Guides for GitHub Education - GitHub Docs Skip to main content GitHub Docs Version: Free, Pro, & Team Search or ask Copilot Search or ask Copilot Select language: current language is English Search or ask Copilot Search or ask Copilot Open menu Collapse sidebar Expand sidebar Scroll breadcrumbs left * Home * GitHub Education * Guides Scroll breadcrumbs right GitHub Education * * * Quickstart for educators * About GitHub Education * For students * About * Apply to GitHub Education * Troubleshooting access * About Community Exchange * Terms for Student Benefits * For teachers * About * Apply to GitHub Education * Application not approved * At your institution * GitHub Campus Program * GitHub Campus Experts Program * Apply to Campus Experts * GitHub Community Exchange * Get started * Submit your repository * Manage your submissions * GitHub Classroom * Get started * About GitHub Classroom * Glossary * Export or migrate GitHub Classroom data * Teach * Manage classrooms * About assignments * Starter assignment * Individual assignment * Create a group assignment * Edit an assignment * Extend deadline * Use assignment overview * Reuse an assignment * Template repository * Pull requests * Use autograding * GitHub Classroom CLI * Register an LMS * Connect an LMS course * Integrate with an IDE * Integrate with an IDE * Using Codespaces with GitHub Classroom * About using Visual Studio Code * About using MakeCode Arcade * Repl.it with GitHub Classroom * Run code in IDE * Learn with Classroom * View autograding results * View deadline * Guides Guides for GitHub Education These guides for GitHub Education help you teach and learn both GitHub and software development. Copy as Markdown In this article * Get started with GitHub * Applying for GitHub Education * Run a software development course with GitHub * Learn to develop software * Contribute to the community Get started with GitHub Teachers, students, and researchers can use tools from GitHub to enrich a software development curriculum and develop real-world collaboration skills. * Creating an account on GitHub * Git and GitHub quickstart Applying for GitHub Education For students: * About GitHub Education for students * Apply to GitHub Education as a student For teachers: * About GitHub Education for teachers * Apply to GitHub Education as a teacher Run a software development course with GitHub Administer a classroom, assign and review work from your students, and teach the new generation of software developers with GitHub Classroom. * About GitHub Education for teachers * Manage classrooms * About assignments * Use the Git and GitHub starter assignment * Create an individual assignment * Create a group assignment * Create an assignment from a template repository * Monitor students' progress with the assignment overview page * Leave feedback with pull requests * Use autograding Learn to develop software Incorporate GitHub into your education, and use the same tools as the professionals. * Git and GitHub learning resources * GitHub Education for students * Try GitHub Desktop * Try GitHub CLI Contribute to the community Participate in the community, get training from GitHub, and learn or teach new skills. * Education Community * About GitHub Education for students * About GitHub Campus Experts * Applying to be a GitHub Campus Expert * Contribute with GitHub Community Exchange Back to top Help and support Was this Doc helpful? Yes No Help us make GitHub Docs great! All Docs are open source. See something that's wrong or unclear? Submit a pull request. Make a contribution Still need help? Ask the GitHub community Contact support Expert services Blog GitHub Inc. © 2026 Terms Privacy Status Pricing