Cooperator, Shin'ichi Suzuki, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus of Waseda University, Japan

• *1 Compulsory education to begin at age 4 from FY2010.
  
• *2 Students enrolling from Sept. 2009 will be required to continue either course of study until age 17-19.
  
• *3 The following indicates the complexity of the education system in England. The chart is a general overall view.
  Ex 1. First School (4-8 yrs) + Middle School (9-12 yrs) + Upper/High School (13-17 yrs)
  Ex 2. Infant School (4-6 yrs) + Junior School (7-10 yrs) + Secondary School (11-15yrs) + Sixth Form (16-17 yrs)