Normal schools had a regular course and a preparatory course; the former accepted graduates from middle schools or women's higher school, and the latter accepted graduates from elementary school higher courses, middle schools or those who finished two years in women's higher schools.
師範学校には本科と予科が置かれ、本科は中学校もしくは高等女学校卒業生、予科は国民学校高等科の卒業生および中学校もしくは高等女学校2年修了者が入学できた。