The app is designed to streamline communication between schools and parents and carers with features such as push notifications to your phone so you never miss any important news or an upcoming event. Users will also now be able to receive emergency updates such as school closures.

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Chief Information and Data Officer, Sandie Matthews, said news and information about a chosen school were now more easily accessible.

“The Parent App is designed to improve and streamline communication between schools and their school communities, with 180,000 parents and carers already using it,” she said.

“Through the app, parents and carers are able to receive push notifications from schools to their phones to ensure they do not miss any important news.

“Our public education system is one of the biggest in the world. We have more than 800,000 students and one million parents and carers so it is important they stay connected and engaged with their child’s education.

“They can add school events to the personal calendar on their phones and also contact the school either by phone or by email via the app.

“One of the main benefits is that parents and carers with children at more than one NSW public school can get news and information about school events from multiple schools through the one app.”

Matthews said schools would be able to easily update news and events content for the Parent App through their school website.

“The app integrates with the school’s website so school admin staff can post news and events to both the school website and the app at the same time.

“We have plans to add more functionality to the app over the course of this year and beyond.”

Frequently asked questions

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