Market transformation driven by education system reform, the GIGA School Initiative and online education
First written in FY2022-Q3. 8 of 16 entries say "Advanced", first in FY2024-Q2. Latest entry: FY2026.
1 other company's latest entry also says "Advanced".
- FY2026AdvancedAnnual report
「As teacher shortages and long working hours worsen, AI-enabled digital transformation of school administration and more efficient instructional practices are becoming increasingly important as education infrastructure. Based on the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology's guidelines, the safe and effective use of generative AI is spreading across schools nationwide. AI is becoming an important part of education infrastructure, not merely a learning support tool, helping to address educational disparities and reduce the burden on teachers.」
In addition to the previous digital transformation and adoption of ICT in education, generative AI is positioned as education infrastructure supporting the digital transformation of school administration, more efficient instructional practices, the reduction of educational disparities and the alleviation of teachers' workloads. - FY2025AdvancedAnnual report
「In December 2024, the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology published the “Guidelines for the Use of Generative AI in Primary and Secondary Education (Version 2.0)” to enable the appropriate use of generative AI in schools, rapidly increasing the importance of using generative AI in education. Going forward, generative AI is expected to shift from passive use to creative use by students themselves.」
In addition to the previous digital transformation and adoption of ICT in education, the Company newly describes the publication of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology's guidelines on generative AI and the expected shift toward creative use by students themselves. - FY2025-H1AdvancedAnnual report
「The government has been accelerating reforms to extracurricular activities since fiscal 2023 and has designated the period through fiscal 2025 as the reform implementation period. In addition, the designation of high schools as “DX High Schools,” new hubs for digital education, has begun, increasing demand for digital talent, including ICT support staff.」
In addition to the previous reforms to teachers' working practices, the outsourcing of extracurricular activities and the digitalization of education, the Company specifically describes the implementation period for extracurricular activity reforms and the start of DX High School designations. - FY2024AdvancedAnnual report
「The number of applicants for the 2024 teacher recruitment examinations was approximately 113,000, the number of final successful candidates was approximately 39,000, and the average selection ratio nationwide was 2.9x, with no sign of a halt to the decline in the popularity of teaching as a profession.」
The Company specifically describes the shortage of teachers, the use of external personnel and the adoption of ICT in schools, as well as the number of applicants, successful candidates and selection ratio for fiscal 2024. - FY2024-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「In the education industry, the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology has finalized a policy to designate more than 1,000 high schools, equivalent to 20%-30% of all high schools nationwide, as hubs for digital education, known as “DX High Schools,” and demand for personnel responsible for digital education is expected to continue increasing. In addition, the number of ICT support staff remains below the target level of 1 person per 4 schools under the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology's 5-year plan for developing an environment for ICT in education (fiscal 2018 to fiscal 2022), and the necessary staffing is expected to remain in demand.」
The Company continues to describe DX High Schools, demand for ICT support staff and the digitalization of schools as structural changes in the education industry. - FY2024-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「In the education industry, the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology has finalized a policy to designate more than 1,000 high schools, equivalent to 20%-30% of all high schools nationwide, as hubs for digital education, known as “DX High Schools,” and demand for personnel responsible for digital education is expected to continue increasing. In addition, the number of ICT support staff remains below the target level of 1 person per 4 schools under the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology's 5-year plan for developing an environment for ICT in education (fiscal 2018 to fiscal 2022), and the necessary staffing is expected to remain in demand.」
In addition to the ongoing digitalization of education and demand for ICT support staff, the policy for “DX High Schools,” targeting 20%-30% of high schools nationwide, or more than 1,000 schools, has newly taken concrete form. - FY2024-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「In the education industry, the reality of teachers' long working hours in schools has come to light, and the transfer of extracurricular activities to local communities and the use of external personnel are attracting attention. In addition, the number of ICT support staff remains below the target level of 1 person per 4 schools under the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology's 5-year plan for developing an environment for ICT in education (fiscal 2018 to fiscal 2022), and the necessary staffing is expected to remain in demand. The tutoring school industry's sales in 2022 grew approximately 0.9% year on year (Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, Current Survey of Selected Service Industries, Table 19), indicating a steady recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic.」
The Company continues to describe teachers' long working hours, the transfer of extracurricular activities to local communities, the shortage of ICT support staff and the recovery of the tutoring school market as structural changes in the education industry. - FY2023RestatedAnnual report
「The reality of teachers' long working hours in schools has come to light, and the transfer of extracurricular activities to local communities and the use of external personnel are attracting attention. In addition, the number of ICT support staff remains below the target level of 1 person per 4 schools under the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology's 5-year plan for developing an environment for ICT in education (fiscal 2018 to fiscal 2022),」
The Company continues to describe education system reform, reforms to teachers' working practices, the outsourcing of extracurricular activities and the adoption of ICT as structural changes in the education market. - FY2023-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「The education industry is entering a period of major change in its operating environment, amid economic conditions such as these, the declining birthrate, reforms to the education system and university entrance examinations, the introduction of ICT in schools under the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology's GIGA School Initiative, growing demand for online education services prompted by the spread of COVID-19, and reforms to teachers' working practices in schools.」
The Company continues to describe the transformation of the education market driven by the declining birthrate, system reforms, the GIGA School Initiative, demand for online education and reforms to teachers' working practices. - FY2023-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「The education industry is entering a period of major change in its operating environment, amid economic conditions such as these, the declining birthrate, reforms to the education system and university entrance examinations, the introduction of ICT in schools under the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology's GIGA School Initiative, growing demand for online education services prompted by the spread of COVID-19, and reforms to teachers' working practices in schools.」
In addition to the previous factors of the declining birthrate, system reforms, the GIGA School Initiative and demand for online education, the Company identifies reforms to teachers' working practices in schools as a structural change in the education market. - FY2023-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「The education industry is entering a period of major change in its operating environment, amid economic conditions such as these, the declining birthrate, reforms to the education system and university entrance examinations, the introduction of ICT in schools under the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology's GIGA School Initiative, and growing demand for online education services prompted by the spread of COVID-19.」
The Company continues to describe the transformation of the education market driven by the declining birthrate, education system and university entrance examination reforms, the GIGA School Initiative and demand for online education. - FY2022RestatedAnnual report
「Japan's education services market is entering a period of change due to the decline in the school-age population caused by the declining birthrate, the use of ICT and entrance examination reforms.」
The Company continues to describe structural changes in the education market arising from the declining birthrate, the use of ICT and entrance examination reforms. - FY2022-Q3First statedAnnual report
「The education industry is entering a period of major change in its operating environment, amid economic conditions such as these, the declining birthrate, reforms to the education system and university entrance examinations, the accelerated introduction of ICT in schools under the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology's GIGA School Initiative, and growing demand for online education services prompted by the spread of COVID-19.」
This is described as a structural change affecting the education industry.