A consultation meeting was held in Hachioji, Tokyo on the 2nd to support junior high school students with foreign roots living in Japan who wish to go on to high school.
This consultation meeting was held in Hachioji by NPOs and volunteer groups of high school teachers, and was attended by about 20 groups of junior high school students with foreign roots and their parents.
At the venue, there was an interpreter in English, Chinese, Nepali, etc., and the participants first received an explanation of the high school entrance examination system.
Among them, the special quota for foreigners at metropolitan high schools is that applicants must be within three years of coming to Japan, and in some cases exam questions with ruby written on kanji and dictionaries can be brought in. was explained.
After this, members of the group responded to individual consultations such as worries about going on to higher education.
According to the sponsoring organization, the number of foreigners living in Japan is increasing, but it is difficult for children with foreign roots to study for exams while learning Japanese. It means that
A female student who came to Japan from Nepal three months ago said, "I want to study hard and go to a Japanese high school and university."
Ms. Toyoko Hanawa of the NPO Hachioji International Association, who hosted the event, said, "I want to help each child enter a high school that makes the most of their strengths and individuality."
This conference will be held in Shinagawa Ward on the 16th of this month and in Shinjuku Ward on the 30th.