School Owner

From an empty plot to a whole campus

Start with an empty plot and two builders. Drag out classrooms, offices, a canteen and a kitchen, toilets, a library, a clinic, dormitories and more, then furnish and paint them. The build menu shows what every room needs to work and what everything costs.

Four levels of school

Research and open pre-school, grade school, high school and college. Applicants arrive by bus and apply for a level you teach: accept them, give each one a seat and watch their grades rise with good teaching. Students who finish with good grades make your school more popular, and graduates can move up to the next level.

Four places, four seasons

Build in green Maple Valley, the Sunstone Desert, on the Coral Coast by the sea or in the snowy Frostpine Peaks, each with its own ground, trees, weather and rules. Seasons follow the calendar, sunny days give way to rain, snow and heatwaves, and thought bubbles tell you what your students and staff think of it all.

A staff with real jobs

Teachers teach, builders build, janitors clean, chefs cook lunch, doctors run the clinic and guards keep order, while the head master, admissions officers, cashiers, accountants and lawyers each make a difference. Click anyone to see what they're doing and what they need.

School life: events and trophies

Fill your school's calendar: hold a Sports Day, a Spelling Bee, a Science Fair or a Coding Contest against the other schools in town and bring home gold, silver and bronze trophies, put on concerts and art shows for proud families, open your doors for an Open Day and celebrate every class at a Graduation Ceremony. Every event needs the right room and makes your school the talk of the town.

Run the school day

From the morning bell to lights out, your school lives through the day: some students come in early and chat outside, a few run late, and after school some take the bus, some walk home and some stay in the canteen to do their homework. Set each level's timetable: arrival, lessons, breaks, lunch and pickup. Set the registration fee, the deposit and the daily tuition. At midnight tuition comes in and salaries go out, and the bank lends you money when you need it.

Become the best school in town

Run flyer, newspaper, radio and TV campaigns, build a school website and climb the league table of the schools in town. Twenty goals with gold stars and rewards keep you aiming higher, a Getting started checklist takes you through your first day, and Sandbox mode lets you build without limits.

Four major updates, in 17 languages

Version 3.0 rebuilt the game, 3.1 gave it a fresh look, 3.2 brought a camera you can turn and tilt and the Paint tool, and 3.3 four places to build, seasons, weather and school happiness. Every update is in 17 languages; see the update notes for everything that changed.