In 1886, Preparatory School of the University of Tokyo, its extension campus in Osaka (later moved to Kyoto) and Yamaguchi Junior Highs School were renamed the First Higher Middle School, the Third Higher Middle School and Yamaguchi Higher Middle School, respectively.
1886年、東京大学予備門は第一高等中学校に、大阪の大学分校は第三高等中学校（のちに京都に移転）に、山口中学校は山口高等中学校に改められた。