# 学校教育法 / School Education Act — 第五章の二 (Chapter 5-2) - 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: 第五章の二 (Chapter 5-2) — address `ch-5-2` - Text in force since: 2026-06-17 - URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/en/school-education-act/ch-5-2 - Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000026/ch-5-2 - Every provision below carries its address and both URLs 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. 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They are never merged and never substituted for one another. --- ## 第五章の二　義務教育学校 — Chapter V-2 Compulsory Education School heading: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System ch-5-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/school-education-act/ch-5-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000026/ch-5-2 ### 第四十九条の二 art-49-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/school-education-act/art-49-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000026/art-49-2 **第一項** 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。 art-49-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/school-education-act/art-49-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000026/art-49-2/par-1 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. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System ### 第四十九条の三 art-49-3 · https://japanlaw.org/en/school-education-act/art-49-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000026/art-49-3 **第一項** 義務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、第二十一条各号に掲げる目標を達成するよう行われるものとする。 art-49-3/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/school-education-act/art-49-3/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000026/art-49-3/par-1 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. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System ### 第四十九条の四 art-49-4 · https://japanlaw.org/en/school-education-act/art-49-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000026/art-49-4 **第一項** 義務教育学校の修業年限は、九年とする。 art-49-4/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/school-education-act/art-49-4/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000026/art-49-4/par-1 The course term for compulsory education school is to be 9 years. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System ### 第四十九条の五 art-49-5 · https://japanlaw.org/en/school-education-act/art-49-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000026/art-49-5 **第一項** 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。 art-49-5/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/school-education-act/art-49-5/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000026/art-49-5/par-1 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. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System ### 第四十九条の六 art-49-6 · https://japanlaw.org/en/school-education-act/art-49-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000026/art-49-6 **第一項** 義務教育学校の前期課程における教育は、第四十九条の二に規定する目的のうち、心身の発達に応じて、義務教育として行われる普通教育のうち基礎的なものを施すことを実現するために必要な程度において第二十一条各号に掲げる目標を達成するよう行われるものとする。 art-49-6/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/school-education-act/art-49-6/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000026/art-49-6/par-1 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. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第二項** 義務教育学校の後期課程における教育は、第四十九条の二に規定する目的のうち、前期課程における教育の基礎の上に、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施すことを実現するため、第二十一条各号に掲げる目標を達成するよう行われるものとする。 art-49-6/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/school-education-act/art-49-6/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000026/art-49-6/par-2 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. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System ### 第四十九条の七 art-49-7 · https://japanlaw.org/en/school-education-act/art-49-7 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000026/art-49-7 **第一項** 義務教育学校の前期課程及び後期課程の教育課程に関する事項は、第四十九条の二、第四十九条の三及び前条の規定並びに次条において読み替えて準用する第三十条第二項の規定に従い、文部科学大臣が定める。 art-49-7/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/school-education-act/art-49-7/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000026/art-49-7/par-1 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. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System ### 第四十九条の八 art-49-8 · https://japanlaw.org/en/school-education-act/art-49-8 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000026/art-49-8 **第一項** 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。 art-49-8/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/school-education-act/art-49-8/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000026/art-49-8/par-1 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". Ministry of Justice translation with a slip corrected by this site — not the Ministry's text; the Ministry printed: "The provisions of Article 30, paragraph (2), Articles 31, 34 through Article 37, and 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"." — https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/4743/tb --- ## Cites - art-49-3/par-1: 前条 → 学校教育法 第四十九条の二 (Article 49-2), art-49-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/school-education-act/art-49-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000026/art-49-2 - art-49-3/par-1: 第二十一条 → 学校教育法 第二十一条 (Article 21), art-21 — https://japanlaw.org/en/school-education-act/art-21 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000026/art-21 - art-49-6/par-1: 第四十九条の二 → 学校教育法 第四十九条の二 (Article 49-2), art-49-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/school-education-act/art-49-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000026/art-49-2 - art-49-6/par-1: 第二十一条 → 学校教育法 第二十一条 (Article 21), art-21 — https://japanlaw.org/en/school-education-act/art-21 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000026/art-21 - art-49-6/par-2: 第四十九条の二 → 学校教育法 第四十九条の二 (Article 49-2), art-49-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/school-education-act/art-49-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000026/art-49-2 - art-49-6/par-2: 第二十一条 → 学校教育法 第二十一条 (Article 21), art-21 — https://japanlaw.org/en/school-education-act/art-21 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000026/art-21 - art-49-7/par-1: 第四十九条の二 → 学校教育法 第四十九条の二 (Article 49-2), art-49-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/school-education-act/art-49-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000026/art-49-2 - art-49-7/par-1: 第四十九条の三 → 学校教育法 第四十九条の三 (Article 49-3), art-49-3 — https://japanlaw.org/en/school-education-act/art-49-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000026/art-49-3 - art-49-7/par-1: 前条 → 学校教育法 第四十九条の六 (Article 49-6), art-49-6 — https://japanlaw.org/en/school-education-act/art-49-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000026/art-49-6 - art-49-7/par-1: 次条 → 学校教育法 第四十九条の八 (Article 49-8), art-49-8 — https://japanlaw.org/en/school-education-act/art-49-8 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000026/art-49-8 - art-49-7/par-1: 第三十条第二項 → 学校教育法 第三十条第二項 (Article 30, paragraph (2)), art-30/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/school-education-act/art-30/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000026/art-30/par-2 - art-49-8/par-1: 第三十条第二項 → 学校教育法 第三十条第二項 (Article 30, paragraph (2)), art-30/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/school-education-act/art-30/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000026/art-30/par-2 - art-49-8/par-1: 第三十一条 → 学校教育法 第三十一条 (Article 31), art-31 — https://japanlaw.org/en/school-education-act/art-31 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000026/art-31 - art-49-8/par-1: 第三十四条から第三十七条まで → 学校教育法 第三十四条 (Article 34), art-34 — https://japanlaw.org/en/school-education-act/art-34 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000026/art-34 - art-49-8/par-1: 第三十四条から第三十七条まで → 学校教育法 第三十五条 (Article 35), art-35 — https://japanlaw.org/en/school-education-act/art-35 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000026/art-35 - art-49-8/par-1: 第三十四条から第三十七条まで → 学校教育法 第三十六条 (Article 36), art-36 — https://japanlaw.org/en/school-education-act/art-36 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000026/art-36 - art-49-8/par-1: 第三十四条から第三十七条まで → 学校教育法 第三十七条 (Article 37), art-37 — https://japanlaw.org/en/school-education-act/art-37 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000026/art-37 - art-49-8/par-1: 第四十二条から第四十四条まで → 学校教育法 第四十二条 (Article 42), art-42 — https://japanlaw.org/en/school-education-act/art-42 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000026/art-42 - art-49-8/par-1: 第四十二条から第四十四条まで → 学校教育法 第四十三条 (Article 43), art-43 — https://japanlaw.org/en/school-education-act/art-43 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000026/art-43 - art-49-8/par-1: 第四十二条から第四十四条まで → 学校教育法 第四十四条 (Article 44), art-44 — https://japanlaw.org/en/school-education-act/art-44 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000026/art-44 - art-49-8/par-1: 前項 → 学校教育法 第三十条第一項 (Article 30, paragraph (1)), art-30/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/school-education-act/art-30/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000026/art-30/par-1 - art-49-8/par-1: 第四十九条の三 → 学校教育法 第四十九条の三 (Article 49-3), art-49-3 — https://japanlaw.org/en/school-education-act/art-49-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000026/art-49-3 --- ## Sources - claude-opus-5-5 — Corrections to the Ministry of Justice's English of paragraphs, written 2026-10-19 - 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 - Japanese Law Translation Database System, Ministry of Justice (法務省) — School Education Act (学校教育法), Article 49-8, paragraph (1) — the Ministry of Justice's English as printed (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