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私立小学校shiritsu shōgakkōprivate elementary school

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A private elementary school (私立小学校, shiritsu shōgakkō) is still a Japanese school: Japanese is the usual language of the classroom unless that school says otherwise, and the learning-cost survey prices it in the same table as the public schools.

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

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