1.
school closure, closing of a school; closed school
The permanent closing of a school, typically due to declining student numbers from depopulation. Also refers to the building of a school that has been closed.
少子化で廃校になる学校が増えている。
The number of schools being closed due to the declining birthrate is increasing.
廃校をカフェに改装した。
They renovated a closed school into a café.
地域の人口減少により廃校が相次ぎ、跡地の活用が課題となっている。
Due to the regional population decline, school closures have been occurring one after another, and utilization of the former sites has become an issue.
USAGE:
Used both as a noun (廃校になる = to become a closed school) and with する (廃校する = to close a school). In recent years, repurposing 廃校 buildings as community centers, art spaces, hotels, or businesses has become a national trend in Japan.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 廃校になる: to be closed (a school)
- 廃校の活用: repurposing of closed schools
- 廃校跡: former school site
- 廃校舎: closed school building