Standard: Should a town council in rural Japan merge its two primary schools?
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The prompt
A town council in a mountain area of Japan runs two public primary schools. The number of children is falling. Should the council merge the two schools into one, and how?
Difficulty: Standard. Format: candidate-led, with interviewer dialogue. Industry: Public sector and education. Region: Japan. Interview length: about 30 minutes. The company is fictional and all figures are illustrative.
Practice with a partner
1. Send the interviewer link to a friend. They read the case aloud and hold the answers.
2. You open the candidate view: you see only the prompt, a timer and a notes box.
3. Speak the case out loud. Your partner shares data when you ask, then scores you with the rubric.
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