Missed classes
In Japanese: 欠課 (kekka)
Definition
Missed classes (kekka) are absences counted per subject; the number of missed periods is the kekka count.
In more detail
The term is not defined in law. It is used mainly in high schools, vocational schools and universities to track attendance by subject.
Each school sets in its rules what happens when missed periods exceed a share of the classes (for example one third), such as not granting the credit.
The attendance section of the cumulative record counts whole days, so per-subject absences are kept in the school’s own records.
In Classio
In Classio, absent and sick count as missed classes while recognised absences (bereavement, suspension and similar) do not; the school sets the limit as a fraction of the term’s classes for that subject.
See also
Related terms
- Excused absence
An excused absence (koketsu) is missing class for a reason the school recognises, such as a school event or an official exam, and is kept apart from ordinary absence.
- Credit
A credit is a unit measuring the amount of study in a course; it is awarded on meeting set class hours and study, and underpins graduation requirements.
- Attendance register
An attendance register (shussekibo) records pupils’ daily attendance; school law requires the principal to keep one.