Esports Department to be Established in Saga Prefectural High School; Teaching How to be Professional Gamers, Game Creators

The Yomiuri Shimbun

11:48 JST, June 10, 2025

A Saga prefectural high school plans to establish an esports department to nurture future professional gamers and game creators starting next spring.

This will be the first case of a public high school that offers daytime classes having a department in which students can learn esports specially, according to the Saga prefectural board of education.

Saga Prefectural Karatsu Seisho High School (Genkai Town) will enroll a maximum of 20 students from across the nation.