Schoolzine Acquires School-Links
Welcome to Schoolzine — Here’s $1,000 to Get You Started
Kia Ora, as a School-Links customer, you now have access to Australia and New Zealand’s leading parent engagement platform — with $1,000 credit to spend on any of our products or services.
School-Links Has Joined the Schoolzine Family
We’re proud to welcome School-Links into Schoolzine — the largest provider of parent engagement tools across Australia and New Zealand. We’ve been working with Andrew and the School-links for a number of years since Schoolzine first entered New Zealand in 2018. We’re committed to building on the strong relationships and trusted service Andrew Balfour has created over the years. SMS services will continue without disruption, and we’re reaching out to every school directly to say “Kia Ora” and help you get started.
Start Exploring With $1,000 On Us
To help you get familiar with our platform, we’re giving every School-Links school a $1,000 credit to use on any of our core tools:
Digital Newsletters – Modern, mobile-friendly, and beautifully designed that are simple to build
School Websites – Built for schools, fast to update, and fully supported which supports Maori language
Sports Tracker – Run your carnivals and events with less stress
Calendars – Keep your school community informed and connected
SEO and Copywriting Services – Keep your digital content fresh and search engine friendly
Your credit is valid through 2025 and can be used all at once or across multiple services.
How will this impact customers?
It's business as usual!
- No Changes to Pricing
- No Disruption to Services
- No change to support line, email or contact hours
There will be no changes to pricing, support levels or anything regarding services and the quality of services immediately.
Schoolzine aims to use its team of software engineers, customer success experts to improve the service offering. You’ll probably notice a higher level of communication, improved system responsiveness over time.
Schoolzine has made acquisitions in the past and feedback from customers has been largely positive as we bring a lot of expertise to help support the acquired company and its customers from day 1.
Why Schools choose Schoolzine
At Schoolzine, we understand that relationships and reliability matter just as much as technology. That’s why schools trust us with their most important communications — and why we invest in the people, processes, and protections that sit behind every product.
Here’s what you can count on:
Free, unlimited training for all staff
Responsive phone and email support from real people
Locally hosted infrastructure with school-grade uptime
Certified ST4S compliance — meeting the cybersecurity and data privacy requirements of schools, dioceses and departments across Australia and New Zealand
Our commitment to Te Tiriti o Waitangi and the New Zealand Economy
Schoolzine along with the School-Links platform is committed to help school principals to honour Te Tiriti o Waitangi and brings a variety of translation tools and initiatives with it.
Schoolzine will also be hiring a number of roles in New Zealand to help support our schools and want to be a job creator in New Zealand. Follow us for upcoming career opportunities.
$1,000 Credit terms and conditions
The $1,000 NZD promotional credit is offered at the sole discretion of Schoolzine Pty Ltd (“Schoolzine”) to eligible schools previously serviced by School-Links, it is valid for 12 months after the 01/04/2025 and only available to School-Links customers. This credit is provided as a goodwill incentive to explore Schoolzine’s products and services and is subject to the following conditions:
Eligibility: Credit is non-transferable and available only to schools previously under contract with School-Links at the time of acquisition.
Exclusions: Credit may not be applied toward SMS message credits, SMS usage costs, or renewals of existing SMS-only services. It is intended solely for the purpose of onboarding new Schoolzine products and services.
Redemption: Credit may be redeemed only against eligible Schoolzine offerings, including but not limited to: digital newsletters, website services, Sports Tracker, event calendars, training, and professional services. Application of the credit is subject to approval and availability.
Non-monetary value: Credit holds no cash value, is not redeemable or refundable for cash, and may not be exchanged or sold.
Validity: All credit must be used before 01/04/2026, unless otherwise extended in writing by Schoolzine.
Discretion: All interpretations of credit eligibility, redemption, and usage are made at the sole discretion of Schoolzine, whose decisions are final.
Modification: Schoolzine reserves the right to vary, cancel, or withdraw this promotional credit at any time without notice.
