Standard curriculum
The standard curriculum of Japanese students starts usually in preschool, even if it is not compulsory. As the system is well known, when talking about the age of a child, it is common to say the class.
| Establishment type | Grade | Age | Abbreviation |
|
Preschool Kindergarden | 1 | 3 or 4 | |
| 2 | 4 or 5 | ||
| 3 | 5 or 6 | ||
| Primary school | 1 | 6 or 7 | |
| 2 | 7 or 8 | ||
| 3 | 8 or 9 | ||
| 4 | 9 or 10 | ||
| 5 | 10 or 11 | ||
| 6 | 11 or 12 | ||
| High school | 1 | 12 or 13 | |
| 2 | 13 or 14 | ||
| 3 | 14 or 15 | ||
| Senior high school or | 1 | 15 or 16 | |
| 3 | 16 or 17 | ||
| 3 | 17 or 18 | ||
Higher education
| 1～10 | 18 and more |
Most of the colleges in Japan have a short name.
A Wikipedia page gives the abbreviation of all colleges : » Wikipedia (in Japanese only).
