Multi-Provider SMS
Bulk SMS for Schools
Send automated absence alerts, fee reminders, and announcements to parents over SMS — without writing a single message manually. Skoolia connects to Twilio, Vonage, MessageBird, and AWS SNS, with automatic WhatsApp-to-SMS failover so parents never miss a follow-up.
Supported Providers
Twilio
Programmable SMS in 180+ countries. Bring your existing Twilio account, paste your Account SID and Auth Token, and Skoolia routes through your sender.
Vonage
Formerly Nexmo. Strong delivery rates across Europe and the Middle East. Skoolia supports Vonage's REST API with your API key.
MessageBird
European-headquartered with excellent GDPR posture. Connect your MessageBird workspace and choose a virtual number per campus.
AWS SNS
Amazon Simple Notification Service. Cost-efficient for high-volume schools running on AWS. IAM credentials give you full delivery analytics.
Full Feature List
- Bring your own SMS gateway — no Skoolia-imposed per-message markup
- Triggered by SIS events: absence, late arrival, missing grade, behavior incident
- Triggered by finance events: invoice issued, payment overdue, refund processed
- WhatsApp Business → SMS automatic failover when WhatsApp delivery fails
- Send-both mode: SMS and WhatsApp simultaneously for urgent messages
- Per-guardian channel preferences honoured automatically
- Multi-language: messages composed in English, French, or Arabic from a single template
- Delivery status surfaced in the Communication Center with per-recipient detail
- Bulk broadcast with audience filters (parents, staff, students, custom segments)
- Quiet hours: respect parent preferences and local timezone rules
- Sender ID / alphanumeric sender support where carrier rules allow
- Two-way replies route into the unified Communication Center conversation thread
What it solves
WhatsApp-to-SMS Failover
When WhatsApp delivery fails or a parent doesn't have WhatsApp, Skoolia auto-falls back to SMS through your gateway. No silent drops.
SIS-Triggered
Every message can fire from data already in your SIS — absence, fees, grades, behavior — so workflows run themselves once configured.
Multi-Provider, Multi-Language
Four SMS providers, four message languages (EN/FR/AR/ES), full RTL rendering for Arabic recipients. Bring the stack you already use.
Wire up your SMS gateway in minutes
Skoolia's SMS platform is included on Starter, Growth and Enterprise plans. You bring the gateway credentials — we handle the routing, templating, fallback, and reporting.