diff --git a/src/layouts/legacyLoggedIn.vue b/src/layouts/legacyLoggedIn.vue
index 6bf0456f33..bfe0cb34ca 100644
--- a/src/layouts/legacyLoggedIn.vue
+++ b/src/layouts/legacyLoggedIn.vue
@@ -85,7 +85,9 @@ export default defineComponent({
 		});
 
 		const sidebarItems = computed(() => {
-			let sidebarItems = getSidebarItems();
+			let sidebarItems = getSidebarItems(
+				envConfigModule.getNewSchoolAdminPageAsDefault
+			);
 
 			const isSidebarCategoryItem = (
 				item: SidebarItem | SidebarCategoryItem
diff --git a/src/pages/administration/LDAPActivate.page.vue b/src/pages/administration/LDAPActivate.page.vue
index c755cb6b4d..39a648ec40 100644
--- a/src/pages/administration/LDAPActivate.page.vue
+++ b/src/pages/administration/LDAPActivate.page.vue
@@ -259,7 +259,9 @@ export default {
 				},
 				{
 					text: this.$t("pages.administration.school.index.title"),
-					href: "/administration/school-settings",
+					href: envConfigModule.getNewSchoolAdminPageAsDefault
+						? "/administration/school-settings"
+						: "/administration/school",
 				},
 				{
 					text: this.$t("pages.administration.ldap.index.title"),
@@ -317,7 +319,7 @@ export default {
 		},
 		okButtonHandler() {
 			this.$router.push({
-				path: `/administration/school-settings`,
+				path: `/administration/school`,
 			});
 		},
 	},
diff --git a/src/pages/administration/LDAPConfig.page.vue b/src/pages/administration/LDAPConfig.page.vue
index fb12cd81a5..fabeff57de 100644
--- a/src/pages/administration/LDAPConfig.page.vue
+++ b/src/pages/administration/LDAPConfig.page.vue
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ import ConnectionSection from "@/components/organisms/Ldap/LdapConnectionSection
 import UsersSection from "@/components/organisms/Ldap/LdapUsersSection.vue";
 import ClassesSection from "@/components/organisms/Ldap/LdapClassesSection.vue";
 import InfoMessage from "@/components/atoms/InfoMessage";
-import { notifierModule } from "@/store";
+import { notifierModule, envConfigModule } from "@/store";
 import { buildPageTitle } from "@/utils/pageTitle";
 
 export default {
@@ -116,7 +116,9 @@ export default {
 				},
 				{
 					text: this.$t("pages.administration.school.index.title"),
-					href: "/administration/school-settings",
+					href: envConfigModule.getNewSchoolAdminPageAsDefault
+						? "/administration/school-settings"
+						: "/administration/school",
 				},
 				{
 					text: this.$t("pages.administration.ldap.index.title"),
diff --git a/src/pages/administration/SchoolSettings.page.vue b/src/pages/administration/SchoolSettings.page.vue
index e00c8fae09..49772f3298 100644
--- a/src/pages/administration/SchoolSettings.page.vue
+++ b/src/pages/administration/SchoolSettings.page.vue
@@ -10,6 +10,14 @@
 			</div>
 		</v-alert>
 		<div v-else data-testid="no-error">
+			<v-alert light text type="info" class="mb-4">
+				<div class="alert-text">
+					{{ t("pages.administration.school.index.back") }}
+					<a href="/administration/school/">
+						{{ t("pages.administration.school.index.backLink") }}</a
+					>.
+				</div>
+			</v-alert>
 			<v-alert light text type="info" class="mb-12">
 				<div class="alert-text">
 					{{ t("pages.administration.school.index.info", { instituteTitle }) }}
diff --git a/src/store/env-config.ts b/src/store/env-config.ts
index 6683da5fd6..4bf1013a4e 100644
--- a/src/store/env-config.ts
+++ b/src/store/env-config.ts
@@ -154,6 +154,13 @@ export default class EnvConfigModule extends VuexModule {
 		return this.env.ACCESSIBILITY_REPORT_EMAIL;
 	}
 
+	get getNewSchoolAdminPageAsDefault(): boolean {
+		return (
+			this.env.FEATURE_NEW_SCHOOL_ADMINISTRATION_PAGE_AS_DEFAULT_ENABLED ??
+			false
+		);
+	}
+
 	get getCtlToolsTabEnabled(): boolean {
 		return this.env.FEATURE_CTL_TOOLS_TAB_ENABLED ?? false;
 	}
diff --git a/src/store/types/env-config.ts b/src/store/types/env-config.ts
index 70e146680f..2d6cbf7859 100644
--- a/src/store/types/env-config.ts
+++ b/src/store/types/env-config.ts
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ export type Envs = {
 	TEACHER_STUDENT_VISIBILITY__IS_CONFIGURABLE?: boolean;
 	TEACHER_STUDENT_VISIBILITY__IS_ENABLED_BY_DEFAULT?: boolean;
 	TEACHER_STUDENT_VISIBILITY__IS_VISIBLE?: boolean;
+	FEATURE_NEW_SCHOOL_ADMINISTRATION_PAGE_AS_DEFAULT_ENABLED?: boolean;
 	FEATURE_CTL_TOOLS_TAB_ENABLED?: boolean;
 	FEATURE_LTI_TOOLS_TAB_ENABLED?: boolean;
 	FILES_STORAGE__MAX_FILE_SIZE: number;
diff --git a/src/utils/sidebar-base-items.ts b/src/utils/sidebar-base-items.ts
index 66573e5f6b..4b7a764792 100644
--- a/src/utils/sidebar-base-items.ts
+++ b/src/utils/sidebar-base-items.ts
@@ -28,7 +28,9 @@ export type SidebarCategoryItem = SidebarItem & {
 
 export type SidebarItemList = (SidebarItem | SidebarCategoryItem)[];
 
-const getSidebarItems = (): SidebarItemList => [
+const getSidebarItems = (
+	isNewSchoolAdminPageDefault: boolean
+): SidebarItemList => [
 	{
 		title: "global.sidebar.overview",
 		href: "/dashboard",
@@ -240,13 +242,27 @@ const getSidebarItems = (): SidebarItemList => [
 				testId: "Teams",
 				activeForUrls: ["^/administration/teams($|/.*)"],
 			},
-			{
-				title: "global.sidebar.school",
-				icon: "$school_outline",
-				to: "/administration/school-settings",
-				testId: "Schule",
-				activeForUrls: ["^/administration/school-settings($|/.*)"],
-			},
+			isNewSchoolAdminPageDefault
+				? {
+						title: "global.sidebar.school",
+						icon: "$school_outline",
+						to: "/administration/school-settings",
+						testId: "Schule",
+						activeForUrls: [
+							"^/administration/school($|/.*)",
+							"^/administration/school-settings($|/.*)",
+						],
+					}
+				: {
+						title: "global.sidebar.school",
+						icon: "$school_outline",
+						href: "/administration/school",
+						testId: "Schule",
+						activeForUrls: [
+							"^/administration/school($|/.*)",
+							"^/administration/school-settings($|/.*)",
+						],
+					},
 		],
 	},
 	{