# What Academium sets up for you

> Academium SMS Help › Setting up a new school
> For: School Owner, School Admin · Individual Edition, Server Edition
> Web page: https://helpcenter.academium.com.ng/academium-sms/article/sms-what-academium-sets-up-for-you
> Last updated: 2026-10-06

When you create a school, Academium sets up the essentials so you can start straight away. Everything here can be changed later.

## From your answers

- **The school owner's account**, with the email and password you entered. Use them to sign in to Academium SMS.
- **Your school's details** and **logo**. The one logo is used everywhere: in the app, on printouts and on report cards. You can upload different logos later in [School settings](https://helpcenter.academium.com.ng/academium-sms/article/sms-school-settings.md).
- **Your classes**, in teaching order (Creche, then Nursery, Primary or Basic, JSS and SSS), with their sections.
- **Your assessment pattern**: the mark columns, such as First C.A, Second C.A and Exam.

## Worked out for you

### The current session and its terms

Academium creates the session you are in now, following the Nigerian school year from **September to August**. From January to August, that is the session that started the previous September.

| Term | Starts | Ends |
| --- | --- | --- |
| First Term | 1 September | 15 December |
| Second Term | 5 January | 1 April |
| Third Term | 20 April | 31 August |

Check and adjust the dates to your school's calendar. See [Sessions and terms](https://helpcenter.academium.com.ng/academium-sms/article/sms-sessions-and-terms.md).

### Admission numbers

Admission numbers get a **prefix from your school's initials**. For example, *Bright Gate School* becomes **BGS**. Change it under **School Settings → Admissions**.

### Ready-made settings

| What | Starts with |
| --- | --- |
| **Grades** | A 70–100 (Excellent), B 60–69 (Very Good), C 50–59 (Good), D 45–49 (Fair), E 40–44 (Pass), F 0–39 (Fail), with grade points 5 to 0 |
| **Comment templates** | 18 teacher and principal comments, banded by percentage |
| **Payment methods** | Cash, POS, Bank Transfer, Other, Family Wallet |
| **Staff designations** | Principal, Head Teacher, Head master, Class Teacher, Accountant, Admin, Owner, House master, Nurse, Driver, Security |
| **Tax** | The current PAYE tax bands and deduction types |
| **Daily greetings** | 10 dashboard greetings |
| **Student fields** | Which fields show on the admission form |
| **Inventory** | Starter product categories and units |

Academium only fills these in where your school has none, so it never overwrites changes you have made.

## Not set up for you

These are for your school to decide:

- **Subjects.** The first-time welcome offers to add the standard Nigerian subjects. See [First-time school setup](https://helpcenter.academium.com.ng/academium-sms/article/sms-first-time-setup.md).
- **Fees**: fee types, templates and allocations. See [How school fees work](https://helpcenter.academium.com.ng/academium-sms/article/sms-how-school-fees-work.md).
- **Junior (skills) assessment**: categories, skills and rating scale. See [Setting up junior assessment](https://helpcenter.academium.com.ng/academium-sms/article/sms-setting-up-junior-assessment.md).
- **Staff, students and parents.**

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