Reorganization of Hyogo Prefectural High Schools: Consolidation of 14 Schools to 6 Schools in FY2025

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Latest News on Reorganization of Hyogo Prefectural High Schools

The Hyogo Prefectural Board of Education has announced the names of 14 schools (currently planned for 16 schools) scheduled to be integrated in 2025. Two schools in the Naka-Harima area are under consideration for integration after FY2026, based on the Himeji Municipal High School Reorganization Plan.

Combination of schools targeted for integration

• Kobe Kita Ward (School District 1): Kobe Kita and Kobe Kouhoku
• Nishi Ward, Kobe City (School District 1): Ikawaya/Ikawaya Kita
• Nishinomiya City (School District 2): Nishinomiya Kita, Nishinomiya Kouyama
• Miki City (School District 3): Miki Kita, Miki Higashi, Yoshikawa
• Himeji South (School District 4): Himeji South, Aboshi, Ieshima
• Northern part of Himeji City and Fukusaki Town (School District 4): Fukusaki, Yumemae

The following combinations of schools in the area will be integrated: Kobe Kita-ku (School District 1): Kobe Kita, Kobe Kou Kita; Nishi-ku (Nishi-ku): Ikawaya, Ikawaya Kita; Nishinomiya-shi (School District 2): Nishinomiya Kita, Nishinomiya Kouyama; Miki (School District 3): Miki Kita, Miki Higashi, Yoshikawa; Southern Himeji (School District 4): Himeji Minami, Aboshi, Keshima; Northern Himeji and Fukusaki-cho (School District 4): Fukusaki, Yumemae; Southern Himeji (School District 4): Himeji Minami, Aboshi, Ieshima; and Northern Himeji and Fukusaki-cho (School District 4): Fukusaki, Yumemae. Fukusaki, Yumemae

Points of Interest

The integration of Nishinomiya Kita High School, the model school for the popular anime “The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya,” is attracting attention.

Related Links

• Prefectural High School Reorganization: Consolidation of 14 schools to 6 in FY25 (Kobe Shimbun NEXT)
• Wave of Reorganization at Suzumiya Haruhi’s “North High School” (Kobe Shimbun NEXT)
• High School Reorganization Special Page (Kobe Shimbun NEXT)

Situation in the Higashi-Harima area

In the Higashi-Harima area including Akashi City, two high schools are scheduled to be merged into one in FY2028, but high schools in Akashi City Ward are “not subject to reorganization,” according to the Akashi Mayor’s announcement.

List of Prefectural High Schools in the Higashi-Harima Area (17 schools)

• Akashi High School (Akashi City)
• Akashi Minami High School (Akashi City)
• Akashi Nishi Senior High School (Akashi City)
• Akashi-Kita High School (Akashi City)
• Akashi Shimizu High School (Akashi City)
• Akashi Josai High School (Akashi City)
• Kakogawa Higashi High School (Kakogawa City)
• Kakogawa Nishi High School (Kakogawa City)
• Kakogawa Kita High School (Kakogawa City)
• Kakogawa Minami High School (Kakogawa City)
• Kakogawa Agricultural High School (Kakogawa City)
• Higashihari Technical High School (Kakogawa City)
• Takasago High School (Takasago City)
• Takasago Minami High School (Takasago-shi)
• Shoyo High School (Takasago-shi)
• Higashi Harima High School (Inami Town)
• Harima Minami High School (Harima Town)

Akashi Commercial School is not included because it is “Akashi Municipal”!

Hyogo Prefectural Board of Education Official Website (List of Prefectural Schools)