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Although adolescents’ well-being has long been considered a central goal in therapy and education, research focusing on the link between subjective well-being (SWB; happiness) and studying in specialized school classes is rather limited. Using a between-subjects design, the present study examined whether adolescents studying in sports, arts, or regular classes differ in SWB indicators of life satisfaction and positivity ratio. Based on previous findings linking self-control and perceived social support to SWB, the study further examined the mediating role of these variables in the relation between class affiliation and adolescents’ SWB. The sample included 648 Israeli adolescents in Grades 7–10 attending public schools. Results indicated that students in elective sports and arts classes reported significantly higher life satisfaction than did students in regular classes and that students in elective sports classes …