How to register your school on SEMS

Registering is free and takes about 5 minutes. Only the proprietor, the principal or head teacher, or someone they authorise should register a school. Every request is checked by a reviewer before the school is created, so other people can't register your school.

Start at sems.ng/register-school, or press Register a school on your state's SEMS portal.

Before you start#

Have these ready:

• the school's name, address and local government area (LGA)
• an email address the school uses: it becomes the administrator's sign-in
• the school's phone number and your own phone number (WhatsApp if possible)
• optional, but it speeds up the review: a letter on the school's letterhead, or the school's approval certificate, as a PDF or a photo

Step 1: Find your school#

Choose your state, then type at least 3 letters of the school's name. You can narrow the list by LGA.

• If your school is listed, press This is my school. Its details are filled in for you.
• If a school shows Already on SEMS or under review, someone has already registered or claimed it. Contact us if you think that's wrong.
• If you can't find it, press My school isn't listed and enter the details yourself.

Step 2: School details#

Check the school's name, LGA, address, email and phone. The motto is optional.

Step 3: About you#

Enter your full name, your role at the school (proprietor, principal, head teacher and so on) and your phone number. You can attach a supporting document. Tick the box to confirm that you are authorised to register the school.

Step 4: Review and submit#

Check everything, then press Submit registration.

After you submit#

1. Confirm your email. We send a link to the school email. Open it within 24 hours. Check your spam or Promotions folder if you can't see it.
2. You get a reference number by email, for example SEMS-000123. Keep it.
3. A reviewer checks your request. For Adamawa, Benue and Imo this is the state's SEMS team; for other states it is the SEMS team. They check the school against the state directory and may call or WhatsApp you. This usually takes one working day.
4. Approved: we email the school code, a one-time password and the sign-in link. Sign in, choose your own password and follow the guided setup (see Getting started as a School Administrator).
5. Not approved: we email the reason and what to do next.

You can check progress at any time at sems.ng/register-school/status with your reference number and the school email.

What it costs#

Registering is free. Your school starts on SEMS Starter, with a school profile, a school code, a website and a demo. To add your real staff and students, you pay the one-time setup fee inside SEMS, then a termly fee for each teacher and student. Parents, administrators and non-teaching staff are free. See sems.ng/pricing.

Need help?#

Call or WhatsApp the SEMS team, or email support, and quote your reference number.