# School branches — Academium SMS

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> Run several branches of one school in SMS, each with its own records, switch between them, and close one with a clear account of what it removes.

School branches

## One school, every branch.

Each branch keeps its own students, staff, sessions and money, and the people who run the school move between them.

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A fictional school with three branches.

Branches

## Separate records, one school.

Everything in SMS belongs to a branch. The school owner adds a branch from the app’s menu, and the owner, accountants and school admins can switch between branches.

-   **Settings per branch.** A branch has its own name, contacts, logos, currency and accent colour.
    

A fictional branch with its own records and settings.

Switching

## Always know which branch you are in.

The current branch is named in the title bar, so nobody reads one campus’s dashboard as the whole school’s. Pick another branch from it and confirm, and SMS opens that branch’s dashboard.

-   **Confirmed, not on a slip.** Choosing a branch asks for a second click, because switching closes whatever you had open.
    
-   **Only where it applies.** The switcher is hidden for anyone who works in one branch or may not switch.
    

Moving between two fictional branches.

Branch details

## Names that tell branches apart.

Edit a branch’s name, school name, email, phone number, city and state. Two branches cannot share a name, because the name is how they are told apart everywhere else.

Fictional branch details.

Closing a branch

## Closing a branch, said plainly.

Closing a branch removes it with its students, staff and history. SMS shows what it holds and asks you to type its name first. There is no undo.

-   **Two branches it will not close.** The only branch, and the one you are working in. Switch to another branch first.
    
-   **Owner only.** Only the school owner and superadmin can close a branch.
    

A fictional branch. The counts are what will be removed.

FAQs

## School branches questions

Running more than one branch in SMS.

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### Who can work in more than one branch?

The school owner, accountants and school admins can switch between branches. Other staff work in their own branch.

### Is a backup taken before a branch is closed?

No. The confirmation says so, and lists the records that will be removed.

## Run every branch from one place.

Download Academium SMS and set up your school, try a demo, or start in free mode.

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