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School as one of the most effective media of science transformation which is expected to be able to absorb and apply knowledge on preparedness to face disasters by using the right and correct methods.  In addition, schools also need to make disaster prevention as an important activity. Imam Syafii Islamic Boarding School Suka Makmur District is an Islamic boarding school with an area of ​​± 3 ha, there are various facilities for study rooms, prayer rooms, students dormitories, teacher dormitories, public toilets, libraries, and a number of sports facilities. This sturdy building made of concrete shows the vulnerability for students and teachers found in Islamic boarding schools because of their daily lives there. Moreover, the three levels students dormitory shows that they are very vulnerable to the earthquake disaster so that the preparedness of the students needs to be trained and more specifically the intensity of the earthquake that we cannot predict. This study uses experimental research methods. The population in this study were all students who studied in the Imam Syafii Sibreh boarding school, which consisted of 216 students. The sampling technique in this study was conducted by random sampling. The instruments used in this study were tests and non-tests. The test instruments were in the form of pretest and posttest questions, non-tests in the form of questionnaire sheets, and recording devices in carrying out earthquake disaster evacuation simulation studies. The results of this research can be concluded that the application of simulation methods is effective in increasing the preparedness of the school community in the face of earthquake disasters. The influence is based on the results of preparedness posttest which includes aspects of knowledge, attitudes, and preparedness actions, where each of these aspects increased by 79.6%, 75.87%, and 85.0%.