Changes in the Cram School Environment Driven by Education System and University Admissions Reforms
First written in FY2019-Q1. 14 of 24 entries say "Restated". Latest entry: FY2027-H1.
Riso Kyoiku Group moved to the "Worse" side of this theme in 2024, the same year as the typical company in this theme.
The whole theme swung hardest in 2024: 3 of 12 companies on the "Worse" side.
2 other companies' latest entry also says "Reframed".
- FY2027-H1ReframedAnnual report
「Meanwhile, demand for preparation for highly selective school entrance examinations and comprehensive selection (formerly AO entrance examinations) is expanding, and against the backdrop of moves toward making high school tuition free, the trend of placing importance on education investment per child, the quality of education and reliable results remains solid. In addition, progress in individually optimized learning using AI and other digital technologies and the provision of diverse services adapted to changing entrance examination systems and education policies are required, further accelerating industry consolidation.」
Environmental changes resulting from education system reforms and other factors are specified as demand for preparation for highly selective schools and comprehensive selection, free high school tuition, emphasis on education quality and results, AI-based individually optimized learning and demand for diverse services. - FY2026ReframedAnnual report
「The industry is required to respond rapidly to changes in the business environment, including adapting to the new-curriculum entrance examinations introduced from the 2025 academic year, the further diversification of entrance examination formats due to the expansion of comprehensive selection and school-recommendation selection, and growing demand for individually optimized education (adaptive learning) using generative AI and other digital technologies.」
Changes in the environment resulting from education system and university entrance examination reforms are specified as the new-curriculum entrance examinations, diversified selection methods and demand for individually optimized education using generative AI. - FY2026-H1ReframedAnnual report
「In addition, as the tutoring industry, one of the Group's principal businesses, faces these economic conditions, the declining birthrate and the diversification of entrance examination methods resulting from reforms to entrance examination systems, including the Common Test for University Admissions, education needs are becoming more individualized and diverse, making it increasingly important to provide high-quality educational services that address individual needs.」
Education system and university entrance examination reforms are specified in terms of the diversification of entrance examination methods and the individualization and diversification of educational needs, highlighting the importance of high-quality services tailored to individual needs. - FY2025ReframedAnnual report
「The tutoring industry is also required to respond rapidly to changes in the business environment, including the diversification of entrance examination methods resulting from various education system reforms, particularly university entrance examination reform, as well as these economic conditions and the declining birthrate.」
Regarding education system and university entrance examination reforms, the description explicitly adds the diversification of entrance examination methods and the need for a rapid response to changes in the business environment to the previous reference to the progress of reforms. - FY2025-H1ReframedAnnual report
「The cram-school industry, which represents one of our Group's principal businesses, is also seeing changes in the environment surrounding education due to these economic conditions, the ongoing decline in the birth rate, full implementation of the new Courses of Study, ICT adoption in schools under the GIGA School Program, and compulsory English education from the third grade of elementary school. Awareness of investment in education in Japan is rising, and the cram-school market, which temporarily stagnated during the COVID-19 pandemic, is expected to expand.」
Compared with the previous description of environmental changes ahead of education system and university entrance examination reforms, the description now specifies changes at the implementation stage, including the full implementation of the new Course of Study and making English compulsory in elementary schools. - FY2025-Q1ReframedAnnual report
「The cram-school industry is also seeing changes in its surrounding environment as these economic conditions, the declining birth rate, reforms to the education system and university entrance examinations, and the acceleration of ICT adoption in schools under the GIGA School Program converge. However, awareness of investment in education in Japan is rising, and the cram-school market, which temporarily stagnated during the COVID-19 pandemic, is expected to expand.」
While continuing to cite environmental changes resulting from education system and university entrance examination reforms and school ICT adoption, the description adds growing awareness of investment in education and the expected expansion of the tutoring market. - FY2024ReframedAnnual report
「The cram-school industry is also seeing various education-system reforms advance, including these economic conditions, the declining birth rate, university entrance-examination reforms, and the promotion of ICT adoption in schools under the GIGA School Program, requiring a rapid response to changes in the operating environment.」
Education system reform, university entrance examination reform and school ICT adoption are now described as ongoing reforms rather than future drivers of change, and the company states that a rapid response is required. - FY2024-Q3ReframedAnnual report
「The cram-school industry is also seeing various education-system reforms advance, including these economic conditions, the declining birth rate, university entrance-examination reforms, and the promotion of ICT adoption in schools under the GIGA School Program, requiring a rapid response to changes in the operating environment.」
The description changed from the previous reference to environmental changes ahead of education system and university entrance examination reforms to one stating that the reforms are actually being implemented and that rapid responses to changes in the business environment are required. - FY2024-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「The cram-school industry, which represents one of our Group's principal businesses, is also seeing major changes in its surrounding environment as these economic conditions, the declining birth rate, reforms to the education system and university entrance examinations, and the acceleration of ICT adoption in schools under the GIGA School Program converge.」
The description continues to cite changes in the tutoring industry environment resulting from the declining birthrate, education system and university entrance examination reforms, and the acceleration of school ICT adoption. - FY2023RestatedAnnual report
「The cram-school industry is also seeing major changes in its surrounding environment as these economic conditions, the declining birth rate, reforms to the education system and university entrance examinations, and the acceleration of ICT adoption in schools under the GIGA School Program converge.」
The description continues to cite environmental changes resulting from the declining birthrate, education system and university entrance examination reforms, and the acceleration of school ICT adoption. - FY2023-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「The cram-school industry is also seeing major changes in its surrounding environment as these economic conditions, the declining birth rate, reforms to the education system and university entrance examinations, and the acceleration of ICT adoption in schools under the GIGA School Program converge.」
The description continues to state that the declining birthrate, education system and university entrance examination reforms, and the acceleration of school ICT adoption under the GIGA School Initiative are changing the tutoring industry environment. - FY2023-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「The cram-school industry is also seeing major changes in its surrounding environment as these economic conditions, the declining birth rate, reforms to the education system and university entrance examinations, and the acceleration of ICT adoption in schools under the GIGA School Program converge.」
The description continues to state that the declining birthrate, education system and university entrance examination reforms, and the acceleration of school ICT adoption under the GIGA School Initiative are changing the tutoring industry environment. - FY2023-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「The cram-school industry is also seeing major changes in its surrounding environment as these economic conditions, the declining birth rate, reforms to the education system and university entrance examinations, and the acceleration of ICT adoption in schools under the GIGA School Program converge.」
The description continues to cite changes in the tutoring industry environment due to the declining birthrate, education system and university entrance examination reforms, and the acceleration of school ICT adoption. - FY2022-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「The cram-school industry is also seeing major changes in its surrounding environment as these economic conditions, the declining birth rate, reforms to the education system and university entrance examinations, and the acceleration of ICT adoption in schools under the GIGA School Program converge.」
The description continues to cite the view that, in addition to environmental changes resulting from education system and university entrance examination reforms, school ICT adoption is being brought forward under the GIGA School Initiative. - FY2022-Q1ReframedAnnual report
「The cram-school industry is also seeing major changes in its surrounding environment as these economic conditions, the declining birth rate, reforms to the education system and university entrance examinations, and the acceleration of ICT adoption in schools under the GIGA School Program converge.」
In addition to environmental changes resulting from education system and university entrance examination reforms, the acceleration of school ICT adoption under the GIGA School Initiative was added as a new factor. - FY2021-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「The cram-school industry is also seeing major changes in its surrounding environment due to these economic conditions. Many group-instruction cram schools have been forced to close all at once, while the declining-birth-rate problem remains without any visible solution and various factors, including reforms to the education system and university entrance examinations, are intertwined.」
The description continues to cite changes in the tutoring industry environment due to the declining birthrate and education system and university entrance examination reforms. - FY2021-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「With no end to the declining birthrate in sight, and amid education system and university entrance examination reforms, the surrounding environment is undergoing significant change.」
The description continues to state that, in addition to the declining birthrate, education system and university entrance examination reforms will change the environment surrounding the tutoring industry. - FY2021-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「Amid the declining birthrate, education system and university entrance examination reforms, the surrounding environment is undergoing significant change.」
The description continues to state that, in addition to the declining birthrate, education system and university entrance examination reforms will change the environment surrounding the tutoring industry. - FY2020RestatedAnnual report
「As the declining birthrate continues, with annual births falling below 900,000, the surrounding environment is undergoing significant change, including through education system and university entrance examination reforms.」
The description continues to cite changes in the tutoring industry environment due to the declining birthrate and education system and university entrance examination reforms. - FY2020-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「In the cram-school industry, the operating environment is undergoing major changes amid the long-standing trend of declining birth rates and these economic conditions, with reforms to the education system and university entrance examinations ahead.」
The company continues to state its view that the environment surrounding the tutoring industry will change significantly ahead of education system and university entrance examination reforms. - FY2020-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「In the cram-school industry, the operating environment is undergoing major changes amid the long-standing trend of declining birth rates and these economic conditions, with reforms to the education system and university entrance examinations ahead.」
The company continues to state its view that the environment surrounding the tutoring industry will change significantly ahead of education system and university entrance examination reforms. - FY2019-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「In the cram-school industry, the operating environment is undergoing major changes amid the long-standing trend of declining birth rates and these economic conditions, with reforms to the education system and university entrance examinations ahead.」
The company reiterated its view that the environment surrounding the tutoring industry would change significantly ahead of education system and university entrance examination reforms. - FY2019-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「In the cram-school industry, the operating environment is undergoing major changes amid the long-standing trend of declining birth rates and these economic conditions, with reforms to the education system and university entrance examinations ahead.」
The company reiterated its view that the environment surrounding the tutoring industry would change significantly ahead of education system and university entrance examination reforms. - FY2019-Q1First statedAnnual report
「In the cram-school industry, the operating environment is undergoing major changes amid the long-standing trend of declining birth rates and these economic conditions, with reforms to the education system and university entrance examinations ahead.」
For the first time, the company described as a separate theme its view that the environment surrounding the tutoring industry would change significantly ahead of education system and university entrance examination reforms.