How many periods are there in the Japanese schools?

Usually after lunch there is 10-2o minutes of cleaning. Sometimes this is at the end of the day instead or may be skipped in lieu of homeroom activities other days. Then 5th and 6th period. 6th period in junior high finishes around 4 pm (about 3:45 pm at elementary school). read more

Lower secondary school covers grades seven through nine, with children typically age 13 through 15. There are 3.5 million primary school students in Japan as of 2012, down from over 5.3 million in 1990. However, the number of junior high schools has remained relatively static, falling from 11,275 in 1990 to 10,699 in 2012. read more