On 24 September 2021, the Standards for Setting up Schools for Special Needs Education (Ordinance of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) No. 45 of 2021) was promulgated.
Due to the recent increase in students enrolled in the school for special needs education (SNE), there has been a chronic shortage of classrooms in SNE schools. Despite the need to improve the educational environment of SNE schools, there was no ministerial ordinance for setting up SNE schools. For SNE schools, the Enforcement Regulations of the School Education Act (Ministry of Education Ordinance No. 11, 1947) only stipulates basic matters concerning the organization of facilities. Unlike SNE schools, standards are in place for kindergartens, primary and lower secondary, and upper secondary schools, universities, and vocational schools.
This Standard for SNE Schools is established based on Article 3 of the School Education Act (Law No. 26 of 1947) and stipulates the minimum standards necessary for establishing SNE schools, including organization, facilities, and equipment. Besides, the provisions are flexible and general to enable appropriate measures to be taken according to the region's actual situation.
The main contents of the standard are as follows.
The upper secondary department of SNE schools shall be those which mainly provide general education (general course) and those which mainly provide specialized education (Article 3 and Article 4, paragraph 1).
Courses: home economics, music, physical therapy, and physiotherapy
Courses: agriculture, industry, commerce, home economics, fine arts, hairdressing and beauty, dental technology
Courses: agriculture, industry, commerce, home economics, and general industry.
The following is omitted. |
For more information, please visit the website below (Japanese).
https://www.mext.go.jp/b_menu/hakusho/nc/mext_00038.html