The Differences in Behaviour between Australian and Japanese Students Students' behaviour in Australia is very different from that in Japan. Firstly, Australian students are generally not as punctual as Japanese students. Most Japanese students come on time to school, because they have 'homeroom activity' in the morning before classes. The 'homeroom activity' is the time when homeroom teachers come to call the roll and give daily information to their students. When students are absent from school, they have to inform their homeroom teachers of the reason.
Punctuality is very important in Japanese society.
Disciplining students for being on time is very important. Secondly, students' behaviour in the class is quite different. In Australia, students are very active and noisy in the class, while Japanese students are very silent even when they have many things to say. They do not usually begin to speak until they are forced to do so by the teacher. Especially in English class, students always hesitate to begin speaking.