# 学校教育法 / School Education Act — 第八章 (Chapter 8) - 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: 第八章 (Chapter 8) — address `ch-8` - 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/ja/school-education-act/amendments/20270401_508AC0000000037/text/ch-8 - The same address in the text in force (its wording there may differ): https://japanlaw.org/ja/school-education-act/ch-8 - 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. 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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. --- ## 第八章　特別支援教育 — Chapter VIII Special Needs Education heading: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System ch-8 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/school-education-act/amendments/20270401_508AC0000000037/text/ch-8 ### 第七十二条 art-72 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/school-education-act/amendments/20270401_508AC0000000037/text/ch-8#art-72 **第一項** 特別支援学校は、視覚障害者、聴覚障害者、知的障害者、肢体不自由者又は病弱者（身体虚弱者を含む。以下同じ。）に対して、幼稚園、小学校、中学校又は高等学校に準ずる教育を施すとともに、障害による学習上又は生活上の困難を克服し自立を図るために必要な知識技能を授けることを目的とする。 art-72/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/school-education-act/amendments/20270401_508AC0000000037/text/ch-8#art-72/par-1 The purpose of special needs education schools is to provide education equivalent to kindergarten, elementary school, junior high school, or high school towards persons with visual impairment, persons with hearing impairment, persons with intellectual disability, persons with physical disability, or persons with health impairment (this includes persons with constitutional weakness; the same applies below), and to bestow knowledge and skills necessary in order to overcome hardships in life or learning due to disabilities, and achieving independence. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System ### 第七十三条 art-73 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/school-education-act/amendments/20270401_508AC0000000037/text/ch-8#art-73 **第一項** 特別支援学校においては、文部科学大臣の定めるところにより、前条に規定する者に対する教育のうち当該学校が行うものを明らかにするものとする。 art-73/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/school-education-act/amendments/20270401_508AC0000000037/text/ch-8#art-73/par-1 Special needs education schools are to clarify what education the relevant schools are going to provide to the persons specified in the preceding Article, as provided for by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System ### 第七十四条 art-74 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/school-education-act/amendments/20270401_508AC0000000037/text/ch-8#art-74 **第一項** 特別支援学校においては、第七十二条に規定する目的を実現するための教育を行うほか、幼稚園、小学校、中学校、義務教育学校、高等学校又は中等教育学校の要請に応じて、第八十一条第一項に規定する幼児、児童又は生徒の教育に関し必要な助言又は援助を行うよう努めるものとする。 art-74/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/school-education-act/amendments/20270401_508AC0000000037/text/ch-8#art-74/par-1 In special needs education schools, education is to be provided in order to realize the purposes provided in Article 72, as well as making efforts to give necessary assistance and advice for the education of young children, pupils or students provided in Article 81, paragraph (1), in response to the request of kindergartens, elementary schools, junior high schools, compulsory education schools, high schools or secondary education schools. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System ### 第七十五条 art-75 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/school-education-act/amendments/20270401_508AC0000000037/text/ch-8#art-75 **第一項** 第七十二条に規定する視覚障害者、聴覚障害者、知的障害者、肢体不自由者又は病弱者の障害の程度は、政令で定める。 art-75/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/school-education-act/amendments/20270401_508AC0000000037/text/ch-8#art-75/par-1 The extent of disability of persons with visual impairment, persons with hearing impairment, persons with intellectual disability, persons with physical disability, or persons with health impairment provided in Article 72 is to be prescribed by Cabinet Order. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System ### 第七十六条 art-76 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/school-education-act/amendments/20270401_508AC0000000037/text/ch-8#art-76 **第一項** 特別支援学校には、小学部及び中学部を置かなければならない。ただし、特別の必要のある場合においては、そのいずれかのみを置くことができる。 art-76/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/school-education-act/amendments/20270401_508AC0000000037/text/ch-8#art-76/par-1 Special needs education schools must have elementary school courses and junior high school courses; provided, however, that in cases where there is a special need, they may have only one of those courses. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第二項** 特別支援学校には、小学部及び中学部のほか、幼稚部又は高等部を置くことができ、また、特別の必要のある場合においては、前項の規定にかかわらず、小学部及び中学部を置かないで幼稚部又は高等部のみを置くことができる。 art-76/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/school-education-act/amendments/20270401_508AC0000000037/text/ch-8#art-76/par-2 Special needs education schools may have kindergarten courses or high school courses, beyond elementary school courses and junior high school courses, and in cases where there is a special need, they may have kindergarten courses or high school courses without having elementary school courses and junior high school courses, notwithstanding the provisions of the preceding paragraph. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System ### 第七十七条 art-77 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/school-education-act/amendments/20270401_508AC0000000037/text/ch-8#art-77 **第一項** 特別支援学校の幼稚部の教育課程その他の保育内容、小学部及び中学部の教育課程又は高等部の学科及び教育課程に関する事項は、幼稚園、小学校、中学校又は高等学校に準じて、文部科学大臣が定める。 art-77/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/school-education-act/amendments/20270401_508AC0000000037/text/ch-8#art-77/par-1 Matters regarding childcare contents including the curriculum in kindergarten courses, curriculum in elementary school courses and junior high school courses, or departments and curriculum in high school courses in special needs education schools, are to be prescribed by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, in line with kindergarten, elementary school, junior high school or high school. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System ### 第七十八条 art-78 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/school-education-act/amendments/20270401_508AC0000000037/text/ch-8#art-78 **第一項** 特別支援学校には、寄宿舎を設けなければならない。ただし、特別の事情のあるときは、これを設けないことができる。 art-78/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/school-education-act/amendments/20270401_508AC0000000037/text/ch-8#art-78/par-1 Special needs education schools must establish dormitories; provided, however, that if there are special circumstances, it may not be necessary to establish these. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System ### 第七十九条 art-79 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/school-education-act/amendments/20270401_508AC0000000037/text/ch-8#art-79 **第一項** 寄宿舎を設ける特別支援学校には、寄宿舎指導員を置かなければならない。 art-79/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/school-education-act/amendments/20270401_508AC0000000037/text/ch-8#art-79/par-1 Special needs education schools with dormitories established must have dormitory leaders. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第二項** 寄宿舎指導員は、寄宿舎における幼児、児童又は生徒の日常生活上の世話及び生活指導に従事する。 art-79/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/school-education-act/amendments/20270401_508AC0000000037/text/ch-8#art-79/par-2 Dormitory leaders are to engage in caretaking and lifestyle guidance of young children, pupils or students in their daily life. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System ### 第八十条 art-80 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/school-education-act/amendments/20270401_508AC0000000037/text/ch-8#art-80 **第一項** 都道府県は、その区域内にある学齢児童及び学齢生徒のうち、視覚障害者、聴覚障害者、知的障害者、肢体不自由者又は病弱者で、その障害が第七十五条の政令で定める程度のものを就学させるに必要な特別支援学校を設置しなければならない。 art-80/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/school-education-act/amendments/20270401_508AC0000000037/text/ch-8#art-80/par-1 Prefectures must establish special needs education schools that are required to allow for the enrollment of persons with visual impairment, persons with hearing impairment, persons with intellectual disability, persons with physical disability, or persons with health impairment, whose disabilities are of an extent specified by Cabinet Order referred to in Article 75, among school-aged children and school-aged students in its jurisdictional district. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System ### 第八十一条 art-81 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/school-education-act/amendments/20270401_508AC0000000037/text/ch-8#art-81 **第一項** 幼稚園、小学校、中学校、義務教育学校、高等学校及び中等教育学校においては、次項各号のいずれかに該当する幼児、児童及び生徒その他教育上特別の支援を必要とする幼児、児童及び生徒に対し、文部科学大臣の定めるところにより、障害による学習上又は生活上の困難を克服するための教育を行うものとする。 art-81/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/school-education-act/amendments/20270401_508AC0000000037/text/ch-8#art-81/par-1 In kindergarten, elementary school, junior high school, compulsory education school, high school, and secondary education school, education is to be provided towards young children, pupils and students who fall under any of the items in the following paragraph, and other young children, pupils and students requiring special educational support, in order to overcome hardships in life or learning due to disabilities, as provided for by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第二項** 小学校、中学校、義務教育学校、高等学校及び中等教育学校には、次の各号のいずれかに該当する児童及び生徒のために、特別支援学級を置くことができる。 art-81/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/school-education-act/amendments/20270401_508AC0000000037/text/ch-8#art-81/par-2 Elementary schools, junior high schools, compulsory education schools, high schools and secondary education schools may have special needs education classes in regular school for pupils and students who fall under any of the following items: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **一** 知的障害者 art-81/par-2/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/school-education-act/amendments/20270401_508AC0000000037/text/ch-8#art-81/par-2/item-1 a person with intellectual disabilities; Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **二** 肢体不自由者 art-81/par-2/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/school-education-act/amendments/20270401_508AC0000000037/text/ch-8#art-81/par-2/item-2 a person with physical disability; Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **三** 身体虚弱者 art-81/par-2/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/school-education-act/amendments/20270401_508AC0000000037/text/ch-8#art-81/par-2/item-3 a person with constitutional weakness; Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **四** 弱視者 art-81/par-2/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/school-education-act/amendments/20270401_508AC0000000037/text/ch-8#art-81/par-2/item-4 a person with low vision; Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **五** 難聴者 art-81/par-2/item-5 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/school-education-act/amendments/20270401_508AC0000000037/text/ch-8#art-81/par-2/item-5 a person with hearing impairment; Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **六** その他障害のある者で、特別支援学級において教育を行うことが適当なもの art-81/par-2/item-6 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/school-education-act/amendments/20270401_508AC0000000037/text/ch-8#art-81/par-2/item-6 other persons with disabilities, who are appropriate to be provided with education in a special needs education class in regular school. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第三項** 前項に規定する学校においては、疾病により療養中の児童及び生徒に対して、特別支援学級を設け、又は教員を派遣して、教育を行うことができる。 art-81/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/school-education-act/amendments/20270401_508AC0000000037/text/ch-8#art-81/par-3 In schools provided for in the preceding paragraph, education may be provided to pupils and students recuperating from disease by establishing a special needs education class in regular school, or staffing teachers. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System ### 第八十二条 art-82 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/school-education-act/amendments/20270401_508AC0000000037/text/ch-8#art-82 **第一項** 第二十六条、第二十七条、第三十一条（第四十九条及び第六十二条において読み替えて準用する場合を含む。）、第三十二条、第三十四条（第四十九条及び第六十二条において準用する場合を含む。）、第三十六条、第三十七条（第二十八条第一項、第四十九条及び第六十二条において準用する場合を含む。）、第四十二条から第四十四条まで、第四十七条及び第五十六条から第六十条までの規定は特別支援学校に、第二十八条第二項の規定は特別支援学校の幼稚部に、第八十四条の規定は特別支援学校の高等部に、それぞれ準用する。 art-82/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/school-education-act/amendments/20270401_508AC0000000037/text/ch-8#art-82/par-1 The provisions of Articles 26, 27, 31 (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Articles 49 and 62 following the deemed replacement of terms), 32, 34 (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Articles 49 and 62), 36, 37 (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 28, paragraph (1), and Articles 49 and 62), 42 through 44, 47, and 56 through 60, apply mutatis mutandis to special needs education schools, the provisions of Article 28, paragraph (2) to the kindergarten courses of special needs education schools, and the provisions of Article 84 to the high school courses of special needs education schools, respectively. machine translation, not official --- ## Cites - art-73/par-1: 前条 → 学校教育法 第七十二条 (Article 72), art-72 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/school-education-act/amendments/20270401_508AC0000000037/text/ch-8#art-72 - art-74/par-1: 第七十二条 → 学校教育法 第七十二条 (Article 72), art-72 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/school-education-act/amendments/20270401_508AC0000000037/text/ch-8#art-72 - art-74/par-1: 第八十一条第一項 → 学校教育法 第八十一条第一項 (Article 81, paragraph (1)), art-81/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/school-education-act/amendments/20270401_508AC0000000037/text/ch-8#art-81/par-1 - art-75/par-1: 第七十二条 → 学校教育法 第七十二条 (Article 72), art-72 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/school-education-act/amendments/20270401_508AC0000000037/text/ch-8#art-72 - art-76/par-2: 前項 → 学校教育法 第七十六条第一項 (Article 76, paragraph (1)), art-76/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/school-education-act/amendments/20270401_508AC0000000037/text/ch-8#art-76/par-1 - art-80/par-1: 第七十五条 → 学校教育法 第七十五条 (Article 75), art-75 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/school-education-act/amendments/20270401_508AC0000000037/text/ch-8#art-75 - art-81/par-1: 次項 → 学校教育法 第八十一条第二項 (Article 81, paragraph (2)), art-81/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/school-education-act/amendments/20270401_508AC0000000037/text/ch-8#art-81/par-2 - art-81/par-3: 前項 → 学校教育法 第八十一条第二項 (Article 81, paragraph (2)), art-81/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/school-education-act/amendments/20270401_508AC0000000037/text/ch-8#art-81/par-2 - art-82/par-1: 第二十六条 → 学校教育法 第二十六条 (Article 26), art-26 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/school-education-act/amendments/20270401_508AC0000000037/text/ch-3#art-26 - art-82/par-1: 第二十七条 → 学校教育法 第二十七条 (Article 27), art-27 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/school-education-act/amendments/20270401_508AC0000000037/text/ch-3#art-27 - art-82/par-1: 第三十一条 → 学校教育法 第三十一条 (Article 31), art-31 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/school-education-act/amendments/20270401_508AC0000000037/text/ch-4#art-31 - art-82/par-1: 第四十九条 → 学校教育法 第四十九条 (Article 49), art-49 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/school-education-act/amendments/20270401_508AC0000000037/text/ch-5#art-49 - art-82/par-1: 第六十二条 → 学校教育法 第六十二条 (Article 62), art-62 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/school-education-act/amendments/20270401_508AC0000000037/text/ch-6#art-62 - art-82/par-1: 第三十二条 → 学校教育法 第三十二条 (Article 32), art-32 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/school-education-act/amendments/20270401_508AC0000000037/text/ch-4#art-32 - art-82/par-1: 第三十四条 → 学校教育法 第三十四条 (Article 34), art-34 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/school-education-act/amendments/20270401_508AC0000000037/text/ch-4#art-34 - art-82/par-1: 第三十六条 → 学校教育法 第三十六条 (Article 36), art-36 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/school-education-act/amendments/20270401_508AC0000000037/text/ch-4#art-36 - art-82/par-1: 第三十七条 → 学校教育法 第三十七条 (Article 37), art-37 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/school-education-act/amendments/20270401_508AC0000000037/text/ch-4#art-37 - art-82/par-1: 第二十八条第一項 → 学校教育法 第二十八条第一項 (Article 28, paragraph (1)), art-28/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/school-education-act/amendments/20270401_508AC0000000037/text/ch-3#art-28/par-1 - art-82/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/ja/school-education-act/amendments/20270401_508AC0000000037/text/ch-4#art-42 - art-82/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/ja/school-education-act/amendments/20270401_508AC0000000037/text/ch-4#art-43 - art-82/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/ja/school-education-act/amendments/20270401_508AC0000000037/text/ch-4#art-44 - art-82/par-1: 第四十七条 → 学校教育法 第四十七条 (Article 47), art-47 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/school-education-act/amendments/20270401_508AC0000000037/text/ch-5#art-47 - art-82/par-1: 第五十六条から第六十条まで → 学校教育法 第五十六条 (Article 56), art-56 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/school-education-act/amendments/20270401_508AC0000000037/text/ch-6#art-56 - art-82/par-1: 第五十六条から第六十条まで → 学校教育法 第五十七条 (Article 57), art-57 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/school-education-act/amendments/20270401_508AC0000000037/text/ch-6#art-57 - art-82/par-1: 第五十六条から第六十条まで → 学校教育法 第五十八条 (Article 58), art-58 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/school-education-act/amendments/20270401_508AC0000000037/text/ch-6#art-58 - art-82/par-1: 第五十六条から第六十条まで → 学校教育法 第五十八条の二 (Article 58-2), art-58-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/school-education-act/amendments/20270401_508AC0000000037/text/ch-6#art-58-2 - art-82/par-1: 第五十六条から第六十条まで → 学校教育法 第五十九条 (Article 59), art-59 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/school-education-act/amendments/20270401_508AC0000000037/text/ch-6#art-59 - art-82/par-1: 第五十六条から第六十条まで → 学校教育法 第六十条 (Article 60), art-60 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/school-education-act/amendments/20270401_508AC0000000037/text/ch-6#art-60 - 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