High School Entrance Exam Process - Kanagawa Multilingual High School Info

1. High School Entrance Exam Process

September - October 2026

High School Guidance for Non-Native Japanese Speakers

If you wish to enter a public high school in April 2027, please attend.
You can receive explanations from high schools that conduct Special Recruitment for Foreign Residents.
You can also consult with the Kanagawa Prefectural Board of Education. Details

Late October 2026

Public high school enrollment quotas will be announced on the Prefectural Board of Education website and in newspapers. Details
Prefectural Board of Education Website

November 2026 ~

Choose one path

Graduated or will graduate
from a Japanese junior high school

Interviews will be held at your junior high school to confirm high school entrance exam plans.

Applications for "Special Examination Methods" in general recruitment are submitted through your junior high school. Details

Completed 9 years of
school education abroad

Please attend the Prefectural Board of Education-hosted "Application Eligibility Approval Reception and Consultation Session (tentative name)" on Saturday, November 28. Details

"Special Examination Methods" in general recruitment will also be explained. Details

January 2027 ~

Common Selection & Special Recruitment

(Excluding secondary recruitment) ※1

Schedule & Overview

Common Selection

(Excluding secondary recruitment)
and

Special Recruitment(※1)

Schedule & Overview

If you are taking the Special Recruitment for Foreign Residents exam, you must verify your eligibility at the high school you wish to apply to in advance. Details

Application About Application

Apply to the high school you wish to attend (1 school) through the online application system.

Examination About Examination

Academic Exam Special Exam Interview, etc. .

Results Announcement

About Tuition Tuition Support Grant

Those who pass Common Selection, Special Recruitment, or private high schools cannot apply for Full-time/Part-time Split Selection or Secondary Recruitment(※2).

March 2027 ~

Full-time/Part-time Split Selection

Schedule & Overview

Full-time/Part-time Split Selection

Schedule & Overview

Application About Application

Submit a paper application form to the high school you wish to attend (1 school).

Examination About Examination

Academic Exam Interview, etc. .

Results Announcement

About Tuition Tuition Support Grant

※1 Special Recruitment

"Special Recruitment for Foreign Residents" (20 schools) and "Special Recruitment for Returnee Students" (8 schools).

※2 Secondary Recruitment

Conducted in early March as needed at full-time and part-time (non-evening) high schools that did not fill their quotas in Common Selection. It is held on a different schedule from the Full-time/Part-time Split Selection, and you can apply to both.

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