第三十七条小学校には、校長、教頭、教諭、養護教諭及び事務職員を置かなければならない。

Article 37(1)Elementary school must have a school principal, vice principal, teachers, yogo teachers, and administrative staff.

2小学校には、前項に規定するもののほか、副校長、主幹教諭、指導教諭、栄養教諭その他必要な職員を置くことができる。

(2)Elementary school may have a deputy principal, senior teacher, advanced skill teacher, diet and nutrition teacher, and other necessary staff, beyond what is provided for in the preceding paragraph.

3第一項の規定にかかわらず、副校長を置くときその他特別の事情のあるときは教頭を、養護をつかさどる主幹教諭を置くときは養護教諭を、特別の事情のあるときは事務職員を、それぞれ置かないことができる。

(3)Notwithstanding the provision of paragraph (1), it may not be necessary to have a vice principal when staffed with a deputy principal or when there are other special circumstances, a yogo teacher if there is a senior teacher taking charge of protective care, or administrative staff if there are special circumstances.

4校長は、校務をつかさどり、所属職員を監督する。

(4)The school principal is to take charge of school duties, and supervise staff members.

5副校長は、校長を助け、命を受けて校務をつかさどる。

(5)The deputy principal is to aid the school principal, and take charge of school duties under school principal's orders.

6副校長は、校長に事故があるときはその職務を代理し、校長が欠けたときはその職務を行う。この場合において、副校長が二人以上あるときは、あらかじめ校長が定めた順序で、その職務を代理し、又は行う。

(6)The deputy principal is to represent duties in place of the school principal when the school principal is unable to perform the school principal's duties, and perform school principal's duties when the position of the school principal becomes vacant. In this case, when there are two or more deputy principals, they are to represent or perform duties in place of the school principal in the order determined in advance by the school principal.

7教頭は、校長(副校長を置く小学校にあつては、校長及び副校長)を助け、校務を整理し、及び必要に応じ児童の教育をつかさどる。

(7)The vice principal is to aid the school principal (in elementary schools with a deputy principal, the school principal and deputy principal), organize school duties, and take charge of education forpupils as necessary.

8教頭は、校長(副校長を置く小学校にあつては、校長及び副校長)に事故があるときは校長の職務を代理し、校長(副校長を置く小学校にあつては、校長及び副校長)が欠けたときは校長の職務を行う。この場合において、教頭が二人以上あるときは、あらかじめ校長が定めた順序で、校長の職務を代理し、又は行う。

(8)The vice principal is to represent duties in place of the school principal when the school principal (in elementary schools with a deputy principal; the school principal and deputy principal) is unable to perform the school principal's duties, and perform school principal's duties when the position of the school principal (in elementary schools with a deputy principal; the school principal and deputy principal) becomes vacant. In this case, when there are two or more vice principals, they are to represent or perform duties in place of the school principal in the order determined in advance by the school principal.

9主幹教諭は、校長(副校長を置く小学校にあつては、校長及び副校長)及び教頭を助け、命を受けて校務の一部を整理し、並びに児童の教育をつかさどる。

(9)The senior teacher is to aid the school principal (in elementary schools with a deputy principal, the school principal and deputy principal) and the vice principal, organize a part of school duties under their orders, and take charge of education for pupils.

10指導教諭は、児童の教育をつかさどり、並びに教諭その他の職員に対して、教育指導の改善及び充実のために必要な指導及び助言を行う。

(10)The advanced skill teacher is to take charge of education for pupils, and give necessary guidance and advice to staff members including teachers, for the improvement and enhancement of educational guidance.

11教諭は、児童の教育をつかさどる。

(11)Teachers are to take charge of education forpupils.

12養護教諭は、児童の養護をつかさどる。

(12)Yogo teachers are to take charge of protective care for pupils.

13栄養教諭は、児童の栄養の指導及び管理をつかさどる。

(13)Diet and nutrition teachers are to take charge of guidance and management of nutrition for pupils.

14事務職員は、事務をつかさどる。

(14)Administrative staff is to take charge of clerical work.

15助教諭は、教諭の職務を助ける。

(15)Assistant teachers are to assist teachers with their duties.

16講師は、教諭又は助教諭に準ずる職務に従事する。

(16)Lecturers are to engage in duties equivalent to those of teachers or assistant teachers.

17養護助教諭は、養護教諭の職務を助ける。

(17)Assistant yogo teachers are to assist yogo teachers with their duties.

18特別の事情のあるときは、第一項の規定にかかわらず、教諭に代えて助教諭又は講師を、養護教諭に代えて養護助教諭を置くことができる。

(18)In case of special circumstances, assistant teachers or lecturers may be positioned in place of teachers, and assistant yogo teachers in place of yogo teachers, notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph (1).

19学校の実情に照らし必要があると認めるときは、第九項の規定にかかわらず、校長(副校長を置く小学校にあつては、校長及び副校長)及び教頭を助け、命を受けて校務の一部を整理し、並びに児童の養護又は栄養の指導及び管理をつかさどる主幹教諭を置くことができる。

(19)When it is found necessary in light of the actual circumstances of the school, a senior teacher may be positioned to aid the school principal (in elementary schools with a deputy principal, the school principal and deputy principal) and vice principal, organize a part of school duties under their orders, and take charge of the protective care or nutritional guidance and nutritional management of elementary school children, notwithstanding the provision of paragraph (9).