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class reshuffling; reassigning students to new classes
the practice of reorganizing students into different homeroom classes, typically done at the beginning of a new school year
クラス替えで友達と離れた。
I was separated from my friends after the class reshuffling.
新学年のクラス替えが楽しみだ。
I'm looking forward to the class change in the new school year.
クラス替えで好きな子と同じクラスになれた。
After the class reshuffling, I ended up in the same class as my crush.
JAPANESE SCHOOL CULTURE:
クラス替え happens at the start of each school year (April) in most Japanese schools. Students spend the entire year with the same classmates.
EMOTIONAL ASPECTS:
- Excitement or anxiety about new classmates
- Sadness about being separated from friends
- Hope about meeting new people
FACTORS CONSIDERED:
- Academic balance across classes
- Gender balance
- Past conflicts between students
- Club activities
RELATED TERMS:
- 席替え - desk/seat change (within a class)
- 担任 - homeroom teacher
- 新学期 - new term