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SCHOOL EDUCATION OF THE FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIAAND SMALL ISLANDS OF SOUTH JAPANAkio HATTAIntroduction
There are small islands named Satsunan Islands included in Ooshima district of Kagoshima
prefecture. Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) consist of many small islands and this naturalenvironment is similar to Ooshima district. In this paper, I made a comparison of school education between Yap states of FSM and Kagoshima.
Data of school education of Yap state was provided from Yap State Education Enterprising
Department (SEED) where is the competent authorities of education of Yap states.

Elementary school of Yap State
School education system of FSM is made up of 8 years elementary school, 3 years highschool and college.
Number of elementary school of Yap Proper (Waab) is 12 and it of outer islands is 19.
Student number of Waab is indicated in Table 1 and Fig. 1. In 5 elementary schools, more than
100 students are on the register. In 4 schools, from 99 to 50 students are on the register. In 3schools, less than 49 students are on the register. An average of student number in an elementaryschool is 94, and rate of male is 52.4 percent, and it of female is 47.6 percent.

Fig. 1. Waap Elementary School Students.

Fig. 2. Outer Islands Elementary School Students.

Student number of outer island elementary school is indicated in Table 2 and Fig.2.
Schools, where more than 100 students are on the register, are following 4 schools, Satawal,Ifalik, Lamotorek, Woleai. In 3 elementary schools, less than 99 to 50 students are on the register. In 12 schools less than 49 students are on the register.
Total number of outer islands elementary school students is 691, and average per one schoolis 56 students. The rate of male is 55.3 percent, and it of female is 44.7 percent. In both Waab

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Fig. 3. Waap Elementary Schools Teaching Staff.

Fig. 4. Outer Islands Elementary Schools Teaching
Staff.

and outer Islands, male student is few percent more than female.
Teaching staff number of elementary school of Waab district is indicated in Table 3 andFig.3. Total number of teaching staff is 88, and male is 44.3 percent, and female is 55.7 percent.
It of outer islands is indicated in Table 4 and Fig.4. Total number is 97, and male is 76.3 percent
and female is 23.7 percent. Female staff of outer island is less than it of Waab, but in Ulithi elementary school, female staff number 6 and male staff is only one person.
In Woleai elementary school, staffs of female and male are each 6 persons. There are highschools in both islands. The value of total of elementary school is 2180, and each grad student
number of elementary school is 272.5. It of Waab district is 145.1 and it of outer islands is 132.

High school of Yap State
High school of Yap states are Yap high school in Waab, and Woleai high school and Ulithi
high school in outer island. Student’s number of high is indicated in Table 5 and Fig.5. Total
number is 691, and rate of male student is 53.7 percent, it of female student is 46.3 percent. Thisrate is similar to it of elementary school. Each grade student’s number is 230. This value is 84.55
percent of it of elementary school.

Fig. 5. Male and Female of High School.

If there is not fluctuations of student’s number of elementary school, 84.55 percent is therate of proceeding to high school (Fig.6).
Each grade student number of Yap high school is 159, and it of elementary school of Waab
district is 140, so about 20 student is increase. Each grade student number of Ulithi elementary
school is 7.25, and it of Ulithi high school is 39. It of Woleai elementary school is 12.8, and itof Woleal high School is 33.
It is found out from this value that student is coming to each high school from around island.

School Education of Federated States of Micronesia and small Island of the south JapanFig. 6. Each grade students number of schools.

35Fig. 7. High School Teaching Staff.

Teaching staff number of high school is indicated in Table 6 and Fig.7. Total number is 62, andrate of male is 72.6 percent. It of Yap high school is about 58 percent, and it of Ulithi highschool is 81 percent, and it of Woleai is 100 percent. Male mostly occupies teaching staff ofouter island. But in this two island female teaching staff of elementary school is much.

COM-FSMThe College of Micronesia-FSM (COM-FSM) is multi-campus institution and was originally established to develop teacher education in 1963 as Micronesian Teacher Education Center.
In 1970, this center becomes to Community College of Micronesia (CCM). CCM developed toCollege of Micronesia System in 1978.
In 1993, CCM becomes COM-FSM, which has National Campus, Chuuk State Campus,
Kosrae State Campus, Pohnpei State Campus, and Yap State Campus.
Student number of Yap campus is 150 in summer semester and 30-50 in fall and spring semester. Professional staffs of Yap campus are 2 full-time staffs and 6 part-time staffs. Numberof support staffs in Yap campus are 21.

School Education of Ooshima District, Kagoshima Prefecture
School education system of Japan is made up of 6 years primary school, 3 years junior highschool, 3 years high school and college or university, including some exception.
Student number of each school of Ooshima district of Kagoshima prefecture is indicated inTable 7. This value is recorded at May of this year. Table 8 is showing the number of school
scale. From this table, it is known that there are small school less than 49 students.
Rate of male of primary school 50.55 percent, and it of female is 49.45 percent. It of maleof junior high school is 51.11％ , and it of female is 48.89 ％. But at high school, rate of female

Fig. 8.

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is 51.47％ , and it of male is 48.43％ (Fig.8).
Each grade student’s number of primary school is 1605, and it of junior high is 1860, andit of high school is 1714. The reasons, which the each grade student number of high school ismore than it of junior high school, are finding employment and proceeding to high school ofKagoshima mainland.
More than 150 students are leaving from Ooshima district. This fact is also known from thatrate of male student is 48.43 ％. It is decreasing 2.68％ than it of junior high school. 2.68 ％ ofhigh school student number (5143) is about 138.
There is not University in Ooshima district, except nurses’ training school. If students wish
to finish a university, they must leave their hometown island.
In 1952, an Ooshima campus of Ryukyu University was established under an occupation
policy. But this campus was disappeared when Ooshima district was returned from USA in Dec.
1953.

Conclusions
If there is not fluctuations of student’s number of elementary school, 84.55 percent is therate of proceeding to high school.
Male mostly occupies teaching staff of outer island.
Ooshima district is necessary to establish a Campus such as COM-FSM.

Acknowledgments
Mr. Henry Falan, Director of Yap State Education Enterprising Department, supported thisstudy in Yap states. The newest list of education staff of Kagoshima prefecture was offered froma statistical section of the planning department of Kagoshima prefecture. To all of them, as wellas to Prof. Toru Aoyama of the editor of Kagoshima University Research Center for the PacificIslands, my sincerest thanks.

References
College of Micronesia-FSM. 1999. College of Micronesia-FSM General Catalog, 1999-2001 edition. 140pp.
Kagoshima Prefecture Education Supply Co. 2000. A list of Education Stuff of Kagoshima prefecture, 2000 edition. 751 pp.

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Table l. Waab Elementary Schools Students
SchoolMale

FemaleTotal

Bael
Dalipebinawagil
CMS
Gaanelay
Gagil
Gilman
Fanif
Kanifay
Maap
North FanifRumung
Tamilang

2741
104
75
64
3447
2870
1130
58

1951
79
88
55
4245
1048
1725
56

46
92
183
163
119
76
92
38
118
2855
114

Total

589

535

1,124

Table 2. Outer Islands Elementary Schools Students
SchoolMaleFemale

Total

Aspr
Euripik
Elato
Fadraii
Fais
FalalisFalalop, Ulithi
Falalop, Woleai
IfalikLamotrek
Mogmog
Ngulu
Piig
SatawalSeliapSorol
Tegailap
Faraulap
Wottegai

8131726
49
1224
52
87
67
29
4
10111
140
1129
21

3
1117
1938
103450
69
65
21
1
477
4
5131516

1124
34
45
87
2258102156132
50514188
185244437

Total

584472

1,056

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Table 3. Waab Elementary Schools Teaching Staff
SchoolBael
Dalipebinawagil
CMS
Gaanelay
Gagil
Gilman
Fanif
Kanifay
Maap
North Fanif
RumungTamilane
Total

Male
13226451335439Female3756344253
1649

Total
4107898938661088

Table 4. Outer Islands Elementary Schools Teaching Staff
SchoolAspr
Euripik
Elato
Fadraii
Fais
FalalisFalalop, Ulithi
Falalop, Woleai
Faraulap
lfalikLamotrek
MogmogNgulu
PiigSatawal
SeliapSorol
Tegailap
Wottegai
Total

Male033263164118303113Female
2011106611020001Total
23437371251285031143474

10234497

Table 5. High school student’s number
SchoolTable 6. High School Teaching Staff

Male Female Total

SchoolMale Female Total

Yap High School
Woleai High School
Ulithi high School248
50732294843477
98116

Yap High School
Woleai High School
Ulithi High School

1810171304311021Total371320691Total

451762

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Table 7. Class Number, Stuff Number, and Student Number of Primary School, Junior High School,and High School in Ooshima District of Kagoshima Perfecture
Naze city
Naze Amami
ltubu
Asahi Kosyuku
Chine Kominato Ookawa Asikebu Sakibaru
TotalPrimary School
680
750472635666
33403515123338
Student Number
Naze Kaneku
Asahi Kosyuku Ookawa Asikebu Sakibaru
TotalJunior High SchoolStudent Number
46660333643547991905
Yuwanngama
Yamato Village
Yamatobunko Oodana
ToenNaon lmasato
Total
Primary School
67623132318150
Student Number
ToenNaon lmasato
Total
Junior High School Yamato Oodana
41209131194
Student Number
Uken Village
Taken
Kusi Nagara Amuro
Total
Primary School
9314119127
Student Number
Junior High School
Taken
Kusi Nagara Amuro
Total
64
1181396
Student Number
Wase
Sumiyou Village
Sumiyou Toujou
bunkolchi
Total
Primary School76
4277132
Student Number
Sumiyoulchi
Toujou
Total
Junior High SchoolStudent Number
4163481
Setouti Town
Kuji Kudadon Sinoka wa
Koshi Satuka wa Sukomo Nisiamuro
Hyou O shikaku Shodon Ikomo Akitoku
Primary School
124222149824915104
Student NumberKoniya
Akina Setuko
Yui Katetu
Total
Kuji Kudadon Sinoka wa Satuka wa
Junior High School578
4561516805
8474
Student Number
Shodon Ikomo Akitoku
lkeji
Yoro Koniya
Akina Setuko
YuiTotal
1312435331
31616461
Tatugou Town
Tatuse Sekitoku Tatugou Toguti Ookatu
EnAkina
Total
Primary School
107762255113
2230425
Student Number
Total
Junior High School Ryunan Ryuhoku Sekitoku
137
4147
225
Student Number
Kasari Town
Akina Kasari Setuta Midorigaoka Usyuku Tekabu
YaniSaniTotal
Primary School
122112732954
221911442
Student Number
Junior High School
Akina Kasari
Total
172
83255
Student Number
Kikai Town
Wan Kamikatetu Saka mine
Araki Takiga wa Soumati Sitooke
Onotu
AdenTotal
Primary School
346
44
2938
123655204584Student Number
Daiichi
DainiSoumati
Total
Junior High SchoolStudent Number
240
3888366
Shimokusi
Tokunoshima Town
Kametu Kaminomine
bunkoOmo Kametoku Ketoku
BomaSanTeteTotalPrimary School
642
70725121
976942101,083
Student Number
Omo Higasiamagi
SanTeteTotal
Junior High School Kametu Inokawa
351
5313989812625
Student Number
YonamaMikyouAmagi Town
Amagi
OkamaebunkoKaneku
Nisiakina
bunko
Total
Primary School
172
210
13106
2110532
student Number
Junior High School Amagi
Kita N isia kina
Total
159
131
13303
Student Number
IsenTown
Isen Omonawa Inutabu Shikaura
Bane Itokina
Kinen
AgonTotal
Primary School
214
132
117
348255023603
Student Number
Isen Omonawa Inutabu
Total
Junior High SchoolStudent Number150114
95359
Wadomari Town
Wdoma ri Oojiro Uchijiro Kunigami
Total
Primary School314
685383518
Student Number
Total
Junior High School Wdoma ri Shirogaoka
230
77307
Student Number
Shimo
China Town
China Sumiyosi Tamina Kamishiro hirakawa
Total
Primary School
219
66
73
5091
499
Student Number
Junior High School
China Tamina
Total
188
121309Student Number
Yoron Town
Yoron Chabana
NamaTotal
Primary School
120
244
88452
Student Number
Yoron
Total
Junior High SchoolStudent Number
285285Ikeji
Yoro
84Hyou O shikaku
171

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Table 8. School scale based on Student number
Primary School
Naze City
Yamato Village
Uken Village
Setouti Town
Sumiyou Village
Tatugou Town
Kasari Town
Kikai Town
Tokunoshima Town
Amagi Town
Isen Town
VVadomari Town
China Town
Yoron Town
Total>100
500
10221233112
2399-500110122130
13412049>10542
9134633
300043Junior High School
9>0119200110
1000
16>100400101111221211799>5000100011301100849>lO
14252201210000209>
2119100000000014