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中学受験, Grades 4–6, 7 articles
Keimei Gakuen's international-student entry for April 2027: who may apply, and the interview parents join
啓明学園中学校 2027年度 国際生入試の受験資格とプレインタビュー
Keimei Gakuen Junior High (啓明学園中学校, Akishima, Tokyo) is a private school that runs an international-student entry (国際生入試, kokusaisei nyūshi) alongside its…
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Sitting several rounds in February (併願): one school's April 2027 guidebook as a worked example
併願と複数回受験の組み方：広尾学園中学校 2027年度生徒募集要項の例
Many private junior highs in Tokyo run several exam rounds in early February, and families often apply to more than one school or round. Applying to several…
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The University of Tokyo's foreign-school route is not the junior-high exam, and it has traps
東京大学 外国学校卒業学生特別選考の落とし穴
Choosing an overseas or international curriculum can change a later university application. This article is only the University of Tokyo's own question page…
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Toho Girls' returnee entry for April 2027: who counts as a returnee, and what the essays and interviews ask
桐朋女子中学校 2027年度 帰国生対象特別入学試験の出願資格・作文・面接
Each private school decides for itself who counts as a returnee (帰国生, kikokusei). This is one school's April 2027 definition, from Toho Girls' Junior High…
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Tokyo private junior highs: applications from 10 January, exams from 1 February
東京の私立中学入試 出願は1月10日以降、選抜は2月1日以降
Tokyo's association of private junior and senior highs (東京私立中学高等学校協会) publishes the earliest dates its member schools may use. A school can be later. It…
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Tokyo public combined junior highs for April 2027: who may apply, and the exam days
令和9年度 都立中高一貫校の応募資格と日程
Tokyo's public combined junior-and-senior highs (都立中高一貫校) and metropolitan junior highs admit children who are not already in a junior high. The board's 11…
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Tokyo public combined schools, April 2027: the aptitude test, the school report and the waiting list
令和9年度 都立中高一貫校の適性検査・報告書・志願理由書・繰上げ合格
On the general track, Tokyo's ten public combined junior-and-senior high schools (都立中高一貫教育校) use an aptitude test (適性検査, tekisei kensa) and the elementary…
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