Create, edit, remove, and delete classes in Schoolwork
A class is a group of individuals, composed of at least one teacher. Schoolwork automatically populates the sidebar with all of your Apple School Manager classes. If your school’s IT administrator assigned you the “Create, edit, and delete classes” privilege in Apple School Manager, you can also create, edit, and remove classes within Schoolwork. Creating classes within Schoolwork allows you to add classes for groups and clubs not included in your institution’s Student Information System (SIS) and SFTP information.
Schoolwork automatically syncs classes you create with Apple School Manager; making the classes and information (for example, Class Name and Nickname) visible to others in your organization.
Create a class in Schoolwork
In the Schoolwork app
, tap 
in the upper right of the window.Type a name for your new class.
To change the location of your new class, tap Location, then tap the location you want to use for the new class, if applicable.
Note: You can only choose locations your school’s IT administrator added for your account in Roles/Locations in Apple School Manager. The Location field appears only when you have more than one location.
Add teachers and students to your new class:
To add additional teachers, tap Teachers, tap Add Teachers, then type the name of a teacher or class.
You can add up to 15 teachers to your class. Before you can add a teacher to your class, the teacher’s Managed Apple ID must exist in Apple School Manager in any of your locations.
To add students, tap Students, then type the name of a student or class.
You can add up to a combined total of 100 students and teachers to your class. Before you can add a student to your class, the student’s Managed Apple ID must exist in Apple School Manager in any of your locations.
Tap to select a class icon and color, then tap Done.
Edit a class in Schoolwork
In the Schoolwork app
, do one of the following:Tap
Handouts in the bottom tab, press and hold a class in the sidebar, then tap Edit.Tap
Handouts in the bottom tab, swipe left on a class in the sidebar, then tap Edit.Tap
Students in the bottom tab, tap a class at the top, then tap Edit Class in the upper right of the window.
Edit class information:
To edit the class name, type a new name.
To edit teachers, tap Teachers, then do the following:
To add teachers, tap Add Teachers, tap the Add field, type a teacher or class name, tap the teacher or class, then tap Done.
To remove teachers, swipe left on the teacher you want to remove, then tap Delete.
To edit students, tap Students, then do the following:
To add students, tap Add Students, tap the Add field, type a student or class name, tap the student or class, then tap Done.
To remove students, swipe left on the student you want to remove, then tap Delete.
To edit the class icon or color, tap to select a new icon or color.
Note: You can’t change the location of your class.
Confirm the information for your class is correct, then tap Done.
Note: For classes created from a Student Information System (SIS) and SFTP, you can only edit the name in Schoolwork. Classes in Apple School Manager have both a formal Class Name (set by administrators in Apple School Manager) and a Nickname (set by teachers in Schoolwork). When you edit the name of a class in Schoolwork, you change the Apple School Manager Nickname.
Remove a class in Schoolwork
In the Schoolwork app
, tap Handouts in the bottom tab.In the sidebar, do one of the following:
Press and hold the class you want to remove, then tap Remove.
Swipe left on the class you want to remove, then tap Remove.
Confirm you want to remove the class, then tap Remove Class.
Schoolwork deletes the class from Apple School Manager and removes students and student progress data. Schoolwork also returns copies of any Handout files not previously returned to students, removes the student copies from your iCloud Drive, then saves view-only copies of the Handouts in a class archive. Removing a class affects all teachers with access to the class.
You can also remove a class by editing the class, then tapping Remove Class at the bottom of the pop-up pane.
Note: You can’t remove classes created from a Student Information System (SIS) and SFTP.
Delete a class archive in Schoolwork
In the Schoolwork app
, tap Handouts in the bottom tab.In the sidebar, do one of the following:
Press and hold the [class name] (Year) in [your organization] for the class archive you want to delete, then tap Delete.
Swipe left on the [class name] (Year) in [your organization] for the class archive you want to delete, then tap Delete.
Confirm you want to delete the class archive, then tap Delete.
Schoolwork deletes the class archive and all associated Handouts. Deleting a class archive affects all teachers with access to the class.
You can also delete a class archive by swiping left on the class, then tapping Delete.