Born to : your child's school path in Japan, year by year〜生まれの学年と進路
Every child born from to is in the same school year (学年, gakunen) in Japan. They start elementary school in , junior high in and high school in , and finish high school in .
Born from to ? Your child is in the year below: born to .
Year by year
| School year | Class or grade | Stage | Dates due that year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 school year to | Born this school year | Hoikuen and daycare保育園 | Past school year |
| 2011 school year to | 0-year-old class (0歳児クラス) | Hoikuen and daycare保育園 | Past school year |
| 2012 school year to | 1-year-old class (1歳児クラス) | Hoikuen and daycare保育園 | Past school year |
| 2013 school year to | 2-year-old class (2歳児クラス) | Hoikuen and daycare保育園 | Past school year |
| 2014 school year to | 3-year-old class (3歳児クラス), first kindergarten year (年少, nenshō) | Kindergarten and the o-juken decision幼稚園・お受験 | Past school year |
| 2015 school year to | 4-year-old class (4歳児クラス), second kindergarten year (年中, nenchū) | Kindergarten and the o-juken decision幼稚園・お受験 | Past school year |
| 2016 school year to | 5-year-old class (5歳児クラス), the year before school (年長, nenchō) | Elementary school entry就学 | Past school year |
| 2017 school year to | Elementary school, grade 1 (小学1年) | Elementary school, grades 1–3小学校低学年 | Past school year |
| 2018 school year to | Elementary school, grade 2 (小学2年) | Elementary school, grades 1–3小学校低学年 | Past school year |
| 2019 school year to | Elementary school, grade 3 (小学3年) | Chūgaku juken: the decision中学受験を決める | Past school year |
| 2020 school year to | Elementary school, grade 4 (小学4年) | Chūgaku juken: applying and exams中学受験 | Past school year |
| 2021 school year to | Elementary school, grade 5 (小学5年) | Chūgaku juken: applying and exams中学受験 | Past school year |
| 2022 school year to | Elementary school, grade 6 (小学6年) | Chūgaku juken: applying and exams中学受験 | Past school year |
| 2023 school year to | Junior high, year 1 (中学1年) | High-school entrance exams高校受験 | Past school year |
| 2024 school year to | Junior high, year 2 (中学2年) | High-school entrance exams高校受験 | Past school year |
| 2025 school year to | Junior high, year 3 (中学3年) | High-school entrance exams高校受験 | Past school year |
| 2026 school year to | High school, year 1 (高校1年) | High school高校 | University entrance is not on this map yet. |
| 2027 school year to | High school, year 2 (高校2年) | High school高校 | University entrance is not on this map yet. |
| 2028 school year to | High school, year 3 (高校3年) | High school高校 | University entrance is not on this map yet. |
The dates that shape this path
Hoikuen (保育園) April entry, by class
- 0-year-old class (0歳児クラス):
- 1-year-old class (1歳児クラス):
- 2-year-old class (2歳児クラス):
- 3-year-old class (3歳児クラス), first kindergarten year (年少, nenshō):
- 4-year-old class (4歳児クラス), second kindergarten year (年中, nenchū):
- 5-year-old class (5歳児クラス), the year before school (年長, nenchō):
Elementary school (小学校) starts:
中学受験 season (chūgaku juken), grade 6
Past school year
Junior high (中学校) starts:
高校受験 season (kōkō juken), junior high year 3
Past school year
High school (高校) starts:
Read next, stage by stage
Hoikuen and daycare保育園
Kindergarten and the o-juken decision幼稚園・お受験
Elementary school entry就学
Elementary school, grades 1–3小学校低学年
Chūgaku juken: the decision中学受験を決める
Chūgaku juken: applying and exams中学受験
High-school entrance exams高校受験
Tools for these dates
- Deadline calendar
Every hoikuen window and exam date we have verified for the coming April.
- Hoikuen deadlines by ward
The application dates each ward has published.
- Hoikuen points calculator
Your family's points in the wards we cover.
- Juku cost calculator
What 中学受験 costs, by grade and route.
Save this path to your timeline
Add your child and your ward in the app. The timeline puts your ward's own dates in place of the Tokyo pattern wherever we have checked them.
Save this path to your timelineWhat to do next
- Find your child's path: the free juken check
Free, no sign-in. The route that fits, what it costs and the deadlines on the way.
- See the season pass
Verified dates and fees for every school, a reminder before each deadline, unlimited questions.
Where these dates come from
Every window on this page comes from the rules behind the Shinro Map timeline: the dates published for a school year where we have checked them, otherwise the usual yearly dates in Tokyo, marked approximate. Hoikuen, after-school club and school health-check dates are set by each ward. Dates change: check the source before you apply.