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Key Facts: Hiroshima Entrance Science Exam
50 min / 50 points
Length and maximum score of the Hiroshima science paper (held February 25, 2026)
Hiroshima Prefectural Board of Education Reiwa 8 selection implementation guidelines
4 fields
Physics, chemistry, biology, and earth science are all covered on the single science paper
Hiroshima Prefectural Board of Education Reiwa 8 selection implementation guidelines
Feb 25, 2026
Reiwa 8 academic examination date; results announced March 9, 2026
Hiroshima Prefectural Board of Education Reiwa 8 selection schedule
JPY 2,200
Entrance selection fee, paid via the internet application system by noon on February 18, 2026
Hiroshima Prefectural Board of Education Reiwa 8 selection implementation guidelines
6:2:2
General-quota weighting of academic test, report card, and self-expression; up to 50% of seats may use the tokushoku-waku
Hiroshima Prefectural Board of Education Reiwa 8 selection implementation guidelines
100
Free original practice questions in this bank
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The Hiroshima public high school entrance science paper is a 50-minute, 50-point written exam held on February 25, 2026, spanning physics, chemistry, biology, and earth science, set by the Hiroshima Prefectural Board of Education. This page offers 100 original practice questions with explanations as a study aid.
Sample Hiroshima Entrance Science Practice Questions
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1A student walks 900 m to school in 12 minutes at a steady pace. What is the student's average speed?
2Two identical bulbs are connected in series to a battery. An ammeter next to the battery reads 0.3 A. What is the current through the second bulb?
3When a moving bus brakes suddenly, standing passengers lurch forward. What is the best explanation?
4Sunlight travelling parallel to the principal axis of a convex lens passes through the lens. Where do the rays converge?
5A ray of light strikes a plane mirror with an angle of incidence of 30°. What is the angle of reflection, measured from the normal?
6Which of the following is an example of friction being deliberately made useful?
7An alarm clock rings inside a sealed glass jar. As the air is pumped out, the sound becomes fainter and fainter. Why?
8A 3 Ω resistor is connected to a 6 V battery. What current flows through the resistor?
9Two resistors, 4 Ω and 12 Ω, are connected in parallel across a 6 V battery. What is the total current supplied by the battery?
10An electric appliance operates at 100 V and draws a current of 0.5 A. What is its electric power consumption?
About the Hiroshima Entrance Science Exam
The Hiroshima Prefectural Public High School Entrance Examination science paper is created by the Hiroshima Prefectural Board of Education. The single 50-minute, 50-point paper, sat on February 25, 2026 in the Reiwa 8 selection, is a written exam on the 2017 MEXT junior-high Course of Study spanning physics, chemistry, biology, and earth science, with experiment- and data-based constructed-response items. Admission combines the five-subject scores (250 points) with the junior-high report card and a self-expression interview, weighted 6:2:2 in the general quota. This page provides 100 original English-language practice questions with detailed explanations as a study adaptation — not an official translation or a simulation of the official format.
Assessment
The real Hiroshima science examination is a 50-minute paper scored out of 50 points (250 total across five subjects: kokugo, social studies, mathematics, science, and English incl. a broadcast listening test); in the Reiwa 8 (2026) selection it was sat on February 25, 2026, with self-expression interviews on February 26 or 27 and selection results announced on March 9, 2026. The paper is created by the Hiroshima Prefectural Board of Education on the 2017 (Heisei 29) MEXT junior-high Course of Study, spans the four fields (physics, chemistry, biology, earth science), and requires written constructed responses based on experiments, observations, and data. Each school admits applicants by combining the academic examination with the 225-point junior-high report card (chōsasho) and the self-expression interview (jiko-hyōgen, up to 10 minutes, 15 points per examiner with 2-3 examiners): the general quota (ippan-waku) weights academic test, report card, and self-expression 6:2:2, while a special-characteristics quota (tokushoku-waku) of up to 50% of seats lets the school set its own weights, and weighted scoring (keisha haiten) on specific subjects is permitted. A supplementary examination (tsui-kensa) was held March 4, 2026, and a second selection (niji senbatsu), based on the report card and self-expression without an academic test, ran in late March. This local bank is an English-language MCQ study adaptation providing 100 original practice items.
Time Limit
50 minutes for the science subject paper (held on February 25, 2026 in the Reiwa 8 selection)
Passing Score
No fixed pass mark; scored out of 50 points (250 total across 5 subjects); selection combines the academic test, the 225-point chōsasho, and the self-expression interview in a 6:2:2 ratio for the general quota, with a tokushoku-waku of up to 50% of seats using school-set weights and optional keisha haiten subject weighting
Exam Fee
JPY 2,200 entrance selection fee (nyūgakusha senbatsu-ryō), paid through the internet application system per the Hiroshima Prefectural Board of Education Reiwa 8 (2026) selection implementation guidelines (Hiroshima Prefectural Board of Education (広島県教育委員会), jointly with the Hiroshima, Kure, Onomichi, and Fukuyama city boards of education)
Hiroshima Entrance Science Exam Content Outline
Physics: Energy and Motion
Forces and pressure, motion and speed, work and energy, electric circuits and Ohm's law, and electromagnetic phenomena.
Chemistry: Matter
Properties of substances, solutions and concentration, chemical changes and equations, acids and alkalis, and ions.
Biology: Life
Cells and body structure, photosynthesis and respiration, digestion and circulation, heredity, and ecosystems.
Earth and Space Science
Strata, rocks and volcanoes, earthquakes, weather and fronts, the water cycle, and celestial motions.
How to Pass the Hiroshima Entrance Science Exam
What You Need to Know
- Passing score: No fixed pass mark; scored out of 50 points (250 total across 5 subjects); selection combines the academic test, the 225-point chōsasho, and the self-expression interview in a 6:2:2 ratio for the general quota, with a tokushoku-waku of up to 50% of seats using school-set weights and optional keisha haiten subject weighting
- Assessment: The real Hiroshima science examination is a 50-minute paper scored out of 50 points (250 total across five subjects: kokugo, social studies, mathematics, science, and English incl. a broadcast listening test); in the Reiwa 8 (2026) selection it was sat on February 25, 2026, with self-expression interviews on February 26 or 27 and selection results announced on March 9, 2026. The paper is created by the Hiroshima Prefectural Board of Education on the 2017 (Heisei 29) MEXT junior-high Course of Study, spans the four fields (physics, chemistry, biology, earth science), and requires written constructed responses based on experiments, observations, and data. Each school admits applicants by combining the academic examination with the 225-point junior-high report card (chōsasho) and the self-expression interview (jiko-hyōgen, up to 10 minutes, 15 points per examiner with 2-3 examiners): the general quota (ippan-waku) weights academic test, report card, and self-expression 6:2:2, while a special-characteristics quota (tokushoku-waku) of up to 50% of seats lets the school set its own weights, and weighted scoring (keisha haiten) on specific subjects is permitted. A supplementary examination (tsui-kensa) was held March 4, 2026, and a second selection (niji senbatsu), based on the report card and self-expression without an academic test, ran in late March. This local bank is an English-language MCQ study adaptation providing 100 original practice items.
- Time limit: 50 minutes for the science subject paper (held on February 25, 2026 in the Reiwa 8 selection)
- Exam fee: JPY 2,200 entrance selection fee (nyūgakusha senbatsu-ryō), paid through the internet application system per the Hiroshima Prefectural Board of Education Reiwa 8 (2026) selection implementation guidelines
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is the real Hiroshima science entrance paper multiple-choice?
No. The official paper combines knowledge items with experiment, graph, and data-interpretation tasks answered in writing. The Hiroshima Prefectural Board of Education publishes the actual problems, answer sheets, and marking criteria after each sitting, but not as a multiple-choice set. The MCQs here are an English-language study adaptation — not an official translation or format simulation.
Are these questions official past exam problems?
No. Although the Hiroshima Prefectural Board of Education publishes the actual examination problems after each sitting, it does not publish them as a multiple-choice set. This bank is an original English-language MCQ study adaptation aligned to the 2017 MEXT junior-high Course of Study, balanced across the four official fields: physics, chemistry, biology, and earth science.
How long is the science paper and what is the maximum score?
The science paper is a single 50-minute exam scored out of 50 points, sat on February 25, 2026 in the Reiwa 8 selection. The five subjects total 250 points, and admission combines these scores with the 225-point junior-high report card (chōsasho) and a self-expression interview, weighted 6:2:2 in the general quota; schools may fill up to 50% of seats through a tokushoku-waku and may weight specific subjects such as science (keisha haiten).
What is the Reiwa 8 (2026) application and results schedule?
Applications were accepted January 22 - February 3, 2026 through the internet application system, with school-choice changes February 12-19 and the JPY 2,200 selection fee confirmed by noon on February 18. The academic examination was held on February 25, 2026, self-expression interviews on February 26 or 27, a supplementary examination on March 4, and selection results were announced on March 9, 2026. A second selection (niji senbatsu), with no academic test, ran in late March.
What parts of the junior-high science curriculum does the exam cover?
The paper covers all four fields of the 2017 MEXT junior-high science curriculum: physics (forces, motion, energy, electricity), chemistry (substances, solutions, chemical change, acids and alkalis), biology (cells, photosynthesis and respiration, body systems, heredity, ecosystems), and earth science (strata, earthquakes, weather, celestial motions), with strong emphasis on interpreting experiments and data. This bank distributes its 100 items evenly across the four fields.
Do these details apply to the next (Reiwa 9 / 2027) entrance examination?
The figures on this page describe the Reiwa 8 cycle, whose academic examination was sat on February 25, 2026. The five-subject, 50-minute, 50-point structure has been stable across recent cycles, but confirm the Reiwa 9 dates and rules on the Hiroshima Prefectural Board of Education's own pages before relying on them.