English Entrance Exams Expand for Junior High School Admissions: Over 110 Schools in the Greater Tokyo Area; University Entrance Exams See Full Rollout of 'Information I'

Explanation

In the 2026 admissions cycle, more than 110 private junior high schools in the Greater Tokyo area plan to administer English-based entrance exams, and Shoei Girls' Junior and Senior High School is also introducing a new English-based admission track that requires EIKEN Grade 3 or above as an application requirement.

Meanwhile, university entrance exams are facing the "2026 problem," in which "Information I" begins to be tested in earnest on the Common Test and in comprehensive-selection admissions. The weight placed on the two skill areas of English and information studies is increasing across entrance exams as a whole. It can be said that the value of becoming familiar, from an early stage, with four-skill English as well as programming and data utilization is growing.