SMS for schools in New CaledoniaEvery family told in time, by their child's name.
A pupil missing at registration, a parents' evening, a staff training Wednesday, the canteen bill: the message goes out from your class lists, under the school's own name.
Updated on · SMS PRO team
New Caledonia's bulk SMS pioneers since 2016. Primary, middle and high schools in Nouméa, the bush and the Islands.
130 characters · 1 SMS
Both parents in the loop
The second parent is added for you whenever they appear in your list.
The school's name on screen
We register your sender ID for you, then check it with a real send.
You know who got it
Delivered, not delivered or not confirmed: the status of every parent, no guesswork.
The principal signs off
A manager approves, edits or turns down a message before it goes out.
One name ticked. Two parents who know.
Mark a pupil absent and the absence text fills in their first name and class, then heads to both parents. If a number fails, the tracking tells you, so you know exactly who to call.
Tap a name to mark that pupil absent.
First parent
Second parent, added for you
Illustration, fictitious pupils and numbers.
The register is closed.
The tracking says who to call.
For every parent, the send details show whether the text was delivered, not delivered or not confirmed. "Not confirmed" never turns into "Delivered" without the network's receipt, so the office calls the right families, not all of them.
One on site, one at the office.
The same message for both.
The second parent joins the send as soon as they are in your list. A parent of three gets a single text when the wording is the same for all three, and one per child when it changes.
From the February start to the December holidays.
Back to school, a cyclone alert, a parents' evening, the canteen, the end-of-year fair: every moment of the year has its message. Here are the ones schools send most, each with its exact count.
- February
Back to school
SCHOOL EXHello, Jane starts back in Year 5 A on Monday at 7:30 am. The whole team is looking forward to seeing you again. Example School127 characters · 1 SMS
- Cyclone season
School closed tomorrow
SCHOOL EXHello, due to the cyclone alert, the school will be closed tomorrow. Please follow the instructions of the authorities. Example School134 characters · 1 SMS
- March
Parents' evening
SCHOOL EXHello, parents' meeting for Jane (Year 5 A) on Thursday at 5 pm in the main hall. Please let us know if you can come: brf.nc/Ex7k. Example School145 characters · 1 SMS
- All year round
Staff training Wednesdays
SCHOOL EXHello, staff training day tomorrow, Wednesday: no classes for Jane. After-school care stays open from 7 am to 5 pm. Example School130 characters · 1 SMS
- Every month
The canteen bill
SCHOOL EXExample School: Jane's canteen bill for November is ready. Pay online: brf.nc/Pa3482 characters · 1 SMS
- December
The end-of-year fair
SCHOOL EXHello, end-of-year fair on Friday at 5 pm in the playground. All Year 5 A families are welcome. Example School110 characters · 1 SMS
Tick the dates in February.
The text goes out the day before, all year.
Set up the message once and tick the Wednesdays on a calendar. The day before each date, parents are told; an email reminds you seven days and then two days ahead.
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Settle the canteen bill
from the veranda.
Each family receives its bill and its own payment link. Parents pay on a secure online page, and the money goes straight into the school's collection account.
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Your pupil list,
once a year.
In February, you import the list: SMS PRO shows new arrivals, leavers and class changes before saving anything. Numbers are put back into +687 format, and unreadable entries and duplicates are set aside with the reason why.
Type your message.
We'll tell you if it fits in one SMS.
- Open or sign off with the school's name, so parents know at a glance who is writing.
- Give the school office number: nobody can reply to a sender ID. The character counter does the rest.
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Ten years of New Caledonian sends, working for your school office.
Since 2016, we have been sending the texts of New Caledonian organisations. Your families' data is stored in New Caledonia, in the 
Stratos sovereign cloud, and a team in Nouméa answers on (+687) 23.04.04.
SMS for schools: your questions.
Can we text a whole class at once?
Yes. Pick one or more classes, or choose pupils one by one. Every parent gets a message with their own child's first name and class.
Does the second parent get the message too?
Yes, as long as they are in your pupil list: they are added to the send automatically.
Will a parent with several children get several texts?
Just one when the text is the same for all their children, and one per child when it differs, for example when the first name or the class changes.
How do we update the list at the start of the school year?
Import the new list. SMS PRO shows you new arrivals, leavers and class changes before saving it, and archives the previous one.
Can parents reply to the text?
Not to the school's sender ID. Put the school office number in the message, or a link to a reply form.
Where is families' data stored?
In New Caledonia, in the Stratos sovereign cloud. Some features rely on services located outside New Caledonia: artificial intelligence, the platform's emails and SMS sent abroad. Only the information needed for the operation is passed on to them; your data stays stored in New Caledonia.
Related pages
Bulk SMS
One message for the whole school, filled in for every family.
SMS surveys
A sign-up, a school trip, a quick poll: the answers come back as charts.
Scheduled SMS
Pick the time a send goes out, or spread it over several days.
SMS for councils
Outages, transport, seasonal advice: the messages that reach families.
Tomorrow at 8:10, tell every family.
Tell us how many classes you have and what you need to say to families. An adviser in Nouméa calls you back and walks you through the morning register on your own list.
50 free SMS to try, no commitment: contact@smspro.nc