Data on the number of students accepted by prestigious schools from the 7 major cram schools for junior high school entrance exams in the Tokyo metropolitan area has been compiled. While SAPIX is considered to have a dominant position, WASEDA ACADEMY CO.,LTD. has made significant gains and Nichinoken is showing signs of a comeback.
As competition for junior high school entrance exams intensifies, the number of students accepted by prestigious schools is increasingly being used to assess the strength of cram schools. Parents’ choice of cram school is often influenced by its track record of successful applicants to prestigious schools, and cram schools are also actively publishing their acceptance figures. The article also presents the view that it is difficult to assess a cram school’s true strength based on acceptance figures alone.
SAPIX, WASEDA ACADEMY CO.,LTD., Yotsuya Otsuka, Nichinoken, Gnooble, TOMAS and Nozomi Gakuen are identified as the 7 major cram schools in the Tokyo metropolitan area. A separate table compiles the number of students accepted by each school to each prestigious school. The table is explained to use data for the 2026 academic year.
The analysis of the data points to SAPIX remaining strong, while WASEDA ACADEMY CO.,LTD. has made significant gains and Nichinoken appears to be showing signs of a comeback. Differences between the cram schools are reflected in the differences in their numbers of students accepted by prestigious schools.
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