Please open Outlook client on your Mac, and next input your school email address and password for Office 365 email, see this video guide for more details.
You don't need to manually configure email settings.
When you are using Outlook for Mac, be sure to check till the end of the tutorial. The contact list is gary and unselectable, you will need to check the end of page which will show you how to untick the “Hide On My Computer folders” and make contact list selectable.
E-Mail Merge using Word Error
When you are using Word and Outlook to send e-mail (Merge Mail Function), sometimes you might experience the following error.
"This file needs to be opened by the Excel Workbook text converter, which may pose a security risk if the file you are opening is a malicious file. Choose OK to open this file only if you are sure it is from a trusted source."
There are no direct solution to this answer. First, you should check if the Apple Mail.app is default email. Go and setup the account on Mail.app. Then go to Genernal and change the default mail reader to Outlook. Please check this from Microsoft or this from Apple, at the end of the link tutorial, it has how to set up default email reader. Restart you Mac. If still doesn't work, you will have to go to System Preferences and find privacy. Grant "Full Disk Access" to Word and Excel. Then after you click Yes to that pop-up, you can Send Merge E-Mail. Please note that you can't edit/view recipients in this case.
E-Mail Signature
How do I set up E-Mail Signature on my mac or iPhone etc?
You can recall or replace an email message that you sent in Windows Outlook software. But you can't use this feature in MacOS.
Outlook is not receiving or sending
If you can send and receive using smartphone or in web browser, it might be your Outlook setting is wrong. Please double check if you choose Online Mode. Microsoft Tutorial