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Key Facts: Hyogo Entrance Science Exam
50 min / 100 points
Length and maximum score of the Hyogo science paper (held March 12, 2026, 13:10-14:00)
Hyogo Prefectural Board of Education Reiwa 8 selection guidelines
250 + 250
Academic test 500 halved to 250 plus 250-point naishinten report card, equal 1:1 weight
Hyogo Prefectural Board of Education Reiwa 8 selection guidelines
Mar 12, 2026
Reiwa 8 academic examination date; results announced March 19, 2026 at 10:00
Hyogo Prefectural Board of Education Reiwa 8 selection schedule
JPY 2,200
Entrance examination fee for prefectural full-time high schools, paid with Hyogo revenue stamps or online settlement
Hyogo prefectural high school entrance selection guidelines
1 : 1
Academic test and junior-high report card weighted equally in Hyogo selection
Hyogo Prefectural Board of Education selection method
100
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The Hyogo public high school entrance science paper is a 50-minute, 100-point written exam held on March 12, 2026, covering physics, chemistry, biology, and earth science, set by the Hyogo Prefectural Board of Education. This page offers 100 original practice questions with explanations as a study aid.
Sample Hyogo Entrance Science Practice Questions
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1A cyclist travels 240 m in 60 seconds at a steady speed. What is the cyclist's average speed?
2A ball rests motionless on a flat floor. Which statement about the forces on the ball is correct?
3A ray of light strikes a flat mirror with an angle of incidence of 35°. What is the angle of reflection?
4A voltage of 9 V is applied across a 3 Ω resistor. What current flows through the resistor?
5Through which medium does sound travel fastest?
6A ray of light travels parallel to the principal axis of a convex lens. What happens to the ray after it passes through the lens?
7Two identical lamps are connected in series with one battery. How does the current at different points in the circuit compare?
8You push on a solid wall with your hand, and the wall does not move. According to the law of action and reaction, which statement is true?
9A current of 0.4 A flows through a 15 Ω resistor. What is the voltage across the resistor?
10A 4 Ω resistor and a 12 Ω resistor are connected in parallel to a 12 V battery. What is the total current supplied by the battery?
About the Hyogo Entrance Science Exam
The Hyogo Public High School Entrance Examination science paper is created by the Hyogo Prefectural Board of Education. The single 50-minute, 100-point paper, sat on March 12, 2026 in the Reiwa 8 general selection (13:10-14:00), spans physics/energy, chemistry, biology, and earth science at 25 points each on the 2017 MEXT junior-high Course of Study, with heavy experimental-data interpretation. Answers are lettered choices or numeric values on a printed answer sheet; Hyogo science papers most often contain no extended written-explanation items but are markedly calculation-heavy. Admission combines the five-subject scores (halved to 250 points) with the 250-point junior-high report card for a 500-point total in which the test and report card carry equal weight. 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 Hyogo science examination is a 50-minute paper scored out of 100 points (500 total across five subjects: kokugo, social studies, mathematics, science, and English including a listening test); in the Reiwa 8 (2026) general selection it was sat on March 12, 2026 (Thursday) from 13:10 to 14:00, with selection results announced on March 19, 2026 (Thursday) at 10:00. The paper is created by the Hyogo Prefectural Board of Education on the 2017 (Heisei 29) MEXT junior-high Course of Study for science and spans the physics/energy, chemistry, biology, and earth-science strands at 25 points each, with heavy use of experiments, graphs, and tables. Answers are entered on a printed answer sheet as lettered choices or numeric values; Hyogo science papers most often contain no extended written-explanation items, but they are calculation-heavy, sometimes chaining several calculations inside a single item, so time management decides marks. Each school admits applicants by combining the academic examination with the 250-point junior-high report card (naishinten, the grade-3 main-five-subject rating total multiplied by 4 for 100 points and the grade-3 practical-four-subject rating total multiplied by 7.5 for 150 points): the 500-point academic total is halved to 250 points and added to the 250-point report card for a 500-point selection score in which the academic test and the report card carry equal weight (1:1). Most full-time general and comprehensive courses use multiple-choice selection (fukusu shigan senbatsu) letting applicants list a first and second choice with a first-choice bonus of about 20-30 points by school district, while specialized courses use single selection (tandoku senbatsu), with optional special handling (tokubetsu atsukai) giving a 10% border-score reduction for notable club and special-activity records. 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 13:10-14:00 on March 12, 2026 in the Reiwa 8 general selection)
Passing Score
No fixed pass mark; scored out of 100 points (500 total across 5 subjects, halved to 250); selection adds the 250-point naishinten report card for a 500-point total with the academic test and report card weighted equally (1:1), with a first-choice bonus of about 20-30 points in multiple-choice selection
Exam Fee
JPY 2,200 entrance examination fee for prefectural full-time high schools, set out in the Hyogo selection guidelines, paid with Hyogo prefectural revenue stamps attached to the application form and from Reiwa 8 also payable through online settlement (Hyogo Prefectural Board of Education (兵庫県教育委員会))
Hyogo Entrance Science Exam Content Outline
Physics and Energy
Motion and forces, pressure, work and power, light and sound, electric circuits and Ohm's law, and magnetism.
Chemistry
States of matter, solutions and concentration, chemical change and mass conservation, ions, acids, bases, and neutralization.
Biology
Cells, photosynthesis and respiration, digestion and circulation, the nervous system, heredity, and ecosystems.
Earth Science
Strata and fossils, volcanoes and earthquakes, weather and humidity, and the solar system and celestial motion.
How to Pass the Hyogo Entrance Science Exam
What You Need to Know
- Passing score: No fixed pass mark; scored out of 100 points (500 total across 5 subjects, halved to 250); selection adds the 250-point naishinten report card for a 500-point total with the academic test and report card weighted equally (1:1), with a first-choice bonus of about 20-30 points in multiple-choice selection
- Assessment: The real Hyogo science examination is a 50-minute paper scored out of 100 points (500 total across five subjects: kokugo, social studies, mathematics, science, and English including a listening test); in the Reiwa 8 (2026) general selection it was sat on March 12, 2026 (Thursday) from 13:10 to 14:00, with selection results announced on March 19, 2026 (Thursday) at 10:00. The paper is created by the Hyogo Prefectural Board of Education on the 2017 (Heisei 29) MEXT junior-high Course of Study for science and spans the physics/energy, chemistry, biology, and earth-science strands at 25 points each, with heavy use of experiments, graphs, and tables. Answers are entered on a printed answer sheet as lettered choices or numeric values; Hyogo science papers most often contain no extended written-explanation items, but they are calculation-heavy, sometimes chaining several calculations inside a single item, so time management decides marks. Each school admits applicants by combining the academic examination with the 250-point junior-high report card (naishinten, the grade-3 main-five-subject rating total multiplied by 4 for 100 points and the grade-3 practical-four-subject rating total multiplied by 7.5 for 150 points): the 500-point academic total is halved to 250 points and added to the 250-point report card for a 500-point selection score in which the academic test and the report card carry equal weight (1:1). Most full-time general and comprehensive courses use multiple-choice selection (fukusu shigan senbatsu) letting applicants list a first and second choice with a first-choice bonus of about 20-30 points by school district, while specialized courses use single selection (tandoku senbatsu), with optional special handling (tokubetsu atsukai) giving a 10% border-score reduction for notable club and special-activity records. 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 13:10-14:00 on March 12, 2026 in the Reiwa 8 general selection)
- Exam fee: JPY 2,200 entrance examination fee for prefectural full-time high schools, set out in the Hyogo selection guidelines, paid with Hyogo prefectural revenue stamps attached to the application form and from Reiwa 8 also payable through online settlement
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is the real Hyogo science entrance paper multiple-choice?
Mostly, and this is a well-known Hyogo trait. The science paper is dominated by symbol-selection items and numeric answers, and most often contains no extended written-explanation items at all — so selection practice transfers well here. The gap is elsewhere: the real paper is built on experiments, graphs, and data tables, is markedly calculation-heavy (one item can chain several calculations), and its option sets are not limited to four choices. This bank is an English-language four-option MCQ study adaptation with original items, not official past problems. Work past papers with the real figures and tables to build the data-reading speed the paper demands.
Are these questions official past exam problems?
No. Although the Hyogo 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, with genuine calculation items such as Ohm's law circuits, solution concentration, humidity, and work and power.
How long is the science paper and what is the maximum score?
The science paper is a single 50-minute exam scored out of 100 points, sat on March 12, 2026 in the Reiwa 8 general selection (13:10-14:00). The five subjects total 500 points, which are halved to 250 and added to the 250-point junior-high report card (naishinten) for a 500-point selection score in which the academic test and the report card carry equal weight (1:1).
What is the Reiwa 8 (2026) application and results schedule?
Recommendation and special selection was held February 16, 2026 (some schools February 17) with results February 20 at 14:00. General selection applications were accepted February 25-27, 2026 with application-change through March 4 at 12:00 and the JPY 2,200 fee paid with Hyogo prefectural revenue stamps or online settlement. The academic examination was held on March 12, 2026 (Thursday), with selection results announced on March 19, 2026 (Thursday) at 10:00.
What parts of the junior-high science curriculum does the exam cover?
The paper covers the 2017 MEXT junior-high science curriculum across four strands: physics and energy (forces, motion, work, electricity, magnetism), chemistry (matter, solutions, chemical change, ions, acids and bases), biology (cells, photosynthesis, the body, heredity, ecosystems), and earth science (geology, earthquakes, weather, astronomy). This bank distributes its 100 items evenly across those four strands.
Do these details apply to the next (Reiwa 9 / 2027) entrance examination?
Most figures on this page describe the Reiwa 8 cycle, whose academic examination was sat on March 12, 2026. For the Reiwa 9 (2027 entrance) cycle, the Board has published the schedule: recommendation and special selection on February 16, 2027 (some schools February 17) with results February 22, 2027, and the general-selection academic examination on March 11, 2027 (Thursday) with results March 18, 2027 (Thursday). The five-subject, 50-minute, 100-point structure and the equal-weight (1:1) selection method have been stable, but confirm the current year's application windows, fees, and selection ratios on the Hyogo Prefectural Board of Education's own pages before relying on them.