High school, year 2 (高校2年)

High school: credits, moving up a year, and the 文系/理系 choice made in year 1

高校の単位・進級（原級留置）と文系・理系の選択

Classes now follow the side chosen last year, switching is hard, and every 単位 (credit) still depends on attendance as well as marks.

Ask the teacher: Is my child on track for every credit this year, and does the side they chose still suit them?

Eiken dates and fees for an individual applicant in the 2026 session list

英検 個人申込の日程と検定料（2026年度）

An Eiken grade is one of the certificates universities can read, and individual registration has its own sessions and windows each year, apart from any school sitting.

"How to send an SOS": what schools teach, and the lines a child or parent can call

SOSの出し方に関する教育と、子供・保護者の相談窓口

Clubs, marks, relationships and the choices ahead all weigh on the middle year, and the free lines in the article are for teenagers as much as for children.

At home: Your child's marks fall suddenly, or they drop a club or friends without saying why.

Sleep and the daily rhythm by age: the national sleep guide and the 早寝早起き朝ごはん campaign

こどもの睡眠時間の目安と「早寝早起き朝ごはん」

In high school nobody sets the bedtime any more: clubs, アルバイト (a part-time job) and late screens set it instead, and the national guide still gives a teenager more hours than an adult.

At home: Your child sleeps through the alarm, is late for first period, or naps every afternoon.

Turning 18 in high school: contracts, parental authority, voting, and what stays at 20

18歳で成年に（契約・親権・選挙権と20歳のまま変わらないこと）

Next year your child becomes a legal adult: a contract they sign will no longer need your consent, and you will no longer be able to cancel it for them.

At home: Your child mentions signing up for something, a phone plan, a gym or a course, without telling you first.

Ask the teacher: Does the school teach contracts and consumer rights before students become legal adults?

Phones, games and social media by age: what the national survey shows and what schools allow

年齢別のスマホ・ゲーム・SNS（青少年のインターネット利用環境実態調査と学校の持込みルール）

With adulthood close, contracts, in-app payments and online side jobs are the new risks, and what a minor can still cancel an adult cannot.

At home: Your child talks about easy money online, or a side job found on social media.

University entry for April 2027: the three selections, the common test, and the national fee standard

令和9年度の大学入学者選抜（一般・総合型・学校推薦型）と共通テスト

The general exam, 総合型選抜 (comprehensive selection) and 学校推薦型選抜 (school recommendation) run on different calendars, and the earlier rounds lean on what a student has built up by the final year.

Ask the teacher: Which kind of university selection do you think suits my child, and what should they be doing this year for it?

English-taught degrees and who may apply without a Japanese high-school diploma

英語で学ぶ学部と、日本の高校を出ていない場合の大学入学資格

English-taught degrees at Japanese universities run their own admissions, and the legal right to apply is a separate question from what each faculty asks.

JASSO grants before university: which residence status can apply, and what is paid

給付奨学金の予約採用と、外国籍の申込資格

The JASSO 給付奨学金 (grant scholarship) is applied for through the high school before university, and residence status decides who may apply, so check it this year.

Ask the teacher: When does the school take applications for the JASSO grant, and who handles them?