The government plans to survey students about their families' economic situation in tandem with the annual national achievement test given to all sixth-year primary school students and third-year middle school students.
The questionnaire survey is meant to help resolve disparities in academic ability stemming from differences in the affluence of students' families, the Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Ministry said.
The survey will be conducted from the 2013 school year.
A ministry survey has already established that schools with a high percentage of students who receive economic assistance for things such as school lunches and trips also tend to have high percentages of incorrect answers on the national achievement test. (Yomiuri)
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