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Q: In a country with a 13-year primary and secondary education curriculum, can a person who has completed the 12th year of the curriculum be considered as eligible for admission to a university in Japan?
A: Yes.
In a country with a primary and secondary education curriculum of more than 12 years, completing the 12th year of the curriculum can be recognized as eligibility for university admission.
In this case, it is assumed that a general graduation certificate will not be issued as a document to confirm eligibility for admission; therefore, each university should determine eligibility for admission using the student’s transcript or another document.
(The content of this Q&A is quoted from the University Admission Qualifications Guide ver.2 written by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology. NIC-Japan produced this English translation.)
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