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New generic extensionSince 2015

.school domain registration

An extension for the school: for a private school, a kindergarten or a language school, telling parents from the address that they’re looking at a place where their children learn.

Score card

.school in six cells

Our score out of five, as we see it when we help a customer choose.

Trust
3 out of 5
Easy to remember
4 out of 5
Global reach
2 out of 5
Price stability
5 out of 5
Short names available
4 out of 5
Local meaning
1 out of 5

Overview

What is .school

The word school is one of the first words anyone learning English learns, so it needs no explaining to anyone. .school entered the internet’s root in 2015 as a new generic extension; it is run by Binky Moon, LLC and supports names in Arabic and DNSSEC signing.

It suits private schools, kindergartens, and language, music and art schools, and any place called a school. In English the word can also mean a faculty in some universities, but people read it first as a school for children, so it fits teaching before university, from kindergarten to high school.

Its price with us is fixed, the first year and every renewal, so you know its cost for years, and it’s higher than .com’s. It doesn’t say which city your school is in, so if parents know it by its district or city, put that before the extension, and register the same name in .com for those who type it out of habit.

Type
New generic extension (new gTLD)
In the root since
February 13, 2015
Name’s origin
school
Responsible body
Binky Moon, LLC
Who may register
Anyone, person or organization, from any country
DNSSEC
Supported
Names in Arabic
Supported (IDN)

Who it suits

For your field: is .school the best fit?

Every field has an extension that says something about it. Here is what .school says in each, and which extension completes it.

  • A private school

    Excellent · The first choice

    A word every parent understands, and .com completes it for those who type the school’s name without an extension.

    Register it with.school.com

  • A school in Oman

    Good · A good fit with .com

    The district’s or city’s name before .school tells parents the school is close to them, and .com serves those who type its name out of habit.

    Register it with.com.school

  • A kindergarten

    Good · A good fit

    Parents understand the word even if a kindergarten isn’t strictly a school, and its name before the extension completes the meaning.

    Register it with.school.com

  • A language or music school

    Good · A good fit

    It says you teach, and the word before it says what: a language or an instrument.

    Register it with.school.academy

  • A university or college

    Consider another · Consider .university

    The word suggests children, and whoever grants a university degree needs an extension that says so.

    Register it with.university.college

  • A stationery store

    Consider another · Consider .store

    Parents expect a school while you sell supplies; a trade extension is clearer.

    Register it with.store.shop

What it does for you

What you gain when you register it

  • The school in the address

    Parents know from the link they’re facing a school, before they read its name.

  • A place for parents and students

    Fees, dates and notices on one site parents come back to.

  • Email that presents your school

    info@jeel-salalah.school tells every parent the message comes from the school.

  • The same price every year

    No offer that ends, no surprise at renewal, and a school plans for years.

And where its value shows

On the report card

The school’s address in every home.

In messages to parents

Their source known before they’re opened.

At the school gate

Under its name, read by every passer-by.

In the enrollment ad

One link for enrollment dates and fees.

Pros and cons

What you should know before you register

Frankly, as we’d tell a customer who asks us before registering.

Pros

  • 01A word everyone understands without explaining
  • 02Suits schools, kindergartens and language schools
  • 03A fixed price with us, the first year and every renewal
  • 04Short names are easier to find than in .com
  • 05Supports names in Arabic and DNSSEC signing

Cons

  • 01More expensive than .com
  • 02Less familiar than .com to many people
  • 03Suggests teaching children, not university
  • 04Doesn’t say which city your school is in

Rules

Registration terms for .school

What the registry requires and what we add, in one place.

Who may register
Anyone, person or organization, from any country
Documents
None required, but you agree to follow the laws that govern the field
Name length
Up to 63 characters
Characters
a–z, digits and hyphens, never first or last
Names in Arabic
Supported (IDN)
Registration term
1 to 10 years
DNSSEC
Supported
Privacy protection
Optional, for a separate fee
Transfer
60 days after registration or the last transfer, with an EPP code; adds a year to its term

Life cycle

From registration until the name is free again

What happens to your name if it isn’t renewed, and when you can still get it back.

  1. 01Registration1 to 10 yearsThe name is yours from the moment you pay, for the term you chose.
  2. 02Before expiry31 days, then 8 days beforeWe remind you twice by email; auto-renewal saves you the reminder.
  3. 03After expiryDays 1–8The website and email stop; renew within these days at the regular renewal price.
  4. 04AuctionFrom day 10The name may go to auction; if it sells, it passes to its buyer.Domain recovery policy
  5. 05Redemption30 daysIf the registry offers it after deletion: a $200 redemption fee plus a year’s renewal.
  6. 06Final deletion5 daysThen the name is free again for anyone to register.

Tips

Before you register

  1. 1.com with .school for your schoolParents type .com out of habit, so register the name in it to lead them to the school’s site.
  2. 2The school’s name as parents say itIf people know it by its district or founder, make that the name before the extension.
  3. 3A short name, read as it’s writtenIf it needs spelling out on the phone, it’s too long or too complicated.
  4. 4No digits or hyphens that need explainingEvery hyphen or digit has to be said, and what has to be said gets forgotten.
  5. 5Renew automatically, or register for yearsUp to 10 years at once, so you never miss a date.
  6. 6Make sure the name isn’t someone else’s trademarkA registered trademark’s owner can recover the name from whoever registered it first.

Nearby extensions

If your name is taken in .school

FAQ5 questions

Frequently asked questions about .school

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  • $43 a year, for the first year and every renewal: the price you see when you search, with no other fees at registration.

  • Anyone, person or organization, from any country, with no documents. But it’s one of the extensions ICANN binds with special safeguards: at registration you agree to follow the laws that govern its field, data and consumer protection among them.

  • Yes, once 60 days have passed since it was registered or last transferred. Ask your current provider for the transfer (EPP) code and open a transfer request with us; a full year is added to the domain’s term.

  • We remind you by email 31 days and 8 days before expiry, and 3 days after it. After expiry the website and email stop, and you can renew in the first eight days at the regular renewal price; from day 10 it may go to auction. If it is deleted and the registry allows redemption within 30 days, the redemption fee is $200 plus a year’s renewal.

  • Yes. The body responsible for .school has an Arabic table in IANA’s repository of internationalized names (IDN), so the name is written in Arabic and stored in a form that begins with xn--.

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