Student graduation age?

[kdzwonkowski3]

I have a population of ~240 with ~170/35/35. my population used to be much higher but then i expanded a bit too slowly so i had less children and thus my pop dropped off. currently it is about to rise again cause it's been a while and my children/student levels have gotten back to their original number rather than the low ~20. My students, however, are staying in school much longer than previously and thus i cant use them in my workforce and the old people keep dying so my workforce is shrinking. why do i have a 23 year old student?!?! thats not my only 20yo student either. does the graduation age get higher as the game goes on? what cause it to increase from the age of ~16 in the earlier parts of the game. Im in year ~105 at the moment.

[jensenthecat]

Students graduate after a certain time spent at school.

If a student has to travel a long way to school it will take them longer to graduate.

Make sure you have enough schools spread out throughout your map.

Schools as you've probably noticed only take 20 pupils, so also make sure that you have another school ready to go when the time comes..

[kdzwonkowski3]

I currently have 4 schools and none are at full capacity (at one point they were all needed.) ive been following some studnets and have noticed that despite living next to one school, they will go to another school and in some cases walk past a second school to get to theirs.

[RogueSeraph257]

I've found they usually graduate at 18.

[Reverend Belial]

In my experience students usually graduate in their twenties.

[adobo]

16-22 is the range I observed. You have to take into account that the teacher should also be at the school.

Diligent students won't learn anything if the teacher is off drinking in the tavern or sniffing herbs with the herbalist.

[Maverick]

16 if schools are close. Avg: 18-20

[KANEDA]

Originally posted by majikero:

16-22 is the range I observed. You have to take into account that the teacher should also be at the school.

Diligent students won't learn anything if the teacher is off drinking in the tavern or sniffing herbs with the herbalist.

U made me lol :D Nice one

[ebrumby]

Per Banishedinfo.com, kids start school when they turn 10 and graduate at 17 to 24. If kids live far from the school it takes them longer to finish. I usually build a school near each market - whether they are full or not.