<p>Provided is a substrate assorting system (1) for assorting a plurality of substrates (W) housed in an assorting source cassette (3), into assorting cassettes (5). The substrate assorting system (1) comprises a buffer station (7) capable of housing the substrates (W) in arbitrary positions, and a loader device (11) for transferring the substrates (W) in sheets between the individual cassettes (3, 5) and the buffer station (7).</p>