HR High School Fully Renovates Guidebook, Featuring "Real High School Life" Including Cultural Festivals, Sports Days, and Graduate Career Paths

RePlayce Inc. (Headquarters: Shibuya-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director: Masahiro Yamamoto; hereinafter "RePlayce"), a provider of career exploration services for junior and senior high school students, has completely renewed the campus guide pamphlet for "HR High School," a correspondence high school support school that opened in April 2025. This renewal includes new graduate interviews and features on events such as the cultural festival, sports day, and school trip. It delivers the daily life at HR High School, where students connect with peers and society, to junior and senior high school students and their parents considering enrollment. The main visuals, including the cover, were newly created by Mai Maeta, an illustrator/artist active both domestically and internationally based in Sapporo.

Background of the Renewal Correspondence high schools and support schools are rapidly expanding as options for higher education. According to the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology's preliminary report on the 2025 School Basic Survey, the number of students in correspondence high schools has increased for 10 consecutive years, with approximately one in ten students now learning in such schools. This trend is driven by the diversification of learning methods and the growing need for alternative educational pathways for students who have experienced school refusal. However, many also express concerns such as "it's hard to imagine school life" and "are there few opportunities to interact with friends and participate in events?" HR High School, as "the learning environment closest to society," emphasizes the importance of "adults" (not just "teachers") supporting each student. It offers unique curricula such as Corporate Collaboration PBL (Project Based Learning) and Top Runner Sessions. Simultaneously, it has focused on creating school events planned and operated by students themselves and fostering communities where students can interact daily. Commitment to "growth and change after enrollment" has led to various observable changes in just over a year since its opening. While approximately half of the enrolled students experienced school refusal during their junior high school years, the attendance rate (including partial attendance) at HR High School has risen from 50% to 89%. Furthermore, the cumulative number of "challenge actions" taken by students from the first semester of 2025 to January 2026 increased from 376 to 1,051 (approximately 2.8 times). Non-cognitive skills also showed positive behavioral changes, with "the ability to not feel anxious before performance" improving by 12 points during the same period. Based on these student changes and the ability to more concretely convey actual school life and the paths of graduates, the HR High School guidebook has been comprehensively renewed.

*1 Data observed from the school's opening in April 2025 through Autumn 2025.

Features of the Renewed Pamphlet Graduate Interviews Included Newly included are interviews with graduates who have moved on from HR High School. Students who advanced to Digital Hollywood University and International Christian University (ICU), among others, share in their own words how they forged their paths through learning at HR High School and the support of their peers and coaches.

Life Indistinguishable from Full-Time Schools, Including Cultural Festivals, Sports Days, and School Trips "Not impossible because it's correspondence, but possible even with correspondence." The guide features the reality of campus life spent with peers, including the "HR Festival" cultural festival, the "Sports Fest" athletic event, and the "Sleepover Off-Meeting" (equivalent to a school trip), all planned and operated by students. It also showcases diverse activities throughout the year, such as the entrance and graduation ceremonies, overseas study programs, and the "HR High EXPO" for presenting the culmination of their research.

Students' Real Daily Lives and Four Campuses It includes "A Week in the Life of an HR High Student" for both commuting and fully online students, as well as examples of work created by the students themselves. It conveys the landscape of learning unfolding across the four campuses: Yoyogi (YOYOGI BASE), Shibuya (SHIBUYA MIXI BASE), Yokohama (YOKOHAMA BASE), and Online (VIRTUAL BASE).

"Guidebook 2027" is provided to those who attend HR High School's individual consultations and information sessions. Inquiries and applications for information sessions can be made via the following link:

Information Sessions & Individual Consultations: https://hr-highschool.com/forms

About the Cover Illustration The main visuals, including the cover, were specially created for HR High School by illustrator/artist Mai Maeta. Based on Maeta's representative character series "EYE OF FIRE," the piece features burning eyes symbolizing the hidden passion of students who, while grappling with challenges, continue to seek their own paths. It visually represents the pamphlet's overarching concept: "Reclaim Your Excitement."

Profile of Mai Maeta (Maeda Baku) Born and based in Sapporo. Creates works that transcend boundaries, from two-dimensional to three-dimensional, with illustration as a base. In recent years, has been releasing the character series "EYE OF FIRE," with plans for a collection of works and capsule toys in 2025.

HR High School HR High School is a correspondence high school support school established in April 2025. As "the learning environment closest to society," it features diverse curricula, including encounters with various working adults, corporate collaboration PBL (Project Based Learning) tackling missions with leading Japanese companies, and next-generation general education to develop skills for success in society. Its strengths lie in supporting diverse career paths, not only high school graduation but also university admissions including prestigious universities utilizing the comprehensive selection process, and holding school recommendation slots for 71 overseas universities. Career exploration coaches, selected through rigorous screening, provide personalized support for each student's career realization. Official Website: https://hr-highschool.com

Applications for Information Sessions & Individual Consultations: https://hr-highschool.com/forms

RePlayce Inc. Spun off from NTT Docomo Inc., RePlayce Inc. was founded in April 2024, offering career exploration services for junior and senior high school students. In 2025, it opened HR High School, aiming to ignite the curiosity of young generations and "update the current state of education" through its mission. The company is engaged in initiatives for the self-realization of children and the development of human resources who will support Japan's future society. "Hataraku-bu," its career exploration service, was rebranded as "TANQ BASE" in December 2025. Headquarters: Shibuya-ku, Tokyo CEO: Masahiro Yamamoto Business Activities: Operation of the online career exploration school for junior and senior high school students "TANQ BASE," operation of the correspondence high school support school HR High School, development of inquiry-based learning materials, dispatch of adult instructors, online school business operations, etc. Mission: "Update the current state of education." Official Website: https://replayce.co.jp - Newly established correspondence support school opened in Spring 2025: https://hr-highschool.com - Online career exploration school for junior and senior high school students "TANQ BASE": https://tanqbase.com *"Hataraku-bu" was rebranded and relaunched as "TANQ BASE" in December 2025.