The Judo class during freshman year are intended to commemorate the founder of the school, Kanō Jigorō.
Nada High School also offers a range of extracurricular activities, including interscholastic teams in sports, academic clubs, and student-run publications.
A considerable number of students from Hokkaido to Kyushu attempt Nada's entrance examination to see how they are.
Students of Nada High School often receive Gold Medals for international science olympiads.
[11][12] Many alumni of Nada High School succeed as scholars including Ryōji Noyori, a Nobel laureate of Chemistry in 2001.
Nada High School has traditionally created many well-known writers as well, including Shusaku Endo, Ramo Nakajima, Genichiro Takahashi, etc.