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募集要項boshū yōkōadmissions guidebook
What it means
Each school's guidebook (募集要項, boshū yōkō) sets its own rounds, fees and payment deadlines, and those details decide how a plan fits together.
Guides that use 募集要項
- Sitting several rounds in February (併願): one school's April 2027 guidebook as a worked exampleChūgaku juken: applying and exams
- Private elementary entrance (o-juken): what one school's April 2027 round asked, and whenKindergarten and the o-juken decision
- University of Tsukuba Elementary School: April 2027 entry is a lottery, an assessment, then a second lotteryKindergarten and the o-juken decision
- What a private elementary entrance round asks of a five-year-old and the parents: two Tokyo schools' April 2027 guidesKindergarten and the o-juken decision
- Applying to a Tokyo public combined junior high: the online form, the school report and the exam ticket (April 2027)Elementary school, grades 1–3
- Chūgaku juken (中学受験) in Tokyo: the main routes into junior highChūgaku juken: the decision
- English at junior-high entrance: a 140-school list and two 2027 guidesChūgaku juken: the decision
- Keimei Gakuen's international-student entry for April 2027: who may apply, and the interview parents joinChūgaku juken: applying and exams
- Tokyo private junior highs: applications from 10 January, exams from 1 FebruaryChūgaku juken: applying and exams
- Tokyo public combined schools, April 2027: the aptitude test, the school report and the waiting listChūgaku juken: applying and exams
- Web application for a private junior high: miraicompass, step by stepChūgaku juken: applying and exams
- Kanagawa private high schools: the exam pattern beside the public date, and what the prefecture pays toward feesHigh-school entrance exams
- Tokyo private high schools: first-choice recommendation, 併願優遇, and the December consultationHigh-school entrance exams
- Tokyo private high schools: the general exam window, and what the first year cost in fiscal 2026High-school entrance exams
Related words
- 併願 (heigan)applying to several schools
- 学校説明会 (gakkō setsumeikai)school information session
- 入学願書 (nyūgaku gansho)application form
- 午後入試 (gogo nyūshi)afternoon exam
Tools and pages for this stage
What to do next
- Find your child's path: the free juken check
Free, no sign-in. The route that fits, what it costs and the deadlines on the way.
- See the season pass
Verified dates and fees for every school, a reminder before each deadline, unlimited questions.