神奈川県の「公立高校入学のためのガイドブック」

1. High School Entrance Exam Process

September - October 2025

"High School Guidance for Non-Native Japanese Speakers"

If you want to go to high school but don't know how to take the entrance exam, please make sure to 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.

Multilingual information about public high school admissions in Kanagawa Prefecture is available on the ME-net website.

Reserve High School Guidance

Late October 2025

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 2025 - January 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 Information Session" on Saturday, November 29. Details

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

January 2026 ~

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 Private School Support

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 2026 ~

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 Private School Support

※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.