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Differences Between Australian and Japanese Schools
Differences Between Australian and Japanese Schools
Hey guys these are just some of the differences between my Australian and Japanese schools! I know they don’t apply to all schools but here is a general idea. 
| Japan | Australia |
| They wear casual clothes | They have school uniform |
| They have squat toilets | They have normal toilets |
| They give you school lunch | You bring your own school lunch |
| You clean the school every day! | Cleaners clean the school |
| School Hours:Starts at 8:10 and ends at 4 – about 8 hours
I leave at 7 and return at 5 – about 10 hours |
School Hours:Starts at 9 and ends at 3:30: about 6 hours
I leave at 8:45 and return at 3:45: 7 hrs |
| Everyone walks to and from school in special groups | Everyone comes and goes by themselves, by all types of transport |
| There’s no food in the morning break | Everyone had a snack at recess |
| Total break time is approximately 40 mins | Total break time is approximately 1 1/2 hrs |
| You wear special indoor shoes inside | Normal shoes |
| It takes ONE HOUR to get to school | It was, like, 2 minutes ‘til school |
| Subjects:Science
Japanese Maths English Computers Sport Art Music Manual Arts (Woodworking etc) Society Civics and Citizenship Home Economics Moral Studies Calligraphy Health It’s just like high school! |
Subjects:Inquiry Based Learning (PYP)
English Maths Italian Computers Sport Art Music |
| There are no computers in the classrooms | They have computers in the classrooms |
| Toilet slippers | Toilet WHAT?!?! |
| They have a sports uniform | They don’t have a sports uniform |
| You get a lot of homework | You barely get any homework |
| There’s a bottle of sanitiser in every room | There is no sanitiser to be found |
| There are six periods in a school day | Periods are a humble-jumble and are subject to change randomly |
| At TV in every classroom | No TVs in the classrooms |