Digital Schoolhouse Splatoon 3 Tournament 2025-2026

Build an esports team and take on Splatoon 3 in our senior tournament on Nintendo Switch!

Ukie's Digital Schoolhouse together Nintendo UK provides an immersive careers education experience for students who are passionate about a career in the Creative Digital sector. Students aged 11-18 years can participate as players or fulfil professional roles crafted by the video games industry, for education.

REFUNDS OF DEPOSITS

• Due to the structure of the tournament, this Eventbrite page displays "No refunds". DEPOSITS ARE REFUNDABLE! Please refer to the terms and conditions for details on refunds.

How to register:

• If you are a Schoolhouse, please select the ticket type "I'm a Certified Schoolhouse"

• If you are an external school or college, please select ticket type "I'm an external school/college*"

*External schools/colleges refer to academic institutions that are not part of the Digital Schoolhouse programme in the academic year 2025-2026.

Schoolhouses are required to pay a £80 refundable deposit at the time of registering. For further information, please see the tournament's Terms & Conditions.

External schools/colleges refer to institutions that are not part of the Digital Schoolhouse programme in the academic year 2025-2026. Please note that there is a charge for external participants to participate in the tournament (£79.99 + VAT + £80 refundable deposit).

By taking part in the esports tournament, you are eligible to receive:

• Exclusive esports lesson plans & curriculum resources

• Tournament starter pack

• Free careers information & guidance

• Prizes

We ask that you read the full Terms and Conditions here before completing registration. Upon completing registration, you will receive an email from Eventbrite with your Joining Instructions.

Please note that the Regional Qualifiers and Semi-Finals and the Grand Final will be physical events taking place in person at locations around the country.

Tournament timeline:

• October 2025 - January 2026: School heats | Format: SCHOOL'S CHOICE

• February 2026: Regional qualifiers | Format: IN-PERSON

• March 2026: Semi-finals | Format: IN-PERSON
• April 2026: Grand final | Format: IN-PERSON
  
  Please note that the Regional Qualifiers, Semi-Finals, and Grand Final will be physical events taking place in-person at locations around the country. If you register for this tournament we will plan these in person events with you in mind, and you will be required to attend a Regional qualifier.

Regional Venues:

• Belfast - QUB Reboot Gaming Cafe - 29th of January
• Glasgow - Barclays Eagle Lab - 3rd of February
• Leicester - Barclays Eagle Lab - 6th of February
• Manchester - Barclays Eagle Lab -10th of February
• Newcastle - Barclays Eagle Lab -12th of February
• London - SideQuest Charing Cross - 24th of February

Frequently Asked Questions:

Please read the below FAQ guide. For urgent enquiries, please contact the Digital Schoolhouse team at dshesports@ukie.org.uk

Terms and Conditions:

Please read the full Terms and Conditions here.

Technical requirements:

To run the tournament in the School Heats, Regional Qualifiers and Semi-finals stage of the competition, educational institutions will need a minimum of the below equipment:

• 4 x Nintendo Switch 1 console (standard, not Lite version)

• 4 x copies of Splatoon 3

Hardware loans may be available to participants depending on stock availability.

About Digital Schoolhouse esports

Together with Nintendo Switch, the Digital Schoolhouse tournaments have reached over 59,000 pupils in schools & colleges across the UK since 2017.

This immersive experience provides a unique insight into the creative digital sector, to promote homegrown talent and to enable students to aspire to careers pathways they may not have otherwise considered.

Terms and Conditions

Please read the full Terms and Conditions here

If you have any questions about taking part in the tournament, please email dshesports@ukie.org.uk.