Communication and Announcements

Communication and Announcements


Keep everyone in the loop with Scholva's built-in messaging.


Sending an announcement


  1. Go to Communication → Announcements → New
  2. Enter a Title and Message
  3. Choose a Category: General, Academic, Event, Holiday, Exam, Urgent
  4. Set the Priority: Normal, High, or Urgent
  5. Choose the Audience: entire school, specific classes or grades, staff only, or parents only
  6. Optionally attach files or images
  7. Click Publish to send immediately, or Schedule for later


Announcements appear in the recipients' dashboards and also send a push notification if they have the mobile app installed.


Sending SMS


If you have SMS credits enabled:


  1. Open the announcement
  2. Click Send as SMS
  3. Confirm the recipient count and cost
  4. Click Send


SMS is billed per message per recipient. Check your remaining SMS credits in Settings → Communication.


Direct messages to parents


  1. Go to a student's profile
  2. Click Message Parent
  3. Type your message and attach any files
  4. Click Send
  5. The parent receives it in their notifications inbox


Emergency alerts


For school-wide urgent notifications:


  1. Go to Communication → Emergency Alert
  2. Type the alert message
  3. Click Send Now
  4. The alert is sent via email, SMS, and push notification to everyone immediately

Updated on: 10/04/2026

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