# 学校教育法 / School Education Act — 第百九条 (Article 109) - 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: 第百九条 (Article 109) — address `art-109` - Text in force since: 2026-06-17 - URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/ja/school-education-act/art-109 - Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000026/art-109 - 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. --- ### 第百九条 art-109 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/school-education-act/art-109 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000026/art-109 **第一項** 大学は、その教育研究水準の向上に資するため、文部科学大臣の定めるところにより、当該大学の教育及び研究、組織及び運営並びに施設及び設備（次項及び第五項において「教育研究等」という。）の状況について自ら点検及び評価を行い、その結果を公表するものとする。 art-109/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/school-education-act/art-109/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000026/art-109/par-1 Universities are to conduct self-inspection and self-evaluation of the state of education and research, organizations and management, and facilities and equipment (referred to as "educational research, etc." in the following paragraph and paragraph (5)), and publicize the results in order to contribute to the improvement of standards of their education and research, 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** 大学は、前項の措置に加え、当該大学の教育研究等の総合的な状況について、政令で定める期間ごとに、文部科学大臣の認証を受けた者（以下「認証評価機関」という。）による評価（以下「認証評価」という。）を受けるものとする。ただし、認証評価機関が存在しない場合その他特別の事由がある場合であつて、文部科学大臣の定める措置を講じているときは、この限りでない。 art-109/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/school-education-act/art-109/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000026/art-109/par-2 Universities are to receive evaluations (referred to below as "certified evaluation") by persons that have received certification from the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (referred to below as "certified evaluation agency"), regarding the comprehensive state of educational research, etc. in the relevant universities, in addition to the measures referred to in the preceding paragraph, in each period prescribed by Cabinet Order; provided, however, that this does not apply if a certified evaluation agency does not exist, or there are other special reasons, and measures prescribed by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology are being taken. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第三項** 専門職大学等又は専門職大学院を置く大学にあつては、前項に規定するもののほか、当該専門職大学等又は専門職大学院の設置の目的に照らし、当該専門職大学等又は専門職大学院の教育課程、教員組織その他教育研究活動の状況について、政令で定める期間ごとに、認証評価を受けるものとする。ただし、当該専門職大学等又は専門職大学院の課程に係る分野について認証評価を行う認証評価機関が存在しない場合その他特別の事由がある場合であつて、文部科学大臣の定める措置を講じているときは、この限りでない。 art-109/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/school-education-act/art-109/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000026/art-109/par-3 For professional and vocational universities and universities with professional graduate schools, in light of the purposes of establishment of the relevant professional and vocational universities and professional graduate schools, the state of curricula, teacher organizations, and other education and research activities in the relevant professional and vocational universities and professional graduate schools are to receive certified evaluation in each period prescribed by Cabinet Order, beyond what is provided for in the preceding paragraph; provided, however, that this does not apply if a certified evaluation agency conducting certified evaluations in fields relating to courses in the relevant professional and vocational universities and professional graduate schools does not exist, or there are other special reasons, and measures prescribed by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology are being taken. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第四項** 前二項の認証評価は、大学からの求めにより、大学評価基準（前二項の認証評価を行うために認証評価機関が定める基準をいう。以下この条及び次条において同じ。）に従つて行うものとする。 art-109/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/school-education-act/art-109/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000026/art-109/par-4 The certified evaluation in the preceding two paragraphs is to be conducted in accordance with the university evaluation standard, (meaning the standards specified by the certified evaluation agency in order to conduct the certified evaluation in the preceding two paragraphs; the same applies below in this article and the following article) upon request from universities. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第五項** 第二項及び第三項の認証評価においては、それぞれの認証評価の対象たる教育研究等状況（第二項に規定する大学の教育研究等の総合的な状況及び第三項に規定する専門職大学等又は専門職大学院の教育課程、教員組織その他教育研究活動の状況をいう。次項及び第七項において同じ。）が大学評価基準に適合しているか否かの認定を行うものとする。 art-109/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/school-education-act/art-109/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000026/art-109/par-5 For the certified evaluations in paragraph (2) and paragraph (3), certifications are to be conducted for whether or not the state of education and research (this refers to the comprehensive state of education and research, etc. in the universities under the provisions in paragraph (2) and the state of curricula, teacher organizations, and other education and research activities in professional and vocational universities and professional graduate schools pursuant to the provisions in paragraph (3). The same applies in the following paragraph and paragraph (7)) subject to the respective certified evaluations are compliant with the university evaluation standard. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第六項** 大学は、教育研究等状況について大学評価基準に適合している旨の認証評価機関の認定（次項において「適合認定」という。）を受けるよう、その教育研究水準の向上に努めなければならない。 art-109/par-6 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/school-education-act/art-109/par-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000026/art-109/par-6 Universities must work towards improving the education and research standards, in order to receive the certification of the certified evaluation agency (referred to in the next paragraph as "compliance certification") expressing that the state of education and research, etc. is compliant with the university evaluation standards. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第七項** 文部科学大臣は、大学が教育研究等状況について適合認定を受けられなかつたときは、当該大学に対し、当該大学の教育研究等状況について、報告又は資料の提出を求めるものとする。 art-109/par-7 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/school-education-act/art-109/par-7 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000026/art-109/par-7 When universities cannot receive compliance certification for the state of education and research etc., the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology is to request that the relevant universities submit a report or documents regarding the state of education and research, etc. in the relevant universities. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System --- ## Cites - art-109/par-1: 次項 → 学校教育法 第百九条第二項 (Article 109, paragraph (2)), art-109/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/school-education-act/art-109/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000026/art-109/par-2 - art-109/par-1: 第五項 → 学校教育法 第百九条第五項 (Article 109, paragraph (5)), art-109/par-5 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/school-education-act/art-109/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000026/art-109/par-5 - art-109/par-2: 前項 → 学校教育法 第百九条第一項 (Article 109, paragraph (1)), art-109/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/school-education-act/art-109/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000026/art-109/par-1 - art-109/par-3: 前項 → 学校教育法 第百九条第二項 (Article 109, paragraph (2)), art-109/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/school-education-act/art-109/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000026/art-109/par-2 - art-109/par-4: 前二項 → 学校教育法 第百九条第二項 (Article 109, paragraph (2)), art-109/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/school-education-act/art-109/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000026/art-109/par-2 - art-109/par-4: 前二項 → 学校教育法 第百九条第三項 (Article 109, paragraph (3)), art-109/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/school-education-act/art-109/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000026/art-109/par-3 - art-109/par-4: この条 → 学校教育法 第百九条 (Article 109), art-109 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/school-education-act/art-109 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000026/art-109 - art-109/par-4: 次条 → 学校教育法 第百十条 (Article 110), art-110 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/school-education-act/art-110 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000026/art-110 - art-109/par-5: 第二項 → 学校教育法 第百九条第二項 (Article 109, paragraph (2)), art-109/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/school-education-act/art-109/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000026/art-109/par-2 - art-109/par-5: 第三項 → 学校教育法 第百九条第三項 (Article 109, paragraph (3)), art-109/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/school-education-act/art-109/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000026/art-109/par-3 - art-109/par-5: 次項 → 学校教育法 第百九条第六項 (Article 109, paragraph (6)), art-109/par-6 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/school-education-act/art-109/par-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000026/art-109/par-6 - art-109/par-5: 第七項 → 学校教育法 第百九条第七項 (Article 109, paragraph (7)), art-109/par-7 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/school-education-act/art-109/par-7 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000026/art-109/par-7 - art-109/par-6: 次項 → 学校教育法 第百九条第七項 (Article 109, paragraph (7)), art-109/par-7 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/school-education-act/art-109/par-7 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000026/art-109/par-7 ## Cited by 7 provisions cite this one. No official source publishes this direction. - 学校教育法 第百九条第一項 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/school-education-act/art-109/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000026/art-109/par-1 - 学校教育法 第百九条第二項 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/school-education-act/art-109/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000026/art-109/par-2 - 学校教育法 第百九条第三項 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/school-education-act/art-109/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000026/art-109/par-3 - 学校教育法 第百九条第四項 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/school-education-act/art-109/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000026/art-109/par-4 - 学校教育法 第百九条第五項 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/school-education-act/art-109/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000026/art-109/par-5 - 学校教育法 第百九条第六項 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/school-education-act/art-109/par-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000026/art-109/par-6 - 学校教育法 第百二十三条第一項 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/school-education-act/art-123/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000026/art-123/par-1 --- ## 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