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Escape Academy 2: Back 2 School Red Herrings: All 50
Find all 50 Red Herrings in Escape Academy 2: Back 2 School with a campus landmark checklist, access notes, and Cod Stewart's hand-in rewards explained.
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Find the Fish, Then Visit Cod Stewart
Search everyday campus objects and tucked-away edges as each area opens; the table below lists all 50 Red Herrings by landmark, hiding spot and access requirement. Give them to Cod Stewart at the Fishing Club in the central Quad for Escape Bucks, with Herring is Caring awarded after you hand in the full collection.
Open the Routes Before Your Final Sweep
Campus areas open through story progress, so leave inaccessible landmarks on your return-visit list. The tower spire needs zipline access, while the eel museum and upper fountain require access to the upper Arts Campus. The Campus Gardens gate requires 17 credits.
For the tower-top route, buy the courtyard zipline, then buy and use the zipline in front of the school to reach the top of the Clocktower. The nurse's-station fish is beside the bed where you respawn in the Infirmary. Falling from a great height, drowning or jumping into lava can send you there.
Every Red Herring by Campus Landmark
Work through your current area and mark each pickup in your own notes. Use the landmark column for a gentle nudge before reading the exact hiding spot. Check the access column when planning a return visit.
| Area | Landmark | Hiding Spot | Access or Prerequisite |
|---|---|---|---|
| Headmaster's Tower | Dorm room | On the laundry pile. | Dorm room access |
| Headmaster's Tower | Courtyard hideout | Under the stairs in the main courtyard. | Courtyard access |
| Headmaster's Tower | Student's sandwich | Inside the cafeteria student's sandwich. | Cafeteria access |
| Headmaster's Tower | Cafeteria counter | At the food counter. | Purchase from the counter |
| Headmaster's Tower | Stairway plaque | On the wall plaque right of the stairs. | Second-floor lobby access |
| Headmaster's Tower | Headmaster's door | On the bookshelf to the door's right. | Headmaster's door reached |
| Headmaster's Tower | Detention stairwell | Inside the vending machine. | Detention stairwell access |
| Headmaster's Tower | Nurse's station | Beside the respawn bed. | Infirmary access |
| Headmaster's Tower | Tower spire | Impaled at the top of the tower. | Unlock and use ziplines |
| Science Campus | Dumpsters | Inside the nearby tree pot. | Science Campus access |
| Science Campus | Nugget's nest | Under the nest. | Biology classroom access |
| Science Campus | Chemistry lab | Behind the spill. | Chemistry lab access |
| Science Campus | Biology lab exterior | Under a pipe by the 12-piece door. | Science Campus access |
| Science Campus | Puzzle factory | Beneath the rear entrance. | Rear entrance reached |
| Science Campus | Leaking-pipes quest | Inside the nearby vent. | Nearby vent reached |
| Science Campus | Weather Tower | On the shelf behind Bellini. | Weather Tower access |
| Science Campus | Incinerator | In the back corner beside Jacob Spumoni. | Incinerator structure reached |
| Science Campus | Quanty's old lab entrance | Under the entrance platform. | Old lab exterior reached |
| Science Campus | Quanty's lab rear path | By the wall behind the lab. | Rear path reached |
| Science Campus | Large red crates | Behind the crates. | Science Campus access |
| Science Campus | Wind turbine | On top of its platform. | Turbine platform reached |
| Humanities Campus | Library right side | On the high shelf above the ladder. | Library access |
| Humanities Campus | Library left side | Tucked into the corner. | Library access |
| Humanities Campus | Lecture hall | At the front of the class. | Lecture hall access |
| Humanities Campus | Library exterior | On the windowsill near the gazebo. | Library exterior reached |
| Humanities Campus | Museum front desk | Under the desk. | Museum access |
| Humanities Campus | News building roof | On top of the building. | Approach from behind the building |
| Humanities Campus | Cipher Center | Inside an artifact bin upstairs. | Second-floor access |
| Humanities Campus | Greenhouse exterior | Among flowers in the left garden. | Greenhouse exterior reached |
| Humanities Campus | Founder's Fountain | Under an arch by the fountain. | Fountain area reached |
| Humanities Campus | River near the gazebo | On the opposite bank beyond the log. | Cross to the opposite bank |
| Arts Campus | Entrance-section tunnel | On the trash can beside the tunnel. | Second-floor access |
| Arts Campus | Theatre department | On the shelf. | Theatre department access |
| Arts Campus | Costume department | Beneath the central table. | Costume department access |
| Arts Campus | Dance studio | Inside the studio. | Dance studio access |
| Arts Campus | Eel museum | Behind the eel tank. | Upper Arts Campus access |
| Arts Campus | Music studio shelf | On the shelf to the right. | Music studio access |
| Arts Campus | Music studio piano | Behind the piano. | Music studio access |
| Arts Campus | Art studio | On the office chair. | Art studio access |
| Arts Campus | Upper Arts fountain | In the fountain near the 80-piece gate. | Upper Arts Campus access |
| Quad | Main entrance trash can | Behind the trash can. | Quad access |
| Quad | Clown's Extra Credit quest | In the bushes behind the clown. | Quad access |
| Campus Gardens | Outdoor stage rear | Behind the stage area. | Campus Gardens gate opened |
| Campus Gardens | Archer's Extra Credit quest | In the nearby river. | Campus Gardens gate opened |
| Campus Gardens | Mountain riddle-box path | Left of the log on the uphill road. | Campus Gardens gate opened |
| Campus Gardens | Hedge maze | Tucked into a maze corner. | Campus Gardens gate opened |
| Campus Gardens | Rock above the stage | On the large rock overlooking the stage. | Campus Gardens gate opened |
| Beach | Left-side rocks | Hidden among the rocks. | Beach access |
| Beach | Lifeguard tower | Next to Quanty. | Lifeguard tower reached |
| Beach | Right-side docks | Inside a bucket. | Dock access |
Recheck Shelves, Corners and Hidden Pickups
- Check the music studio's right-hand shelf and the space behind its piano separately; each holds a Red Herring.
- Search both library sides: the high shelf above the ladder on the right and the tucked-away corner on the left.
- Adjust your aim beneath Nugget's nest if the pickup is awkward; collecting that fish can take a few attempts.
- Keep the tower spire and upper Arts Campus on your return-visit list while their routes remain inaccessible.
Hand In the Collection and Check Completion
- Collect the Red Herrings at the accessible landmarks in the table, keeping track of the places you still need to revisit.
- Return to the Fishing Club in the central Quad to find Cod Stewart, who accepts the fish.
- Give Cod Stewart your collected Red Herrings through Hook, Line, and Thinker to receive Escape Bucks.
- Hand in all 50 Red Herrings to unlock Herring is Caring; that achievement is your completion check for the full collection.
