Calendar of Elementary School in Japan
In Japan, the school year starts in April. Here is an example calendar of an elementary school in Tokyo, 2016 version. Elementary school students go to school for six years.
Day | Event |
6-Apr | Opening ceremony, 1st semester begins |
6-Apr | Entrance ceremony |
7-Apr | School lunch starts |
11-Apr | Disaster drill |
12-Apr | Parents meeting (lower grades) |
15-Apr | Parents meeting (higher grades) |
16-Apr | Welcome event for 1st grade students |
19-Apr | Achievement test, nationwide (6th grade) |
19-Apr | School trip (3rd grade) |
20-Apr | Traffic safty training (1st grade) |
21-Apr | School trip (5th grade) |
26-Apr | School trip (4th grade) |
28-Apr | Farewell ceremony for transferring teachers/officials |
9-May | Attending a concert (5th grade) |
11-May | Disaster drill |
12-May | Home visitation by a teacher |
13-May | School trip (1st grade) |
16-May | Home visitation by a teacher |
17-May | Home visitation by a teacher |
18-May | Home visitation by a teacher |
19-May | Home visitation by a teacher |
20-May | School trip (2nd grade) |
21-May | Disaster drill |
25-May | 3 days school trip (6th grade) |
26-May | 3 days school trip (6th grade) |
27-May | 3 days school trip (6th grade) |
4-Jun | Physical performance test |
13-Jun | Swimming class starts |
14-Jun | Disaster drill |
17-Jun | School open day |
18-Jun | School open day |
30-Jun | Parents meeting (lower grades) |
30-Jun | Visiting a junior high school, to introduce it to 6th grade |
1-Jul | Parents meeting (higher grades) |
5-Jul | Social studies field trip (4th grade) |
7-Jul | Achievement test by Tokyo metropolitan gov. (5th grade) |
8-Jul | Disaster drill |
19-Jul | Last day of school lunch, 1st semester |
20-Jul | Closing ceremony |
21-Jul | Supplemental classes start |
21-Jul | Swimming class still continues in the break |
July | Parent-teacher-student meeting for students who want to go to private high school |
27-Jul | Supplemental classes end |
4-Aug | Swimming class has a break untill Aug 22. |
8-Aug | 3 days school trip (5th grade) |
9-Aug | 3 days school trip (5th grade) |
10-Aug | 3 days school trip (5th grade) |
25-Aug | Supplemental classes start |
26-Aug | Supplemental classes end |
1-Sep | Opening ceremony, 2nd semester begins |
1-Sep | School lunch starts |
1-Sep | Disaster drill |
6-Sep | Parents meeting (lower grades) |
9-Sep | Parents meeting (higher grades) |
24-Sep | Sports day |
4-Oct | Social studies field trip (5th grade) |
7-Oct | Social studies field trip (1st grade) |
13-Oct | Safty training, against crimes |
14-Oct | School open day |
15-Oct | School open day |
18-Oct | Sports competition held by the ward |
25-Oct | Choral festival (5th grade) |
27-Oct | Social studies field trip (3rd grade) |
1-Nov | Disaster drill |
4-Nov | Overnight workshop (4th grade) |
5-Nov | Overnight workshop (4th grade) |
18-Nov | Students' works exhibition |
19-Nov | Students' works exhibition |
1-Dec | Parent-teacher-student meeting |
2-Dec | Parent-teacher-student meeting |
2-Dec | Social studies field trip (6th grade) |
3-Dec | Job experience project (5th grade) |
5-Dec | Parent-teacher-student meeting |
6-Dec | Parent-teacher-student meeting |
8-Dec | Parent-teacher-student meeting |
14-Dec | Disaster drill |
21-Dec | Last day of school lunch, 2nd semester |
22-Dec | Closing ceremony |
10-Jan | Opening ceremony, 3rd semester begins |
11-Jan | Parents meeting (all) |
23-Jan | Disaster drill |
27-Jan | Long distance running time trial |
3-Feb | School open day |
4-Feb | School open day |
7-Feb | Guidance for new students |
8-Feb | Disaster drill |
16-Feb | Achievement test by ward gov. (4th grade) |
18-Feb | Farewell ceremony for 6th grade students |
23-Feb | School trip (6th grade) |
23-Feb | Parents meeting (lower grades) |
25-Feb | Ward music festival |
28-Feb | Parents meeting (higher grades) |
7-Mar | Disaster drill |
22-Mar | Last day of school lunch, 2nd semester |
23-Mar | Commencement ceremony |
24-Mar | Closing ceremony |
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