Create rooms

A room is a physical space where teaching happens — a classroom, a lab, a gym, or a computer room. Rooms are used when building the timetable, and a subject can be restricted to specific room types.

Who this is for

Administrators preparing the academic foundation before scheduling.

Before you start

An academic year must exist and be selected — each room belongs to the selected year.
If the Equipment module is enabled, you can attach equipment items to a room. Create those items first if you want to link them.

The Rooms page lists every room in the selected academic year.

Steps

Open the Rooms page

From the admin sidebar, go to Academic → Rooms.

Start a new room

Click Add Room to open the create form.

The create room form: name, code, number, capacity, location and room types.

Fill in the room details

Complete the fields below, then click Submit.

Field	Required	Notes
Room name	Yes	The display name, e.g. Science Lab A.
Code	Yes	A short identifier, max 15 characters, e.g. `LAB-A`.
Room number	Yes	The room number used by your school, e.g. `204`.
Capacity	Yes	Maximum number of students the room holds. Must be at least 1.
Building	No	The building the room is in.
Floor	No	The floor the room is on.
Building address	No	Optional address of the building.
Equipment	No	Equipment available in the room. Only shown when the Equipment module is enabled.
Room types	No	One or more types (e.g. Lab, Classroom). Subjects can be restricted to these types.

Confirm the room appears

The new room is added to the Rooms list immediately. Repeat for every teaching space.

Tip

Set room types accurately. They let the timetable place a subject only in suitable rooms — for example keeping Chemistry in a Lab.