-No uniform in primary school

-Some schools require name tags

-Change of footwear when students enter the
school building/gym (shoes provided by school)
-Textbooks provided by school in junior high
-All students have disaster prevention hoods under
their chairs (utilised as a cushion when not needed)
-Students name their books in the following
order; year level, class and name
-Personal desk and chair for all subjects
-Food provided for by the school in primary school
and junior high (only food you are allowed during
school)
-Ethics class compulsory for primary and junior
high students (taught about responsibility,
etiquette in
in society)
-Some schools have an assigned route for the
students (to avoid traffic problems)
-Club activities from 4
th
grade
-Cleaning rosters
-Buildings are built vertically
-Uniform for whole of prep to year 12
-No name tags
-No change of footwear during school
-Textbooks provided by family throughout entire secondary schooling
-No disaster prevention gear (un-including fire extinguishers and etc.)
-Students wait outside the classroom prior to the teacher arriving, and
stand behind chairs until instructed to sit.
- Students name their books in the following order; name, year level
and class subject.
-Students have no personal desk
-Food is either brought from home or
purchased from the school canteen.
-No ethics class
-No assigned route to and from
school
-No club activities in school (apart
from
selected sport activities in
secondary
school)
-School usually cleaned by
By Ashleigh Chen and
Jennifer Lee
-Hats in both Australian and Japanese primary schools
-Both have summer and winter uniforms
- -Both have PE uniforms
-School provides swimwear (if he school has a pool)
-Family provides books in high school
-Specific school bag
-Lateness not accepted
-Students raise their hands to speak
- Maths, PE and science are
compulsory subjects in primary
school and junior high
-Australian children can look for
'safety house' stickers if they feel
they're in danger, Japanese
children can look for a 'Pipo 110'
sticker.