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Spacetalk Schools App
Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
What it is
Spacetalk Schools App is a free school communication app for sharing news, alerts, events, cancellations, and newsletters with parents, teachers, and school leaders. Schools choose which updates and messages to send, while users can select areas of interest to shape what they see. The app supports posts, galleries, and top news, with analytics showing which articles parents read and what content they engage with. Through its Outreach+ integration, school leaders can publish news and send messages from any device. Parent contacts are synced to students, and schools can send absence and emergency messages. The maker says delivery switches to two-way SMS when connectivity is lost. Access to school information, student data, news, and images is limited to registered parents and caregivers. Spacetalk says its school solutions meet government data security requirements; its privacy policy describes storing personal data on secure systems in Australia and handling it under the Australian Privacy Act and Australian Privacy Principles. The app is available on Android, iOS, and web, and is intended for early learning, primary, and senior schools. The company says it offers unlimited tier 1 support from an Australian-based team by email and phone.
For and against
For
- Available on Android, iOS, and web.
- Supports posts, galleries, and top news.
- Provides analytics on parent readership.
- SMS delivery is available if connectivity is lost.
- Offers unlimited tier 1 support.
Against
- School information is limited to registered parents and caregivers.
- App access requires an internet-connected device or SMS delivery.
The verdict
The app combines school updates, messaging, and readership analytics, with content selected by each school. Its access controls limit school information to registered parents and caregivers.
Who it suits
It suits early learning, primary, and senior schools that need to share updates with registered parents and caregivers. Teachers and school leaders can use its content and messaging tools, while families can tailor which areas of interest they see.
On the record
- Access controls
- The maker says only registered parents and caregivers can access school information, student data, news content and images.spacetalk.co · read 5 Oct 2026
- Analytics
- Statistics, graphs and analytics show which news articles parents read and which content they find engaging.spacetalk.co · read 5 Oct 2026
- Audience
- The maker describes the app for early learning, primary and senior schools.spacetalk.co · read 5 Oct 2026
- Contact syncing
- For senior schools, parent contacts are synced to the student for privacy and data security.spacetalk.co · read 5 Oct 2026
- Content tools
- The app supports creating posts, galleries and top news through an interface described as simple and intuitive.spacetalk.co · read 5 Oct 2026
- Customisation
- Schools choose which news, notifications and messages to send, and users can select areas of interest to tailor what they see.spacetalk.co · read 5 Oct 2026
- Emergency messaging
- The app supports absence and emergency messages to keep parents informed.spacetalk.co · read 5 Oct 2026
- Integration
- The app integrates with Outreach+, which lets school leaders securely post news and send messages from any device.spacetalk.co · read 5 Oct 2026
- Intended schools
- The maker describes use for early learning, primary and senior schools.spacetalk.co · read 5 Oct 2026
- Mobile platforms
- The support page directs users to download the school app from the Apple App Store or Google Play Store.spacetalk.co · read 5 Oct 2026
- OutReach+ integration
- The app integrates with Outreach+ so school leaders can post news and send messages from any device.spacetalk.co · read 5 Oct 2026
- Posts and galleries
- The app supports creating posts, galleries and top news in an interface designed to encourage parent engagement.spacetalk.co · read 5 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Spacetalk Schools App is a fully branded school app for sharing news, alerts, events, cancellations and newsletters with parents, teachers and school leaders.spacetalk.co · read 5 Oct 2026
- Security and compliance
- Spacetalk says school and student data security and privacy are fundamental, and that its school solutions meet government data security requirements.spacetalk.co · read 5 Oct 2026
- Security and privacy
- The maker’s Schools privacy policy says personal data is stored on secure information technology systems in Australia and describes its handling under the Australian Privacy Act and Australian Privacy Principles.spacetalk.co · read 5 Oct 2026
- SMS fallback
- If families do not have the app, they can still receive news and updates by SMS.spacetalk.co · read 5 Oct 2026
- Student messaging
- Parent contacts are synced to students, and the app sends absence and emergency messages to parents.spacetalk.co · read 5 Oct 2026
- Support
- Schools can contact support by email; Spacetalk says it offers unlimited tier 1 support from an Australian-based team, with responses by email and phone.spacetalk.co · read 5 Oct 2026
