Class size - School enquiries

...In the case of high schools, the rapid rise in the rate of progression to higher education has led to a demand for education that is tailored to the individuality and abilities of each student. In recent years, the Ministry of Education has presented the idea of ​​class organization by ability (class organization by learning proficiency level), and some elementary schools have even attempted to eliminate classes altogether, but these trends remain strongly criticized. The number of students in a class is called class size, and the standard is 40 students for elementary and junior high schools, 10 students for special classes, and 45 students for high schools (40 students for part-time classes) (Public School Class Organization Standard Law, Public School High School Standard Law). However, the so-called Administrative Reform Law has frozen classes of 40 students in elementary and junior high schools, and classes of 45 students are essentially the same. ...

*Some of the terminology that refers to "class size" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…高等学校の場合，進学率の急上昇に伴い，生徒の個性や能力に応じた教育が求められているとして，近年，文部省より能力別学級編制(学習習熟度別学級編制)の考え方が示されたり，さらには小学校の一部で学級を解消する教育方法が試みられているが，こうした動向に対しては依然として批判が強い。　1学級における子どもの数を学級規模といい，小･中学校は40人，同特殊学級は10人，高等学校は45人(定時制は40人)を標準とする(公立学校学級編制定数標準法，同高校標準法)。しかし，いわゆる行政改革法によって小･中学校の40人学級は凍結され，実質的には45人学級となっている。…

※「学級規模」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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