The Sims 4 High School Years is a fun expansion pack that focuses on the high school years of teens and includes the new feature of being able to control teenagers when they are at school. This expansion pack is quite popular, but life just gets better if you add mods to the mix. Keep reading to learn more about 15 of the best mods to make the most out of your sims’ high school years!
15. Put the phone down
One thing that bothered most players of The Sims 4 is the constant phone scrolling of sims. It seems like they never get enough of taking their phones out anywhere at any time! Teens roaming the hallways of their schools are glued to their phones, but luckily we have a mod to fix that.
- The No Constant Phone mod disables the constant usage of phones when sims are performing other actions.
- This mod will prevent sims from taking out their phones when they are routing, chatting to other sims, or watching television.
- The great thing about this mod is that it doesn’t affect the normal use of phones when sims are instructed to do so. No bugs or errors will occur.
- Now teens will no longer stall everyone else in the hallway!
Phones can become a massive issue, so download this mod here to prevent that: https://www.patreon.com/posts/no-constant-69751697
14. Classmates
The next mod is small and simple, but it will make a big difference in your teen’s life.
- The Choose High School Classmates mod allows your sim to choose who will be part of their class during their high school years.
- This mod also allows you to make changes to who will be A Mean Sim, A Chess Club Member, A Cheer Club Member, A Football Club Member, and a Computer Club Member.
- This mod will also prevent the changing of classmates. The sims who are chosen to be part of your class will remain in that class until you make other changes.
- This mod is a lot of fun if you want your teen sim to make friends with their classmates!
Classmates can make high school the best experience, so choose them wisely with this mod: https://konansock.tumblr.com/post/691133958378979328/small-mod-choose-high-school-classmates
13. Prom Royalty
The Sims 4 High School Years includes the feature of prom night! During this event, Prom Royalty will be announced and the second winners are crowned as Jesters, but players weren’t all that happy with that title…
- The Two Prom Royalty mod disables the crowning of a Jester and replaces the second-place winners as “Second Prom Royalties”.
- This mod not only makes changes to the naming of prom night winners but also to the crowning process itself. It tweaks the game so that having high charisma increases your chances of being crowned Prom Royalty.
- It also makes a small change where prom attendees will react and celebrate with a prom royalty crown balloon. How fun!
Prom night is a big thing in every sim’s life, so spice it up with this mod: https://www.patreon.com/posts/ts4-high-school-69807148?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_fan
12. Cliques
The friendship groups (or cliques, as teens would call them) that teens are a part of in high school play a massive role in what memories they will cherish.
- The Form Groups In High School is the perfect tool to create groups of friends that will stick with each other.
- This mod allows you to select sims to form a group and they will perform actions and sit together at school.
- Once a group is formed, they will travel together on campus and join each other during lunchtime.
- This mod works well paired with the Choose High School Classmates mod as it will allow sims who are in the same class to travel together as well.
A tight squad is all you need to survive high school, so download this mod here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/form-groups-in-69940621
11. Decor
There is no denying that The Sims 4 High School Years includes some amazing decor and build/buy items that will truly awaken the school spirit in every sim, but as we all know, players are never fully satisfied.
- The School Set mod is a fun mod that includes a few school items that can be added to your gameplay.
- Although this mod does not make any changes to the gameplay functions itself, it has some amazing decor that will enhance the school spirit.
- This mod includes a school board, chemical table, textbook (2 variants), copybook, open copybook, a stack of copybooks, class journal, decor (2 variants), sponge for the board, chalk, chemical tubes, and chemical retorts.
- All of these objects make a massive difference to the look and feel of the game!
Your high school years should look like high school years, so download this mod here: https://www.thesimsresource.com/downloads/details/category/sims4-sets-objects-study/title/school-set/id/1349937/
10. Class time
Although The Sims 4 High School Years is an amazing expansion pack, the actual classes are quite boring. Teens are very limited when it comes to actions they can perform in class and most of the time they just sit there until the class is over… Boring, right?
- The Active Classes mod changes all the boring features of class time and makes it more enjoyable for you and your sims!
- With this mod, sims can check their phone and chat with other students during class time.
- This mod also allows the teacher to confiscate a sim’s phone if they are goofing off too much.
- You might even get detention if you are caught by a teacher three times!
Class is already boring as it is, you might as well make the most out of it with this mod: https://chippedscreationcorner.jimdofree.com/projects/gameplay-tweaks/family-tweaks/
9. Locker Interactions
The Sims 4 High School Years includes lockers in the gameplay, but there isn’t much for a sim to do with it. It is mainly there for decorative purposes, but players wanted some interaction with the lockers!
- The Locker Overhaul mod makes some tweaks to the game so that more interactions with lockers will be available.
- With this mod, lockers are given an inventory where you can store things.
- You can even change outfits when this mod is applied to lockers.
- The fun thing about this mod is that teens can be assigned to specific lockers, just like in real life!
Lockers aren’t just there for decoration in real-life, so why would they be in The Sims 4? Download this mod here: https://chippedscreationcorner.jimdofree.com/projects/gameplay-tweaks/family-tweaks/
8. Wants
The Sims 4 introduces us to a new wants and fears system and although this is a ton of fun, it can become quite tiring for a teenage sim to wake up every morning with the same unfulfilled wants…
- The Re-Roll wants mod is the best tool for a sim in their teenage years!
- This mod rerolls your sim’s wants every morning. This means that your sim won’t have the same wants every day and they will be rid of the nagging responsibility of fulfilling them.
- If you want your sim to wake up every morning with new hopes and dreams, then this mod is perfect for you!
Wants and fears play a big role in a teenage student’s life, so download this mod here to make life a little easier: https://www.patreon.com/posts/minimod-re-roll-70029880?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_fan&fbclid=IwAR1qzrslJA2QuZpy0vG757FUn0wxt8k3FZ7vQXJzbljTaF6Wo01selgTCFs&fs=e&s=cl
7. Quick Bite
Way too much of your sims’ time is spent at the cafeteria. The time it takes for a sim to finish a meal is valuable time wasted!
- The Faster Eating mod is the ultimate solution to this dilemma.
- This mod decreases the time spent finishing a meal.
- This means that your sims will spend less time hanging around the cafeteria and that they will have more time to do fun activities, such as making friends and participating in school events.
- This mod will even save your sim sometime before school. They will finish their meals in record time and will never show up late to school again!
- The fun thing about this mod is that it not only helps out teenagers at school, but it applies to all sims (adults will never be late for work again and elders will be just in time for their nap!)
Waste no more time with this mod: https://modthesims.info/d/604352/faster-eating-and-drinking.html
6. Uniforms
Although uniforms in real-life might be a nightmare to most students, I think that The Sims 4 players will eat it up!
- The Fashion authority mod allows you to assign uniforms to students who are attending school.
- With this mod, you can create custom uniforms for students to wear and whenever they step onto the school lot, they will change into uniforms.
- I think that this mod is amazing when paired with The Sims 4 High School Years because it takes the feeling of school spirit to the next level and allows you to create an environment where everything appears to be under control!
- This mod even allows you to create custom uniforms for teachers and custodians.
Are you a student if you aren’t wearing a uniform? Install this mod here: https://lot51.cc/mods/fashion-authority
5. Teen traits
Teenagers can barely be considered human, so why would we assign adult traits to them?
- The Teen Exclusive Traits mod is an amazing mod that allows you to assign exclusive traits to your teens.
- This mod includes 8 new traits that are fully equipped with whims, buffs, and moodlets.
- This mod is perfect when in use with The Sims 4 High School Years because your teen sims will experience the full ride of being a teenager, from attending school to actually feeling like a teenager!
- The following traits are included: Frenzied Rebel Trait, Living Instrument Trait, Walking Punchline Trait, Perpetual Motion Trait, Emotional Conduit Trait, Electric Sliderule Trait, Relentless Tease Trait, and Goody Two Shoes Trait.
Make teenagers feel like teenagers with this mod: https://triplis.github.io/mods/teen-traits-pack.html
4. Dropout
All children and teenagers in The Sims 4 automatically attend school. I don’t know about you, but this seems a bit unrealistic…
- The Quit Or Rejoin School mod allows your teenage sims to quit school!
- Once your sim has quit school, they are given the option to rejoin at any time, so the decision is not final.
- This mod works the same as finding or quitting a job. It is an action performed easily on the phone.
- This mod also allows your sims to attend school while having extracurricular activities such as jobs.
Dropping it might be the best decision a sim can ever make, so allow your sims to have that option with this mod: https://triplis.github.io/mods/school-quit-rejoin.html
3. Education Overhaul
School is not as simple as it is displayed in The Sims 4 High School Years. There are various types of schooling systems and a lot of intricate details are missed by this expansion pack.
- The Education Overhaul mod is the perfect solution to this problem.
- This mod introduces several new educational concepts that can be perfectly paired with The Sims 4 High School Years.
- This mod includes boarding schools, virtual schooling, education career for aspiring teachers, preschool, and middle school.
- The fun thing about this mod is that it even includes field trips, detentions, honor rolls, summer and winter breaks, and in-school events. It is the perfect mod if you want the full schooling experience.
School is not just attending a class and making a friend or two, so give your sims the whole experience with this mod: https://www.patreon.com/posts/57925314
2. School Activities
The Sims 4 High School Years includes many school activities for your sims to be a part of and enjoy, but as we all know, players wanted more.
- The School Activities mod is a fun mod that adds more school activities to your gameplay.
- This mod can be used with the original base game and does not require The Sims 4 High School Years to be in working, but it is an amazing add-on to the expansion pack.
- With this mod, sims can enjoy ballet, dance club, debate club, karate, volleyball, the yearbook club, and many more.
If you want your sim to make the most of their high school years, install this mod here: https://kiarasims4mods.net/school-activities/
1. Better Schools
The schooling experience in The Sims 4 is tons of fun and the features included in The Sims 4 High School Years make the whole experience one to remember, but if you had the perfect mod to make this experience even more wholesome, I guarantee you would use it!
- The Better School mod does just that! It is an intricate mod that improves the entire schooling experience.
- This mod adds new interactions that can be used at school to make the experience more interesting.
- Students can now sleep in class or use their phones when they become bored.
- It even includes interactions that will increase your sim’s performance, such as “Pay Attention” and “Do Homework in Class”.
- Another fun aspect of this mod is that it creates a preschool that toddlers can attend.
- There is a “Smarter Homework” option that allows your sims to build skills while completing their homework.
This mod is the perfect tool to be used with The Sims 4 High School Years, so download it now: https://snootysims.com/wiki/sims-4/sims-4-better-school-mod-improve-schools/
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