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Yamate Gakuin Junior High School

山手学院中学校

Location
Sakae, Yokohama
Type
Private
Students
Boys and girls
Fees a year
¥789,600
What the guide says
2027 guide: 65,800 a month (tuition 45,000, maintenance 13,500, global education 2,500, tablet 3,800, parents' association 1,000), 121,400 once a year, facilities 240,000 after entry; entrance fee 260,000.

Exams for April 2027 entry

Exam A, 2 or 4 subjects (1 February)

A日程(2科または4科)

Route
4-subject exam4科目入試
Exam days
What the exam coversAs written in the guide
「国語・算数」もしくは「国語・算数・社会・理科」

Who may apply

Finishing primary school in March 2027. The exam gives preferential treatment to children who (1) lived abroad 1 year or more and returned in or after April 2024, or (2) hold CEFR A2 English or above (Eiken pre-2 pass or CSE 1728+, TOEFL Junior 630+).

Japanese original (出願資格)

2027年3月に小学校卒業見込みの者/以下の条件のいずれかに該当する者には、優遇措置があります。① 海外在留1年以上で、2024年4月以降に帰国した者 ② 英語外部試験において、CEFR(ヨーロッパ言語共通参照枠)のA2レベル以上(実用英語技能検定の場合は準2級合格またはスコア1728以上、TOEFL Juniorの場合はスコア630以上)を取得済みの者

Also in the guide

  • The guide does not say how large the preference is; ask the school.
  • English results count only if obtained on or after 1 February 2025.
  • There is no separate returnee exam: returnees sit the same papers.
  • Other rounds: a Japanese-and-maths scholarship round (特待選抜) on 1 February and exam B on 3 February.
  • Families still abroad with no fixed return date can defer entry by up to a year.

Rule checked Oct 7, 2026 on the 2027 募集要項

Open the school's 2027 guide

2027年度 山手学院中学校 募集要項

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