SkieCan Class 8 and Class 11 have different apps on their tablets?
Yes. Each group has its own policy and its own app list, so Class 8 can have a small set of learning apps while Class 11 gets subject tools and exam-prep apps. You build the lists once, attach them to the groups, and every tablet in the group follows its list.
In Skie a policy and an app list are separate things. A policy holds the rules, such as hardening switches, browser setting and filter. An app list holds which apps are allowed. One policy and one app list attach to each group, so Class 8B and Class 11A can share a policy but carry different apps.
Each app in the library has a category and an age band, which helps when you build lists by age. You can start from a list that fits a younger group, fork it for an older one, and add the extra apps. A fork is a copy you own, so you can change it without touching the original.
Rules flow down from the organisation, and the most specific level applies last. A school can set a baseline list for all students, then each grade adds its own. Blocking beats allowing, so if head office blocks an app, a group list cannot switch it back on.
Before you change a list, the impact preview shows how many devices and which groups will be affected, and the where-used view shows every group using that list. Use these before editing a shared list, because one edit reaches every group attached to it.
A practical tip: avoid editing a shared list for one class. Fork it, name the copy clearly, such as Class 11 Science v1, and attach the copy to just that group.