県知事に」と、第十三条第一項中「第四条第一項各号に掲げる学校」とあるのは「市町村の設置する各種学校又は私立の各種学校」と、「同項各号に定める者」とあるのは「都道府県の教育委員会又は都道府県知事」と、同項第二号中「その者」とあるのは「当該都道府県の教育委員会又は都道府県知事」と、第十四条中「大学及び高等専門学校以外の市町村の設置する学校については都道府県の教育委員会、大学及び高等専門学校以外の私立学校については都道府県知事」とあるのは「市町村の設置する各種学校については都道府県の教育委員会、私立の各種学校については都道府県知事」と読み替えるものとする。 art-134/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/school-education-act/amendments/20270401_508AC0000000037/text/ch-12#art-134/par-2 The first sentence of Article 4, paragraph (1), Articles 5 through 7, Articles 9 through 11, Article 13, paragraph (1), Article 14, Article 42, paragraph (1), and Articles 43 and 44 apply mutatis mutandis to miscellaneous schools. In this case, the phrase "schools stated in the following items" in the first sentence of Article 4, paragraph (1) and the phrase "a person specified in those items" in that sentence are deemed to be replaced with "miscellaneous schools established by municipalities or private miscellaneous schools" and "the prefectural board of education or prefectural governor," respectively; the phrase "and universities and colleges of technology must notify the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, and schools other than a university or college of technology must notify the prefectural governor" in Article 10 is deemed to be replaced with "and must notify the prefectural governor"; the phrase "schools stated in each item of Article 4, paragraph (1)" and the phrase "the respective persons specified in each item of that paragraph" in Article 13, paragraph (1) are deemed to be replaced with "miscellaneous schools established by municipalities or private miscellaneous schools" and "the prefectural board of education or prefectural governor," respectively; the phrase "the person" in item (ii) of that paragraph is deemed to be replaced with "the relevant prefectural board of education or prefectural governor"; and the phrase "the prefectural board of education for schools established by municipalities except universities and colleges of technology, and the prefectural governor for private schools except universities and colleges of technology" in Article 14 is deemed to be replaced with "the prefectural board of education for miscellaneous schools established by municipalities, and the prefectural governor for private miscellaneous schools". machine translation, not official **第三項** 前項のほか、各種学校に関し必要な事項は、文部科学大臣が、これを定める。 art-134/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/en/school-education-act/amendments/20270401_508AC0000000037/text/ch-12#art-134/par-3 Beyond the matters referred to in the preceding paragraph, necessary matters regarding miscellaneous schools are to be prescribed by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System ### 第百三十五条 art-135 · https://japanlaw.org/en/school-education-act/amendments/20270401_508AC0000000037/text/ch-12#art-135 **第一項** 専修学校、各種学校その他第一条に掲げるもの以外の教育施設は、同条に掲げる学校の名称又は大学院の名称を用いてはならない。 art-135/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/school-education-act/amendments/20270401_508AC0000000037/text/ch-12#art-135/par-1 Specialized training colleges, miscellaneous schools, and other educational facilities other than those stated in Article 1, may not use the title of schools stated in that Article or the title of graduate school. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第二項** 高等課程を置く専修学校以外の教育施設は高等専修学校の名称を、専門課程を置く専修学校以外の教育施設は専門学校の名称を、専修学校以外の教育施設は専修学校の名称を用いてはならない。 art-135/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/school-education-act/amendments/20270401_508AC0000000037/text/ch-12#art-135/par-2 Educational facilities other than specialized training colleges with upper secondary courses may not use the title of upper secondary specialized training school, educational facilities other than specialized training colleges with post-secondary courses may not use the title of professional training college, and educational facilities other than specialized training colleges may not use the title of specialized training college. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System ### 第百三十六条 art-136 · https://japanlaw.org/en/school-education-act/amendments/20270401_508AC0000000037/text/ch-12#art-136 **第一項** 都道府県の教育委員会（私人の経営に係るものにあつては、都道府県知事）は、学校以外のもの又は専修学校若しくは各種学校以外のものが専修学校又は各種学校の教育を行うものと認める場合においては、関係者に対して、一定の期間内に専修学校設置又は各種学校設置の認可を申請すべき旨を勧告することができる。ただし、その期間は、一箇月を下ることができない。 art-136/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/school-education-act/amendments/20270401_508AC0000000037/text/ch-12#art-136/par-1 When the prefectural board of education (concerning those managed by private individuals; the prefectural governor) finds what are not schools, specialized training colleges, or miscellaneous schools to be providing education of specialized training colleges or miscellaneous schools, it may recommend the relevant persons to apply for approval of establishment of specialized training colleges or establishment of miscellaneous schools within a certain period; provided, however, that such a period may not be less than 1 month. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第二項** 都道府県の教育委員会（私人の経営に係るものにあつては、都道府県知事）は、前項に規定する関係者が、同項の規定による勧告に従わず引き続き専修学校若しくは各種学校の教育を行つているとき、又は専修学校設置若しくは各種学校設置の認可を申請したがその認可が得られなかつた場合において引き続き専修学校若しくは各種学校の教育を行つているときは、当該関係者に対して、当該教育をやめるべき旨を命ずることができる。 art-136/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/school-education-act/amendments/20270401_508AC0000000037/text/ch-12#art-136/par-2 When the prefectural board of education (concerning those managed by private individual; the prefectural governor) finds relevant persons provided for in the preceding paragraph to be continuously providing education of specialized training colleges or miscellaneous schools without complying with the recommendation under the provisions of that paragraph, or if they are continuing to provide education of specialized training colleges or miscellaneous schools for cases in which approval for specialized training colleges or miscellaneous schools was applied for and refused, it may order the relevant persons to cease to provide the relevant education. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第三項** 都道府県知事は、前項の規定による命令をなす場合においては、あらかじめ私立学校審議会の意見を聞かなければならない。 art-136/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/en/school-education-act/amendments/20270401_508AC0000000037/text/ch-12#art-136/par-3 In cases of giving orders under the provisions of the preceding paragraph, the prefectural governor must hear, in advance, the opinions of the private school council. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System ### 第百三十七条 art-137 · https://japanlaw.org/en/school-education-act/amendments/20270401_508AC0000000037/text/ch-12#art-137 **第一項** 学校教育上支障のない限り、学校には、社会教育に関する施設を附置し、又は学校の施設を社会教育その他公共のために、利用させることができる。 art-137/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/school-education-act/amendments/20270401_508AC0000000037/text/ch-12#art-137/par-1 As long as it does not impede on school education, schools may attach facilities for social education, or allow the use of school facilities for social education or other public uses. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System ### 第百三十八条 art-138 · https://japanlaw.org/en/school-education-act/amendments/20270401_508AC0000000037/text/ch-12#art-138 **第一項** 第十七条第三項の政令で定める事項のうち同条第一項又は第二項の義務の履行に関する処分に該当するもので政令で定めるものについては、行政手続法（平成五年法律第八十八号）第三章の規定は、適用しない。 art-138/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/school-education-act/amendments/20270401_508AC0000000037/text/ch-12#art-138/par-1 Among the matters prescribed by Cabinet Order referred to in Article 17, paragraph (3), the provisions of Chapter III of the Administrative Procedure Act (Act No. 88 of 1993) do not apply to those matters that fall under the category regarding disposition on the performance of an obligation in paragraph (1) or (2) of that Article, and are prescribed by Cabinet Order. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System ### 第百三十九条 art-139 · https://japanlaw.org/en/school-education-act/amendments/20270401_508AC0000000037/text/ch-12#art-139 **第一項** 文部科学大臣がする大学又は高等専門学校の設置の認可に関する処分又はその不作為については、審査請求をすることができない。 art-139/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/school-education-act/amendments/20270401_508AC0000000037/text/ch-12#art-139/par-1 A request for administrative review may not be made for the disposition or inaction regarding approval for establishment of universities or colleges of technology, conducted by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System ### 第百四十条 art-140 · https://japanlaw.org/en/school-education-act/amendments/20270401_508AC0000000037/text/ch-12#art-140 **第一項** この法律における市には、東京都の区を含むものとする。 art-140/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/school-education-act/amendments/20270401_508AC0000000037/text/ch-12#art-140/par-1 Cities in this Act are to include Tokyo's wards. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System ### 第百四十一条 art-141 · https://japanlaw.org/en/school-education-act/amendments/20270401_508AC0000000037/text/ch-12#art-141 **第一項** この法律（第八十五条及び第百条を除く。）及び他の法令（教育公務員特例法（昭和二十四年法律第一号）及び当該法令に特別の定めのあるものを除く。）において、大学の学部には第八十五条ただし書に規定する組織を含み、大学の大学院の研究科には第百条ただし書に規定する組織を含むものとする。 art-141/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/school-education-act/amendments/20270401_508AC0000000037/text/ch-12#art-141/par-1 In this Act (except Articles 85 and 100) and other laws and regulations (except as specially prescribed by the Special Rules for the Public Educational Personnel and Staff Act (Act No. 1 of 1949) and its relevant laws and regulations), university faculties are to include organizations provided for in the proviso of Article 85, and academic units of graduate school are to include organizations provided for in the proviso of Article 100. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System ### 第百四十二条 art-142 · https://japanlaw.org/en/school-education-act/amendments/20270401_508AC0000000037/text/ch-12#art-142 **第一項** この法律に規定するもののほか、この法律施行のため必要な事項で、地方公共団体の機関が処理しなければならないものについては政令で、その他のものについては文部科学大臣が、これを定める。 art-142/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/school-education-act/amendments/20270401_508AC0000000037/text/ch-12#art-142/par-1 Beyond what is provided for in this Act, necessary matters for implementation of this Act, which local government institutions must process, are to be prescribed by Cabinet Order, and other matters are to be prescribed by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System --- ## Cites - art-134/par-1: 第一条 → 学校教育法 第一条 (Article 1), art-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/school-education-act/amendments/20270401_508AC0000000037/text/ch-1#art-1 - art-134/par-1: 第百二十四条 → 学校教育法 第百二十四条 (Article 124), art-124 — https://japanlaw.org/en/school-education-act/amendments/20270401_508AC0000000037/text/ch-11#art-124 - art-134/par-2: 第四条第一項 → 学校教育法 第四条第一項 (Article 4, paragraph (1)), art-4/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/school-education-act/amendments/20270401_508AC0000000037/text/ch-1#art-4/par-1 - art-134/par-2: 第五条から第七条まで → 学校教育法 第五条 (Article 5), art-5 — https://japanlaw.org/en/school-education-act/amendments/20270401_508AC0000000037/text/ch-1#art-5 - art-134/par-2: 第五条から第七条まで → 学校教育法 第六条 (Article 6), art-6 — https://japanlaw.org/en/school-education-act/amendments/20270401_508AC0000000037/text/ch-1#art-6 - art-134/par-2: 第五条から第七条まで → 学校教育法 第七条 (Article 7), art-7 — https://japanlaw.org/en/school-education-act/amendments/20270401_508AC0000000037/text/ch-1#art-7 - art-134/par-2: 第九条から第十一条まで → 学校教育法 第十条 (Article 10), art-10 — https://japanlaw.org/en/school-education-act/amendments/20270401_508AC0000000037/text/ch-1#art-10 - art-134/par-2: 第九条から第十一条まで → 学校教育法 第十一条 (Article 11), art-11 — https://japanlaw.org/en/school-education-act/amendments/20270401_508AC0000000037/text/ch-1#art-11 - art-134/par-2: 第九条から第十一条まで → 学校教育法 第九条 (Article 9), art-9 — https://japanlaw.org/en/school-education-act/amendments/20270401_508AC0000000037/text/ch-1#art-9 - art-134/par-2: 第十三条第一項 → 学校教育法 第十三条第一項 (Article 13, paragraph (1)), art-13/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/school-education-act/amendments/20270401_508AC0000000037/text/ch-1#art-13/par-1 - art-134/par-2: 第十四条 → 学校教育法 第十四条 (Article 14), art-14 — https://japanlaw.org/en/school-education-act/amendments/20270401_508AC0000000037/text/ch-1#art-14 - art-134/par-2: 第四十二条第一項 → 学校教育法 第四十二条第一項 (Article 42, paragraph (1)), art-42/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/school-education-act/amendments/20270401_508AC0000000037/text/ch-4#art-42/par-1 - art-134/par-2: 第四十三条 → 学校教育法 第四十三条 (Article 43), art-43 — https://japanlaw.org/en/school-education-act/amendments/20270401_508AC0000000037/text/ch-4#art-43 - art-134/par-2: 第四十四条 → 学校教育法 第四十四条 (Article 44), art-44 — https://japanlaw.org/en/school-education-act/amendments/20270401_508AC0000000037/text/ch-4#art-44 - art-134/par-2: 同項第二号 → 学校教育法 第十三条第一項第二号 (Article 13, paragraph (1), item (ii)), art-13/par-1/item-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/school-education-act/amendments/20270401_508AC0000000037/text/ch-1#art-13/par-1/item-2 - art-134/par-3: 前項 → 学校教育法 第百三十四条第二項 (Article 134, paragraph (2)), art-134/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/school-education-act/amendments/20270401_508AC0000000037/text/ch-12#art-134/par-2 - art-135/par-1: 第一条 → 学校教育法 第一条 (Article 1), art-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/school-education-act/amendments/20270401_508AC0000000037/text/ch-1#art-1 - art-136/par-2: 前項 → 学校教育法 第百三十六条第一項 (Article 136, paragraph (1)), art-136/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/school-education-act/amendments/20270401_508AC0000000037/text/ch-12#art-136/par-1 - art-136/par-3: 前項 → 学校教育法 第百三十六条第二項 (Article 136, paragraph (2)), art-136/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/school-education-act/amendments/20270401_508AC0000000037/text/ch-12#art-136/par-2 - art-138/par-1: 第十七条第三項 → 学校教育法 第十七条第三項 (Article 17, paragraph (3)), art-17/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/en/school-education-act/amendments/20270401_508AC0000000037/text/ch-2#art-17/par-3 - art-138/par-1: 同条第一項 → 学校教育法 第十七条第一項 (Article 17, paragraph (1)), art-17/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/school-education-act/amendments/20270401_508AC0000000037/text/ch-2#art-17/par-1 - art-138/par-1: 第二項 → 学校教育法 第十七条第二項 (Article 17, paragraph (2)), art-17/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/school-education-act/amendments/20270401_508AC0000000037/text/ch-2#art-17/par-2 - art-141/par-1: 第八十五条 → 学校教育法 第八十五条 (Article 85), art-85 — https://japanlaw.org/en/school-education-act/amendments/20270401_508AC0000000037/text/ch-9/from-art-83#art-85 - art-141/par-1: 第百条 → 学校教育法 第百条 (Article 100), art-100 — https://japanlaw.org/en/school-education-act/amendments/20270401_508AC0000000037/text/ch-9/from-art-93#art-100 --- ## Sources - e-Gov 法令検索, Digital Agency (デジタル庁) — 学校教育法 — the text as 令和八年法律第三十七号 leaves it, from 2027-04-01 (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/322AC0000000026/20270401_508AC0000000037), retrieved 2026-10-19 - Japanese Law Translation Database System, Ministry of Justice (法務省) — School Education Act — Ministry of Justice translation (https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/4743/tb), retrieved 2026-10-19 - claude-sonnet-5-5 — Machine translation, batch school-education-act-20261019T143843-001, translated 2026-10-19 - This site's parser, version 210 — 学校教育法 — structure, counts, cross-references and defined terms, computed 2026-10-19