Key answers
- How do schools send announcements to parents by SMS?
- Organize contacts into structured groups (school → class → boarding/day), compose once, and dispatch to a specific group. Scheduled sends take care of term-fee reminders, while emergency broadcasts bypass scheduling and go out immediately.
- Why use SMS instead of WhatsApp groups for school comms?
- 98% of SMS messages are opened within 3 minutes. Email goes unread and WhatsApp groups become chaotic at scale, while a branded SMS reaches every parent on any handset — smartphone or not.
Schools and colleges face a recurring communication challenge: reaching hundreds or thousands of parents simultaneously with urgent, accurate information. Email goes unread. WhatsApp groups become chaotic. SMS remains the most reliable channel — 98% of messages are opened within 3 minutes.
Bulkit allows institutions to organize contacts into structured groups — Class 7A, Form 3, Parents of Boarding Students — and send targeted announcements to specific groups without broadcasting to everyone.
Term fee reminders can be scheduled weeks in advance. Emergency closures can be dispatched within seconds. Event invitations can be personalized with student names and specific details.
- Contact groups support nested structures — school → class → student parent.
- Scheduled sends allow fee reminders to go out at optimal times automatically.
- Emergency broadcast mode bypasses scheduling and sends immediately.
- Delivery reports confirm which parents received the message.
- Bulkit is trusted by dozens of Kenyan schools and colleges.
Communication is core to a school's relationship with parents. When information arrives quickly and clearly — via a single branded SMS — trust in the institution grows.
Set up your school's Bulkit account today. Group your contacts, register your Sender ID, and send your first announcement in under 10 minutes.
