大学入試日程の見直し検討　休校長期化に配慮―萩生田文科相

　萩生田光一文部科学相は２９日の閣議後の記者会見で、新型コロナウイルス対策に伴う休校の長期化に配慮し、来年の大学入試で日程や出題範囲の見直しを検討していると明らかにした。
　全国高等学校長協会に対し、日程を全体的に遅らせることや出題範囲の限定、追試験の活用などに関するアンケート調査を２８日に依頼したという。調査結果を踏まえ、高校や大学関係者と協議した上で、具体的な日程などを定めた「大学入学者選抜実施要項」を６月中に公表すると明言した。
　萩生田文科相は「個人的には少し余裕を持たせてあげたい。チャンスを増やすことを含め、現場の皆さんの声を聞きながら早急にまとめていきたい」と述べた。（2020/05/29-16:50）

Japanese education minister Koichi Hagiuda said Friday the government has started considering reviews of dates and academic topics for next year's university entrance examinations, following prolonged school closures due to the COVID-19 epidemic.
   Hagiuda told a press conference after a cabinet meeting that he had asked the National Association of Upper Secondary School Principals on Thursday to conduct a survey on moving back the examination dates, narrowing down the topics covered in the tests and utilizing make-up exams.
   The minister said that he will announce in June guidelines for implementing entrance examinations based on the survey's results, after holding discussions with high school and university representatives.
   "Personally, I would like to give students more than enough time to prepare," Hagiuda said. "I hope to draw up the guidelines swiftly, taking into account the true opinions of those in classrooms."
   The minister also said that with many schools in the country set to reopen in June the government will not come to an immediate conclusion on a controversial proposal to move the start of the school year in Japan from April to September.