Student placement software to help Primary and Secondary schools create well balanced class lists
Installation Instructions
Modern Windows operating systems and browsers offer greater protection from viruses than previous versions, unfortunately this also means that other legitimate programs (like Class Maker) are sometimes prevented from installing. By following the steps below, you can install Class Maker on your computer.
Install with Administrator access.
Firstly, press the "Download" button on this website. This will bring up a Google Drive download page where the installer file (called "ClassMaker setup.exe") is kept. Download this file onto your computer and double click on the file (preferably in Administrator mode) to install Class Maker.
Google Drive will try to protect you from downloading "ClassMaker setup.exe", displaying a message like the one below. Since this file is the Class Maker installation file, it's fine to download and install. It will most likely save the file in your "Downloads" folder.
The installer will put Class Maker into the folder you specify, which is "C:\Class Maker" by default.
Copy your licence file into this folder to upgrade from the demo version.
The first time you run Class Maker, you may need to run it in Administrator mode. Right click on "Class Maker.exe" and select "Run as Administrator". Once you have run it as an administrator once, you shouldn't need to do it again.
If you are updating Class Maker to a later version and you see the warning message below, it means that one (or more) instances of Class Maker are still running in the background.
To close these, you can either use Task Manager to close these processes (use Ctrl Alt Del to give you the menu where you can open Task Manager), or simply restart your computer to clear these old versions and start the installer again.
If you have any problems with installing Class Maker, please email the developers at
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Note that Windows will identify this as a file coming from the internet and containing macros, so will block access to the macro. Since the macro is used to check your Student Database file for errors, it's important to unblock the macro. You can do this by following the instructions here.
If you download the zip file, you will need to run the installer program in Administrator mode. To do this, you need to extract the files in the "Class Maker 2023.4.zip" file to a new folder. To do this, open up Windows Explorer, right click on the zip file, and press "Extract All". Choose a folder (or create a new one) and press the "Extract" button. Next, you will need to run the "ClassMaker setup.exe" file from your newly created folder. Right click on "ClassMaker setup.exe" and click the button marked "Run as Administrator". You may need to enter the Administrator username and password which you will need to find from your system administrator.
If all you are after is a fresh Student Template Database file, then this is the link for you.
If all you are after is a fresh Student Template Database file, then this is the link for you.
If you cannot download the "ClassMaker setup.exe" file, try downloading the file named "Class Maker 2023.4.zip" file to your computer using this link.
You may then see another warning on the bottom left hand side of your browser, telling you that ClassMaker setup.exe is not downloaded often, and may be dangerous. To continue downloading, simply click on the down arrow and select "Keep".
Special notice for Queensland Schools - the Queensland Education Department has blocked access to Google Drive (and MS One Drive) from their servers, so you will not be able to download the installation files at school. Please access the installation files from a personal internet server (ie at home or via a personal hotspot). We apologise for this issue, it is out of our control.