The Sims 2/School

In The Sims 2, children and teens must attend school to advance. Failure to attend school can mean the social worker for kids and teens being crippled later in life. This article reviews the mechanics of school, doing homework and how to get into private school.

Grades
Every day sims go to school at 9am. Teens come home at 1pm and kids come home at 3pm. When sims go home, they come home with a report card. The report card has the sim's grade on it. Grades are split up into 5 levels. Each letter is then divided into three levels. +, -, and normal. This is determined by mood on that day. A sim with a high mood will have a + attached to their letter. A sim with a low mood will have a - attached.
 * A
 * B
 * C
 * D
 * F

Next, each sim starts with a C as their grades and must earn their way up to an A. To earn that grade, you must do two things. First you must go to school, then you must do your homework. Doing homework earns a advancement in grades until you reach A.

Having a bad grade comes with several effects.
 * Earning a D gives a bad memory.
 * Earning an F causes the social worker to come. (Children only.)
 * Earning an F causes a teen to get fired. (Teens only.)

School Chance Cards
Every day you go to school, there's a chance that you might receive a chance card of sorts. This however has no choice. It's merely a positive benefit. Cash for public school. Skill bonus for private school.