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The Lena School Admin App is your control center for managing your school. From setting up your academic structure and adding users to overseeing courses and CBT exams — everything happens at school.lena.africa.
The School Admin App is a web-based dashboard optimized for desktop browsers. It is not available as a mobile app.

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Your dashboard

When you log in, you land on the Dashboard — your school’s overview at a glance.
School admin dashboard showing key statistics cards and sidebar navigation menu

Screenshot: School admin dashboard showing stats and sidebar navigation

The dashboard shows key statistics:
The School Admin App uses a sidebar for navigation:

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What you can do

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Admin roles and permissions

School admins have different sub-roles with varying levels of access:
The person who creates the school is automatically assigned the Super Admin role.

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Getting started checklist

New to the School Admin App? Follow these steps to get your school fully set up:
1

Create your school

Set up your school with the correct type (K-12 or University) — this cannot be changed later. Creating Your School →
2

Set up academic structure

Create grades/arms (K-12) or faculties/departments (University), then create an academic session and activate a term or semester. Academic Structure →
3

Add students and teachers

Add users individually or import them in bulk using Excel spreadsheets. Managing Students → · Managing Teachers →
4

Add additional admins (optional)

Invite other staff members as admins with the right level of access. Managing Admins →
5

Create or oversee courses

Create courses from the admin dashboard or let teachers create their own. School Courses →
Complete steps 1-3 before the academic period begins. Teachers and students can start using Lena as soon as their accounts are created and the structure is in place.

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CBT exams

For CBT exam management, all guides are in the CBT Exams tab: