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MEXT E-mail Newsletter Focusing on Schools for Foreign Students
44th issue：April 7th, 2022
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（1）The Administrative Notifications regarding Countermeasures against COVID-19 in Schools
We would like to announce that the following administrative notifications regarding countermeasures against COVID-19 in schools issued by MEXT.
We kindly share these with you because it could be utilized as a reference for your consideration on your responses to COVID-19.
Please refer to the following URL for the attached document “the COVID-19 Infection Control Manuals and Guidelines for Schools -New School Lifestyle-” (revised on April 1, 2022) in the administrative notification ②, because of its large size.
学校における新型コロナウイルス感染症に関する衛生管理マニュアル～「学校の新しい生活様式」～（2022.4.1 Ver.8） (mext.go.jp)
（2）Results of the "Survey on School Enrollment Status of Foreign Children (FY 2021)”
We conducted the first nationwide "Survey on School Enrollment Status of Foreign Children" in FY 2019, in order to promote a nationwide understanding of the school enrollment status of foreign children and to ensure educational opportunities for all foreign children.
The second survey was conducted as of May 1st, 2021, and the results have now been compiled.
For details, please refer to the following URL;
「外国人の子供の就学状況等調査（令和3年度）」の結果について：文部科学省 (mext.go.jp)
（3）Others
To register or de-register to this newsletter, please send an email to the following e-mail address at MEXT. In the case of register, please describe your e-mail address and affiliation in your e-mail.
For schools for foreign students, please describe the school name and representative e-mail address.
E-mail address: gaikokuzingakkou@mext.go.jp
To check the previous newsletters, please follow the steps by clicking the specified link below;
https://www.mext.go.jp/magazine/backnumber/symel_00001.htm
The website focusing on the schools for foreign students was launched in Plain Japanese on the MEXT's official website;
https://www.mext.go.jp/a_menu/kokusai/gaikoku/
Useful information for schools for foreign students focusing on countermeasures against COVID-19 will be provided in several languages, so, for the time being, please regularly check our updates.
Thank you for reading this e-mail newsletter.
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文部科学省大臣官房国際課
「外国人学校・インターナショナルスクール メールマガジン」担当
E-mail Newsletter Focusing on Schools for Foreign Students
International Affairs Division, Minister's Secretariat, MEXT
Tel：03-5253-4111（Ex. 3222） E-mail：gaikokuzingakkou@mext.go.jp
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電話番号：03-5253-4111（内線3222）
メールアドレス：gaikokuzingakkou@mext.go.jp