# 学校教育法 / School Education Act — 第一条 (Article 1)

- 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: 第一条 (Article 1) — address `art-1`
- Text in force since: 2026-06-17
- URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/en/school-education-act/art-1
- Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000026/art-1
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### 第一条
<sup>art-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/school-education-act/art-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000026/art-1</sup>

**第一項**  この法律で、学校とは、幼稚園、小学校、中学校、義務教育学校、高等学校、中等教育学校、特別支援学校、大学及び高等専門学校とする。
<sup>art-1/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/school-education-act/art-1/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000026/art-1/par-1</sup>
The term "school" as used in this Act means kindergarten, elementary school, junior high school, compulsory education school, high school, secondary education school, special needs education school, university, and college of technology (KOSEN).
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

## Cited by

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## Sources

- e-Gov 法令検索, Digital Agency (デジタル庁) — 学校教育法 — the text in force from 2026-06-17 (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/322AC0000000026/20260617_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
- This site's parser, version 210 — 学校教育法 — structure, counts, cross-references and defined terms, computed 2026-10-19