> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://support.lena.africa/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Create your school

> Sign up for Lena for Schools, set up your school in three short steps, and know what to do first.

Anyone can create a school on Lena. The person who creates it becomes its **owner** and a **Superadmin**. It takes
three steps, and only the first one is required.

> [!TIP]
>
> If your school is already on Lena, don't create it again. Ask one of its admins to invite you; see [admins and
> roles](https://support.lena.africa/schools/admins.md).

## Sign up

**1. Open Lena for Schools**

Go to [school.lena.africa](https://school.lena.africa), enter your email address and choose **Continue**.

**2. Confirm your email**

Enter the code we email you. If you already have a Lena account, enter your password instead and skip the next step.

**3. Create your account**

Enter your first name, last name and a password, then choose **Create account**. See [sign in to
Lena](https://support.lena.africa/get-started/sign-in.md) for the password rules.

If you have no school yet, Lena takes you straight to the first setup step.

## Set up your school

**1. Your school**

Enter your **School name** and choose the **School type**: **University**, **K-12** or **Other** (training
centres, tutoring and anything else).

The **School code** fills itself in from the name, such as CVU for Crestview University. Change it if you like,
or choose **Generate** to make another.

Choose **Create school**.

![The Create your school form with School name, School type and School code](https://mintcdn.com/lenaafrica/L730hi-OSS5z45py/images/school/onboarding-create.webp?fit=max\&auto=format\&n=L730hi-OSS5z45py\&q=85\&s=70153d848a7d9cc9c44966583adadf0d)

Step 1: name your school, choose its type and check its code.

**2. Make it yours**

Add a **School logo**, your **Estimated student size**, a **School phone number**, **School email** and **School
website**. Every field is optional. Choose **Continue**, or **Skip for now**.

![The Make it yours form with logo, student size, phone, email and website fields](https://mintcdn.com/lenaafrica/L730hi-OSS5z45py/images/school/onboarding-details.webp?fit=max\&auto=format\&n=L730hi-OSS5z45py\&q=85\&s=10e2e7a521d7c6f762b20c019b20bc9e)

Step 2: everything here is optional, and you can change it later in Settings.

**3. Your plan**

Schools joining now are part of early access. The page reads "NGN 0 for one year" with a **LEAP discount**
badge: "This is the Lena Early Access Program (LEAP) discount. It isn't free forever: we'll tell you before billing
starts. No card needed."

Check the **Billing contact email**. It starts as your school email, and it's where we'll write before billing
starts. Choose **Finish setup**.

![The Your plan step showing NGN 0 for one year with a LEAP discount badge and a billing contact email](https://mintcdn.com/lenaafrica/L730hi-OSS5z45py/images/school/onboarding-plan.webp?fit=max\&auto=format\&n=L730hi-OSS5z45py\&q=85\&s=491ef638bb09ac0ffe760f5a6c4cf191)

Step 3: nothing to pay during early access.

Your school's dashboard opens.

![The dashboard of a new school with all figures at zero and the Get started checklist showing 0 of 4](https://mintcdn.com/lenaafrica/L730hi-OSS5z45py/images/school/dashboard-new.webp?fit=max\&auto=format\&n=L730hi-OSS5z45py\&q=85\&s=7b348c6154aa25d49d0b2bb11a6b4bb5)

A brand-new school, with the Get started checklist in the sidebar.

## The Get started checklist

The **Get started** card at the foot of the sidebar shows what to do next, and ticks each one off as you do it:

1. **Complete your school's profile**: a logo, your size and a way to reach you (owner only). Opens
   [Settings](https://support.lena.africa/schools/school-settings.md).
2. **Add your faculties and departments** (or grades and arms, or cohorts and programs). See
   [set up your structure](https://support.lena.africa/schools/structure.md).
3. **Invite your first lecturer**. See [lecturers](https://support.lena.africa/schools/lecturers.md).
4. **Add your first student**: invite one, or [import a class](https://support.lena.africa/schools/import-students.md).

Set up your structure first: you can't add students until there is somewhere to place them.

## Good to know

* **The school type can't be changed later.** Choose the one that fits best. It decides the words Lena uses, such as
  faculty and level, or grade and arm. See [words your school uses](https://support.lena.africa/get-started/words-your-school-uses.md).
* **One account, many schools.** To add another school, open the school switcher at the top and choose **Add
  school**.
* **You can change the details later**, except the type, in [school settings](https://support.lena.africa/schools/school-settings.md).

## Troubleshooting

> [accordion] “A school named … already exists. If it’s yours, ask its admin to invite you.”
>
> A school with that name is already on Lena, so you can't create it again. Ask one of its admins to invite you from
> **Admin Management**.

> [accordion] “That code may already be taken. Try another.”
>
> Another school uses that code. Change it, or choose **Generate**.

> [accordion] “We couldn’t upload your logo”
>
> Your other details were saved. Add the logo later in [school settings](https://support.lena.africa/schools/school-settings.md). Use a PNG, JPG or
> WebP image under 1 MB.

> [accordion] “Your school was created, but we couldn’t open it yet. Please try again.”
>
> Try again. It won't create a second school.

## Next

> [card] [Set up your structure](https://support.lena.africa/schools/structure.md)
>
> Add faculties, departments and levels, so students and courses have a place.

> [card] [Invite a lecturer](https://support.lena.africa/schools/lecturers.md)
>
> Bring in the people who'll teach.


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