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A school profile links your Lena account to a specific school. It defines your role (student, teacher, or admin) and stores school-specific information like your grade, department, or admin permissions. You can have profiles at multiple schools — for example, if you teach at two schools or study at a school and a coaching center.
Before you begin: You need an existing Lena account. See Creating Your Account if you’re new to Lena.

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Adding a school profile

After creating your account (or at any time from your profile settings), you can add a school profile:
1

Search for your school

Type your school’s name in the search bar. Lena will show matching schools.
School search results showing matching schools with their logos and namesSchool search results showing matching schools with their logos and names

Screenshot: School search results showing matching schools with logos

2

Select your school

Tap on your school from the search results. You’ll see the school’s name, type, and logo confirmed on screen.
3

Choose your role

Select whether you’re joining as a Student or Teacher.
School Admin profiles are created when you create a school or when an existing admin adds you. You can’t self-assign as an admin.
4

Fill in your details

The information you need to provide depends on the school type:
For students:
  • Grade — Select your grade level (e.g., JSS 1, SS 2, Primary 3)
  • Arm — Select your arm or class section (e.g., Arm A, Gold, Science)
For teachers:
  • No additional academic details required
K-12 student profile setup screen showing grade level and arm selection dropdownsK-12 student profile setup screen showing grade level and arm selection dropdowns

Screenshot: K-12 student profile setup showing grade and arm selection

5

Submit your profile

Tap Submit or Create Profile. Your school profile is now active and you can start using Lena with that school. You’ll be taken to your dashboard for the selected school.

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Switching between schools

If you have profiles at multiple schools, you can switch between them:
  1. Tap your profile icon or open the account menu
  2. You’ll see a list of your school profiles
  3. Tap the school you want to switch to
School profile switcher dropdown showing multiple school profiles to choose fromSchool profile switcher dropdown showing multiple school profiles to choose from

Screenshot: School profile switcher showing multiple schools

When you switch schools, the app updates to show courses, materials, and data from the selected school.

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Editing your school profile

To update your school-specific information (e.g., changing your grade or level):
  1. Go to Account Settings → School Info
  2. Select the profile you want to edit
  3. Update the relevant fields and save

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Removing a school profile

If you no longer need a school profile:
  1. Go to Account Settings → School Info
  2. Find the profile you want to remove
  3. Tap Delete Profile and confirm
Removing a school profile disconnects you from that school. You won’t be able to access courses, grades, or materials from that school unless you re-add the profile.

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Common questions

Your school needs to be registered on Lena first. Ask your school administrator to create the school at school.lena.africa. Once created, it will appear in search results.
Yes. Each school profile has its own role. You can be a student at one school and a teacher (or admin) at another with the same Lena account.
  • Deleting a profile removes you from one school but keeps your account and other profiles - Deleting your account permanently removes everything — all profiles, all data, all access. See Managing Your Profile for details.