''Zaigai kyōiku shisetsu'' (
在外教育施設 "Overseas educational institution"), or in English, Japanese international school or overseas Japanese school, may refer to one of three types of institutions officially classified by the
(MEXT or Monbushō):
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Nihonjin gakkō
, also called Japanese school, is a full-day school outside Japan intended primarily for Japanese citizens living abroad. It is an expatriate school designed for children whose parents are working on diplomatic, business, or education missions o ...
'' (日本人学校), a full-time school outside Japan for the native speakers of Japanese which provides elementary and junior high school levels (with one in Shanghai also having a Japan-system senior high school). Accredited by MEXT.
* ''
Hoshū jugyō kō
, or are supplementary Japanese schools located in foreign countries for students living abroad with their families. ''Hoshū jugyō kō'' educate Japanese-born children who attend local day schools. They generally operate on weekends, after scho ...
'' (補習授業校) or ''Hoshūkō'' (補習校), a supplementary school outside Japan. It offers a part of
Nihonjin gakkō
, also called Japanese school, is a full-day school outside Japan intended primarily for Japanese citizens living abroad. It is an expatriate school designed for children whose parents are working on diplomatic, business, or education missions o ...
's curriculum after school hours or on weekends. Accredited by MEXT.
* ''Shiritsu zaigai kyōiku shisetsu'' (
私立在外教育施設 "private overseas educational institution"), a full-time overseas campus of a Japanese private school, thus run by a Japan-based private school corporation. They may include primary school, junior high school, and/or senior high school components.
[ Each one is accredited by Japan's MEXT.
]
See also
* language school, a school for non-speakers of a language (such as Japanese) to learn the language.
References
{{Overseas Japanese day schools
Language schools
Japanese language