This post will explain how to send your preteen and teen sims to school and what they earn when they level up in their education.
PRETEEN
Complete the Preparing for Preteens quest to unlock the Simtown Elementary, once you have a Preteen you can send them to school.
How do I send a preteen to school?
Go to the career tab, find the preteen and it will say ‘not enrolled’ click on the mortar board symbol to enrol them at school:
They will be at school for 5 hours and will start from level 3, grade C (no idea why they don’t start from level 1 but you can get them down to level one (if you really wanted to) by having them leave school and then enroll again, each time they leave they will level down) 
Level 1: E S5 300XP
Level 2: D S25 350XP
Level 3: C S130 400XP
Level 4: C+ S240 450XP
Level 5: B S310 500XP
Level 6: B+ S390 525XP
Level 7: A S480 550XP
Level 8: A+ S600 600XP
Level 9: A++ S645 650XP
Level 10: A+++ S700 800XP
The first preteen to go to elementary school in your town will unlock new items when they level up:
Level 4: C+ 2+2 is 4 poster
Level 5: B Planets poster
Level 6: B+ Science project
Level 7: A Einstim poster
Level 8: A+ Model UFO
Level 9: A++ School Certificate
Level 10: A+++ Spelling Bee Trophy
Further preteens will earn town value as a reward for levelling up:
Level 4: C+ 1,000 Town Value
Level 5: B 2,000 Town Value
Level 6: B+ 5,000 Town Value
Level 7: A 7,500 Town Value
Level 8: A+ 15,000 Town Value
Level 9: A++ 20,000 Town Value
Level 10: A+++ 30,000 Town Value
TEEN
Complete the Higher Education Quest to unlock Simtown High to be able to send your teenage sims to school.
How do I send a teen to school?
Go to the career tab, find the teen and it will say ‘not enrolled’ click on the mortar board symbol to enrol them at school:
NOTE: this option will be locked until you build the Simtown High School
They will be at school for 5 hours
Level 1: Junior Student- S300 300XP
Level 2: Hall Monitor- S400 350XP
Level 3: Teachers Pet- S450 400XP
Level 4: School Band Leader- S500 450XP
Level 5: Senior Student- S550 500XP
The first teen to reach level 2 at the high school in your town will unlock the High School Award Display:
They will fill the case as they level up
Further teens will earn town value as a reward for reaching level 2:
Level 2: 500 Town Value
All teens will earn town value as a reward for levelling up from level 3 onwards:
Level 3: 750 Town Value
Level 4: 1,000 Town Value
Level 5: 2,000 Town Value
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Hey is there a way for my preteens to go down a grade? Maybe by not going to school?
Thanks!
No, they don’t go down a grade if they don’t go to school, they stay at their current grade.
how can i fill the award display with medals and such?
You need to keep sending your teen to school, they will level up and fill the case.
Hi, I’m trying to age my sim from a preteen to a teen but it’s telling me they aren’t at the biggest level in school and my preteen is at A+++. They have also leveled up as far as they can in their hobby and life goal. This is happening even with my adults. Any idea why or what should I do from here? I did go ahead and aged one but I lost their orb… I’m not understanding. Thanks!
They definitely are at the highest level! I think it just says this now so you know when you age them they will lose that career or education level. You shouldn’t lose an orb when you age them as you need to age them to complete their orb so I don’t know what happened there!
My question’s regarding changing a preteen to a teen. I can do that now but, I can’t afford to build a town hall to get them into a high school building yet. Can they stay going to school in the elementary until I can afford to build all the new buildings? I don’t want them to be lazy and wastrels, doing nothing. : ) Maybe I could homeschool them…
Your site is SO helpful! Thank you for all the time and effort you put into this – you help so many people with this – I appreciate so much, I’m sure many others do, too! Thanks!
Yes if they are still preteens they can go to elementary school for as long as you like, you don’t even have to age them to teens anyway!
You’re very welcome! 🙂
Does the high school not need a teacher?
No, teachers only work at the elementary school
I figured out a way to lower sims grade level! First, enroll them in school. Then make them quit via the careers tab. Their grade will be lowered. Could you add that to this post?
Thanks for that! I have added it to the post
I’m about to age my toddlers into preteens so I was wondering if you can accompany them to school like you can the police or actress career thank your so helpful
No you cannot go to school with preteen or teenage sims.
What about the high school in the city next to the hospital? I can’t find anything on it anywhere. Are you still here and/or on Twitter? Thanks
Sorry I haven’t created a post on it. Sims cannot go to school at Downtown High, the Class Clown hobby can be completed here, that is it.