Updated 23 October 2026. Facts on this page come from minecraft.wiki, minecraft.net and the live Artemis PvP server; sources are listed at the bottom.
Minecraft Education: What It Is and Who Can Get It
Minecraft Education (formerly Minecraft: Education Edition) is a classroom version of Bedrock Edition made by Mojang Studios and Xbox Game Studios. It adds lesson plans, NPC guides, chalkboards, a camera and portfolio, Code Builder with the Agent, and a Chemistry Set. Schools pay USD 5.04 per user per year, and it comes free with Microsoft 365 Education A3 and A5.
What is Minecraft Education?
An educational version of Bedrock Edition built for classrooms. It was announced on 19 January 2016 and came to Windows and macOS on 1 November 2016, then to iPad (2018), ChromeOS (2020), and Android and iPhone (2022). For the edition it is built on, see what Bedrock Edition is.
What does it add?
- No player limit on a server, so a whole class can join one world.
- NPCs that give instructions and links, and chalkboards in 1x1, 2x1 and 3x2 sizes.
- Camera and portfolio for documenting builds.
- Allow, deny and border blocks, plus an Immutable World rule, to control where students build.
- Classroom Mode, a map view of every player with chat monitoring, and Code Builder, where students write code that the Agent carries out.
- The Chemistry Set, with exclusive items such as ice bombs, underwater TNT and underwater torches.
How much does Minecraft Education cost?
Accredited schools buy licences at USD 5.04 per user per year (USD 4.99 on the Apple App Store), with volume pricing for large deployments. Anyone outside an education institution can buy a commercial licence at USD 36 per user per year or USD 3 a month. Microsoft 365 Education A3 and A5 include it free, and A1 includes it per device. See Minecraft editions.
Who can get it?
Educators at academic institutions with a school email address, accredited schools and districts, public libraries, public museums, and home-school programmes that can show they are recognised. There is also a Minecraft Education Dedicated Server, a version of the Bedrock Dedicated Server. See Bedrock servers.
Which editions can join ArtemisPvP?
Frequently asked questions
Is Minecraft Education free?
It is free with Microsoft 365 Education A3 and A5; otherwise schools pay USD 5.04 per user per year.
Is Minecraft Education Java or Bedrock?
It is based on Bedrock Edition.
Sources
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