In brief:

• The new Parent Portal app is available for all ACT public school families.
• It is called Sentral for Parents and follows children from kindergarten through to year 12.
• This story outlines the key features of the app and how it can be accessed.

The new Parent Portal smartphone app is now available for all ACT public school families. The app gives them more choice in how they access information from their child’s school.

The app is called Sentral for Parents. It has the same functionality as the web-based Parent Portal and follows students from kindergarten through to year 12.

Parent Portal is a secure online platform for sharing student information between ACT public schools and parents and carers.

Parent Portal makes it easier for families to engage with their school by housing key information on one system. Parents and carers only need to sign up for the Parent Portal once. Multiple children can be added to one account using the access key for each child’s school.

Parents can use Parent Portal and the Sentral for Parents app to: 
*    notify their school if their child is sick
*    book parent-teacher interviews
*    receive their child’s academic reports (including past reports)
*    receive their school newsletter 
*    receive messages from their child’s teachers
*    see their child’s student timetable
*    get daily notices of school activities
*    update contact details, and
*    make payments.

So far, 24,405 parents and carers have registered to use Parent Portal. This number is expected to grow now that the Sentral for Parents app is available. 

Parents of new ACT public school students, including those starting kindergarten in 2025, will receive a registration link and access key from their school. They will need to set up an ACT Digital Account if they don’t already have one to register.

Parents and carers can find more information on the Education Directorate website.

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