Attendance register
In Japanese: 出席簿 (shussekibo)
Definition
An attendance register (shussekibo) records pupils’ daily attendance; school law requires the principal to keep one.
In more detail
The Regulations for Enforcement of the School Education Act require the principal (not a university president) to keep an attendance register for enrolled pupils and students.
It is one of the registers a school must keep, and is in principle kept for five years.
The attendance section of the cumulative record lists school days, days of suspension or bereavement, days required, days absent and days present; the register is the daily record behind it.
In Classio
In Classio, attendance is recorded per class, and the attendance rate counts present, excused, late and early-leave as attended.
See also
Related terms
- Suspension from attendance
Suspension from attendance (shusseki teishi) stops a pupil from coming to school for a period, for example to prevent infection; it is kept apart from absence.
- Bereavement leave
Bereavement leave (kibiki) is time off school for a relative’s death and funeral, kept apart from ordinary absence.
- Missed classes
Missed classes (kekka) are absences counted per subject; the number of missed periods is the kekka count.
Sources
- Regulations for Enforcement of the School Education Act (e-Gov) — Articles 25 and 28: the attendance register and how long school registers are kept
- MEXT: Matters recorded in elementary-school cumulative records (Attachment 1) — Learning records by subject (criterion-based assessment, overall grade); attendance record
Sources checked: October 24, 2026