内申書(ないしんしょ)

ないしんしょ
noun
school report sent with an application
education
1. school report sent with an application
A confidential record of a student's grades, attendance, activities and conduct, prepared by the student's school and sent to the school they apply to. It matters most for entrance to high school.
内申書(ないしんしょ)は大切(たいせつ)だ。
The school report matters.
内申書(ないしんしょ)の成績(せいせき)を上(あ)げたい。
I want to raise my grades on the school report.
In public high school entrance exams, the school report affects admission as well as the exam on the day.

The official name is 調査書(ちょうさしょ). The grade points on it are 内申点(ないしんてん), often shortened to 内申(ないしん).

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