JAPAN AND PHILIPPINES

SIMILARITIES
As the usual practice after class hours students
clean their classrooms.
Some of their sports are the same like basketball,
volleyball, swimming and track and field.
Education is compulsory.
DIFFERENCES
Education in Japan is compulsory that lasts
for 9 years. The basic school system is
composed of: Elementary school (lasting for
6 years.) Middle school (three years), High
school (three years) and university (four
years).
The Japanese school year begins in April
and ends in March of the following year.
Most schools adopt a three-semester, with
the first semester from April to August, the
second semester from September to
December and the third semester from
January to March. The minimum number of
school days in a year is 210.
Kids have to be in school by 8:45am.school
finishes around 3:15pm, they have to be in
school for about six and a half hours every
day from Monday to Friday. Most kids attend
after-school clubs, and many also go to juku
(cram school) in the evening to do extra
studying.
Japan education system is good because,
children are taught to respect other people
and be gentle to animals and nature. They
also learn how to be generous,
compassionate and empathetic. Besides this,
pupils are taught qualities like grit, self-
control, and justice.
Japan education levels vary on educational
system and general economic status and
overall well-being.

Education in the Philippines is compulsory

for thirteen years. (Primary education) K to
grade 6.Junior High School (Lower Secondary
Education)- 7 to 10. Senior High School
(Upper Secondary Education) – 11 to 12.
In the Philippines Classes Begins in the First
Monday of June and end in March, that
consist of 209 school days. Typical school
days are from 7:30 A.M. – 5:00 P.M, from
Monday. to Friday.
Grading system as follows:

Students are required to wear uniforms


medium of instructions.
SINGAPORE AND PHILIPPINES
SIMILARITIES
Singapore and Philippines curriculum framework
are just the same. The subjects taken by the 2
countries are almost the same. They just differ on
terminologies.
and ID’S.
Mother Tongue, agalog and English are the
DIFFERENCES
Education in Singapore is managed by the
Ministry of Education (MOE).The government
spends about 20% of the national budget on
education.
In Singapore, the system includes six years of
primary school, followed by four to six years of
secondary school, and one to three years of
postsecondary school.
Compulsory education for children of primary
school age and made it a criminal offense for
parents that failed to enroll their children in school
and ensure their regular attendance.
English is the main language of instruction.
University education is free only for national and
local students of Singapore.
Singapore’s education system has been rank as
one of the highest in the world by the OECD.
The Singapore education is known to be
extremely stressful, due to rigorous curriculum
and highly competitive environment where
students have been trained since a young age to
study hard and get the best marks. Teachers
received also quality training.
Singapore’s most important resources is its
people. Education in the Philippines is
compulsory for thirteen years. (Primary
education) K to grade 6.Junior High School
(Lower Secondary Education)- 7 to 10. Senior
High School (Upper Secondary Education) – 11
to 12.
Education in the Philippines is compulsory
for thirteen years. (Primary education) K to
grade 6.Junior High School (Lower Secondary
Education)- 7 to 10. Senior High School (Upper
Secondary Education) – 11 to 12.
In the Philippines Classes Begins in the First
Monday of June and end in March, that
consist of 209 school days. Typical school days
are from 7:30 A.M. – 5:00 P.M, from Monday.
to Friday.
Grading system as follows:
Students are required to wear uniform and
ID’s.
Mother Tongue,Tagalog, and English are the
medium of instructions.
 GERMANY AND PHILIPPINES

SIMILARITIES DIFFERENCES
Education is compulsory in primary and secondary The German education system functions
education upon the rules and regulations of the Basic
Law.
Early childhood education is optional.
Compulsory education in Germany for
primary and secondary, age of 6, up until
complete a 9 – year fulltime schooling at
Gymnasium, or10 years of full-time years for
other general education.
There are 208 days of teaching annually.
The grading system in the primary and
secondary schools is evaluated upon a 6 mark
grading as follows:
1 (very good) 4 ( adequate)
2 (good) 5 (poor)
3 (satisfactory) 6 (very poor)
Secondary School separate into:
Lower Secondary level –between ages 10 and
15/16(from grades 5 to 9/10.)
Upper Secondary level.
Classes starts between 7:30 and 8:15 a.m.
and can end between 12 noon and
1:30p.m.Class periods normally 45 minutes
long with a short break in between.
In Germany they do not wear uniforms.
German education generally lasts until the age
of 18.

Education in the Philippines is compulsory for

thirteen years. (Primary education) K to grade
6.Junior High School (Lower Secondary
Education)- 7 to 10. Senior High School (Upper
Secondary Education) – 11 to 12.
In the Philippines Classes Begins in the First
Monday of June and end in March, that
consist of 209 school days. Typical school days
are from 7:30 A.M. – 5:00 P.M, from Monday.
to Friday.
Grading system as follows:

Students are required to wear uniform and

ID’s.
Mother Tongue,Tagalog, and English are the
medium of instructions.
 UNITED KINGDOM (UK) AND PHILIPPINES
SIMILARITIES
Children must attend school at the age of 5.
DIFFERENCES
The education system in UK is divided into
four main parts, primary education,
secondary education, further education and
higher education.
Children in the UK have to legally attend
primary and secondary education which
runs from about 5 years old, until the
student is 16 years old.
The education system is split into “key
stages”.
Key stage 1: 5 to 7 years old.
Key stage 2: 7 to 11 years old.
Key stage 3: 11 to 14 years old.
Key stage 4: 14 to 16 years old.
Key 1 and 2 will be primary school at 5-11
years old
Key 3 and 4 will be secondary school at 11-
16 years old.
Academic year starts at September and
end to June.
There are 190 days in a school year. The
classes starts at 8:30 a.m. to 3:30p.m that
lasts for 7 hours a day.
Students do not wear uniform.
Education in the Philippines is compulsory for
thirteen years. (Primary education) K to grade
6.Junior High School (Lower Secondary
Education)- 7 to 10. Senior High School (Upper
Secondary Education) – 11 to 12.
In the Philippines Classes Begins in the First
Monday of June and end in March, that
consist of 209 school days. Typical school days
are from 7:30 A.M. – 5:00 P.M, from Monday.
to Friday.
Grading system as follows:
Students are required to wear uniform and
ID’s.
Mother Tongue,Tagalog, and English are the
medium of instructions.