# 学校教育法 / School Education Act — 第二十一条 (Article 21) - 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: 第二十一条 (Article 21) — address `art-21` - Text in force since: 2026-06-17 - URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/ja/school-education-act/art-21 - Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000026/art-21 - 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. --- ### 第二十一条 art-21 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/school-education-act/art-21 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000026/art-21 **第一項** 義務教育として行われる普通教育は、教育基本法（平成十八年法律第百二十号）第五条第二項に規定する目的を実現するため、次に掲げる目標を達成するよう行われるものとする。 art-21/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/school-education-act/art-21/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000026/art-21/par-1 The general education that is provided in the form of compulsory education is to be provided with the aim of achieving the following objectives, in order to realize the purposes provided for under Article 5, paragraph (2) of the Basic Act on Education (Act No. 120 of 2006): Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **一** 学校内外における社会的活動を促進し、自主、自律及び協同の精神、規範意識、公正な判断力並びに公共の精神に基づき主体的に社会の形成に参画し、その発展に寄与する態度を養うこと。 art-21/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/school-education-act/art-21/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000026/art-21/par-1/item-1 promoting social activities inside and outside school, and fostering an attitude of proactive participation in shaping society, and contribution towards the development of it based on a spirit of autonomy, independence and cooperation, normative consciousness, fair judgment and public spirit; Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **二** 学校内外における自然体験活動を促進し、生命及び自然を尊重する精神並びに環境の保全に寄与する態度を養うこと。 art-21/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/school-education-act/art-21/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000026/art-21/par-1/item-2 promoting nature-based experiential activities inside and outside school, and developing a spirit of respecting life and nature, and an attitude of contribution towards the preservation of the environment; Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **三** 我が国と郷土の現状と歴史について、正しい理解に導き、伝統と文化を尊重し、それらをはぐくんできた我が国と郷土を愛する態度を養うとともに、進んで外国の文化の理解を通じて、他国を尊重し、国際社会の平和と発展に寄与する態度を養うこと。 art-21/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/school-education-act/art-21/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000026/art-21/par-1/item-3 fostering a proper understanding of the current state and history of our country and homeland, fostering attitudes of respecting traditions and cultures and loving our country and homeland which nurtured them, while also cultivating of attitudes of respecting other countries and contributing towards peace and development of an international society through a proactive understanding of foreign cultures; Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **四** 家族と家庭の役割、生活に必要な衣、食、住、情報、産業その他の事項について基礎的な理解と技能を養うこと。 art-21/par-1/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/school-education-act/art-21/par-1/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000026/art-21/par-1/item-4 developing fundamental understanding and skills regarding matters necessary in daily life included in the roles of family and home, clothing, food, housing, information, and industry; Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **五** 読書に親しませ、生活に必要な国語を正しく理解し、使用する基礎的な能力を養うこと。 art-21/par-1/item-5 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/school-education-act/art-21/par-1/item-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000026/art-21/par-1/item-5 becoming familiarized with reading, and developing fundamental abilities for properly understanding and using Japanese Language necessary for daily life; Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **六** 生活に必要な数量的な関係を正しく理解し、処理する基礎的な能力を養うこと。 art-21/par-1/item-6 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/school-education-act/art-21/par-1/item-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000026/art-21/par-1/item-6 developing fundamental abilities for properly understanding and processing quantitative relationship necessary for daily life; Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **七** 生活にかかわる自然現象について、観察及び実験を通じて、科学的に理解し、処理する基礎的な能力を養うこと。 art-21/par-1/item-7 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/school-education-act/art-21/par-1/item-7 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000026/art-21/par-1/item-7 developing fundamental abilities for scientific understanding and processing of natural phenomena in daily life through observation and experimentation; Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **八** 健康、安全で幸福な生活のために必要な習慣を養うとともに、運動を通じて体力を養い、心身の調和的発達を図ること。 art-21/par-1/item-8 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/school-education-act/art-21/par-1/item-8 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000026/art-21/par-1/item-8 developing habits necessary for a healthy, safe, and happy life; developing physical strength through exercise, and promoting harmonious mental and physical development; Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **九** 生活を明るく豊かにする音楽、美術、文芸その他の芸術について基礎的な理解と技能を養うこと。 art-21/par-1/item-9 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/school-education-act/art-21/par-1/item-9 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000026/art-21/par-1/item-9 developing fundamental understanding and skills regarding art forms, including music, art, and literature which brightens and enriches daily life; Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **十** 職業についての基礎的な知識と技能、勤労を重んずる態度及び個性に応じて将来の進路を選択する能力を養うこと。 art-21/par-1/item-10 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/school-education-act/art-21/par-1/item-10 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000026/art-21/par-1/item-10 developing fundamental knowledge and skills regarding employment, an attitude of valuing labor, and an ability to make career choices for the future in accordance with individuality. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System --- ## Cites - art-21/par-1: 教育基本法（平成十八年法律第百二十号）第五条第二項 → e-Gov law 418AC0000000120, 第五条第二項 (Article 5, paragraph (2)), art-5/par-2 — not held in this collection ## Cited by 6 provisions cite this one. No official source publishes this direction. - 学校教育法 第三十条第一項 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/school-education-act/art-30/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000026/art-30/par-1 - 学校教育法 第四十六条第一項 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/school-education-act/art-46/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000026/art-46/par-1 - 学校教育法 第四十九条の三第一項 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/school-education-act/art-49-3/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000026/art-49-3/par-1 - 学校教育法 第四十九条の六第一項 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/school-education-act/art-49-6/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000026/art-49-6/par-1 - 学校教育法 第四十九条の六第二項 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/school-education-act/art-49-6/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000026/art-49-6/par-2 - 学校教育法 第六十七条第一項 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/school-education-act/art-67/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000026/art-67/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