Kobe City: “Grade (Team) Homeroom Teacher System” in Municipal Schools in 2024

Press Release (March 29, 2024)
School Education Division, School Education Department, Board of Education
In April 2023, Kobe City designated two elementary schools and two junior high schools as model schools for implementing the “Grade (Team) Teacher System” in municipal schools.
Based on the results of a questionnaire survey conducted on the model schools, from April 2024, a total of 9 schools, including 5 new schools, will be designated as model implementation schools, and we will continue to improve, evaluate, and verify the initiatives.

Model Schools

Elementary School

Maya Elementary School (Nada-ku) from FY2023
Hamayama Elementary School (Hyogo-ku) from FY2024
Hanayama Elementary School (Kita-ku) from FY2024
Nishisuma Elementary School (Suma-ku) from FY2024
Higashisuma Elementary School (Suma-ku) from FY2023

Junior High School

Motoyamaminami Junior High School (Higashinada-ku) from FY2023
Hibarigaoka Junior High School (Nagata-ku) from FY2023
Jinryodai Junior High School (Tarumii-ku) from FY2024

Compulsory Education Schools

Minatojima Gakuen (Chuo-ku) from FY2024

Reference] “Grade (team) homeroom teacher system

This is a method of classroom management in which multiple teachers are in charge of student guidance, administrative work, etc. on a rotating basis, without a fixed homeroom teacher, with the following effects

• Students and their parents/guardians feel more secure because they have more teachers/staff with whom they can consult.
• Teachers and staff have more opportunities to notice changes in students and respond to them early and carefully.
• Increased transparency of educational activities and guidance, leading to the creation of a more open school.