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外国人学校gaikokujin gakkōforeign school

What it means

A public Japanese elementary school, a private Japanese elementary school and a foreign school (外国人学校, gaikokujin gakkō) are not three prices for the same thing.

From Japanese public elementary, Japanese private elementary, or a foreign school: what the ministry actually counts

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Guides that use 外国人学校

Japanese public elementary, Japanese private elementary, or a foreign school: what the ministry actually countsElementary school entry
International and foreign schools in Japan: 一条校, 各種学校 or neither, and what the status means for your childAcross all stages

私立小学校 (shiritsu shōgakkō)private elementary school
一条校 (ichijōkō)Article 1 school
在学証明書 (zaigaku shōmeisho)student-registration certificate

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