Apple School Manager

Apple School Manager is a simple, web-based portal for IT administrators that works with your third-party mobile device management (MDM) solution so that you can easily buy content in volume, whether your organisation uses iPhone, iPad or Mac.

Merge your data - Sync user accounts from your Student Information System, Google Workspace, Microsoft Active Directory (Azure AD) domain, or your identity provider, or with files you create and upload using SFTP. Integrate with your Student Information System (SIS) So you can quickly create user accounts with school rosters and classes, Apple School Manager also integrates with your existing environment. Managed Apple IDs Apple School Manager makes it easy to create a unique Managed Apple ID for each user in your organisation. Managed Apple IDs are unique to your organisation, and separate from personal Apple IDs you can create for yourself. A benefit is that IT administrators manage the services that a Managed Apple ID can access. Also, because Apple School Manager integrates with your existing environment, you can provide Managed Apple IDs to users using their existing organisation credentials—for example, Google Workspace, Microsoft Azure Active Directory (Azure AD) or your identity provider (IdP). You can integrate either federated authentication or System for Cross-domain Identity Management (SCIM), allowing users to sign in to Apple services with their existing user name and password.

Devices - Streamline how you deploy Apple devices to your organisation. With Apple School Manager, you can automate MDM enrolment and simplify initial device setup without having to physically touch or prepare the devices before users get them. You can automatically enrol devices into your MDM solution of choice, as long as the device has been added to your organisation at the time of purchase — from Apple or from a participating Apple Authorised Reseller or mobile network provider, or through Apple Configurator.

Content - Buy apps and books in bulk, then assign them to devices for your staff, instructors and students to use. You can also reassign apps from one device to another. Apple School Manager works with your MDM solution, letting your organisation buy content (such as apps and books) in volume, assign it to devices or users, and then install and update that content wirelessly, even if the App Store is disabled. You retain full ownership and control of apps you have purchased. You can even revoke and reassign apps to different devices and users — in any country or region where that app is available from the App Store.