How many hours do Japanese students spend in school each day?

Question

Like high school students. I heard they have very heavy class schedule.

Answer 1

I can't answer for all high schools, but there are generally 6 or 7 periods per day, going from 8:30 AM to 3:30 or 4:30 PM, with about 45 minutes for lunch. Some, but not all, high schools have cafeterias or lunchrooms. Students generally have to get to school before 8:15 or so for homeroom class.

Students who have club activities can come as early as 7 AM and stay as late as 6:30 or 7 PM. These times may vary from school to school.

Junior high schools generally have 5 or 6 periods per day, going from 8:30 AM to about 2:30 or 3:30 PM; students generally have to get to school before 8:15 or so for homeroom. Most, if not all, junior high schools have lunchrooms, and the students (particularly in public schools) will generally eat the school lunches. Junior high school students generally can't stay at the school later than about 6PM, even with their clubs.

Edit: that Time for Kids story is a little out of date, because almost no junior high and high schools in Japan have classes on Saturdays anymore. They started phasing that out in 1992, and now it's more like 200 instructional days per year.

Answer 2

Japan made the list of top longest school years around the world.

1.China: 251 days
2. Japan: 243 days
3. Korea: 220 days
4. Israel: 215 days
5. Germany: 210 days
6.Russia: 210 days
7.UK: 190days
8.Germany:185days
9.France: 180 days
10.USA:180days

Japanese children had only 12 weeks of holidays a year, almost a month less than French and American students

Answer 3

like 9 to 15 or 9 to 16

Answer 4

Yes they do have a heavy class schedule, not only the amount of time it takes for them to go to school (commuting), but many stay after school, or sometimes after regular school they attend night cram school so they can study for entrance examinations.