The only prefectural high school in Japan that has a capacity for men and women, the metropolitan high school will gradually review the system and stop dividing the capacity by gender.
The timing of the abolition is undecided, but it is a form that has been steered in the direction of eliminating the current state where there is a difference in passing score depending on gender.
This was reported at the Tokyo Metropolitan Board of Education held on the 24th.
Currently, the entrance exams for full-time regular courses at metropolitan high schools are set for each gender, but we will review this step by step and shift to entrance exams that do not divide the number of students by gender.
By dividing the capacity by gender, there is now a difference in the passing score, and it is a form that has been steered in the direction of eliminating such a situation.
The time to abolish the current system and completely shift to a system that does not divide the capacity by gender has not been decided, but it is said that it will be decided by analyzing the entrance examination results next year, and Yuji Fujita, the superintendent of education, said, "Early transition We will aim for. "
On the other hand, we will gradually expand the "mitigation measures" that we are currently taking to correct the difference in passing scores between men and women.
This measure is to determine successful applicants in order of score, regardless of gender, for 10% of the total capacity, and so far it has been done only in some schools.
Next year's entrance examination will be conducted at all 109 schools, and after that, the ratio of the combined capacity of men and women will be increased to 20%.
Capacity by gender About 800 people failed this year
The Tokyo Metropolitan Board of Education revealed that in this year's entrance exams for metropolitan high schools, there was a difference in passing scores due to the fact that the number of students was divided by gender, and about 800 people were rejected.
About 700 of them were female students.
The Tokyo Metropolitan Board of Education analyzed the results of this year's entrance exams, which were held under the current system of dividing the number of students by gender, if the number of students was not divided.
As a result, at 74 full-time regular courses, there was a difference in passing scores due to the division of capacity by gender, and 786 students failed.
The capacity is for both men and women, and if there is no difference in the passing score, it means that they have passed.
Of the 786 students, about 90%, 691 were female students, and the remaining 95 were male students.
Based on the analysis results, when simulating the case of complete shift to the joint capacity of men and women in the future, it is expected that the number of successful females will increase by about 600 from this year and the number of successful males will decrease by about 600. is.
Governor Koike "Consider with a sense of speed"
Regarding the entrance examination for metropolitan high schools, the system will be reviewed step by step, and the Governor of Tokyo will stop dividing the number of students by gender. There is actually an impact on the situation, so I would like you to proceed with the examination with a sense of speed while thoroughly analyzing the results of the entrance examination. "
The faculty member who signed the activity "showed the path of the system that rewards the students"
An active metropolitan high school teacher who submitted a signature activity to the Tokyo Metropolitan Board of Education asking for a review of the system said, "Of course, I think it should be abolished immediately, but suddenly when it comes to the next entrance examination, it will be quite a lot. It is unavoidable that it cannot be completely abolished immediately due to confusion. It is an announcement that shows the path of a system that rewards more students according to the movement of the world. I would like to keep an eye on it in the future. I was talking.
Expert "One step forward, but how many years will it take in total?"
Yasuko Muramatsu, President of the Japan Women's Learning Foundation, who has been studying gender in the field of education, said, "I feel like I've finally come to this point. In that sense, it is a step forward, but at the true entrance to gender equality, equal opportunity was not guaranteed, so I think it is natural to correct it. Carefully and gradually expand mitigation measures. It feels like we're going to verify each stage, so I thought it would take a total of years. "