Modern WordPress School Websites
Designed for Victorian schools, EduCMS helps teachers and office staff easily manage news, forms and website content while supporting Department of Education hosting requirements.
What is in the EduCMS build
Below is what we build with you, step by step. It matches how a real school works, with your leadership, your learning areas, and the way the office and classrooms update the site. It is a school site, not a one-size business template you have to force to fit.
Custom WordPress theme
Enrolment and contact details sit in plain view. Text is large enough to read on phones, and your school colours and logo stay consistent, so a quick edit from the office or a teacher does not break the design. You edit in the usual WordPress block editor many people already know.
Staff directory
Parents see leadership, key learning area contacts, and specialists in one list. You change a name or role in one place and the website updates.
News and blogs
One stream for news, letters, and short updates. You can tag by topic or year level so busy weeks do not bury the one message every parent had to read.
Curriculum and learning area pages
Space for each learning area (for example English, mathematics, science, humanities subjects such as history and geography, the arts, health and PE, and languages) so you can list what is taught, key resources, and what parents should know.
Keeping families and your school community informed
After launch, the site is part of daily school life. The three areas below are about the busy week, not a brochure. They cover quick alerts, forms and files parents can find themselves, and questions that land with the right person in the office.
School announcements and entry notices
Post urgent news such as fire weather days, drill notices, or health updates. You can add a message that appears as soon as someone opens the site, so the critical line is not buried three clicks deep.
Resource centre
Keep PDFs and links in one place. That means enrolment packs, how to pay, child safety, handbooks, and so on. Sort them so parents help themselves, and the office spends less time saying “it is in the last newsletter.”
Contact and book a tour
General contact and tour requests go to the email addresses you pick. You do not need another paid app just for school forms. Mail is sent from your public school email or .edu.au address the way you already expect.
We are looking for 5 schools to trial this
We are only taking five schools for a first run. We will agree a start date, what “success” means for you, and catch up at set points. In your message, tell us your role, when you need to be live, and what is not working on your site today. We will be honest about what the pilot can do and what your school or the department must handle first.
Contact us to express interestFrequently Asked Questions
Answers about EduCMS, who updates the site, and the pilot in plain language.
About EduCMS
What is EduCMS?
EduCMS is a WordPress website platform designed specifically for schools. It includes a modern, accessible design, school news, staff profiles, curriculum and learning area pages, online forms, and an easy-to-use content management system. We work with your school to plan the structure, design and content, then build a website that is simple for staff to manage and keeps your school community informed.
Is the live site hosted on HSJ Host servers?
No. For Victorian Government schools, the live website is hosted on the Victorian Department of Education's approved hosting infrastructure, not on HSJ Host servers. This helps schools comply with Department requirements for security, privacy and data management. HSJ Host provides the design, development, implementation and ongoing support of your website, while the Department manages the hosting infrastructure.
Who updates the website after launch?
That's up to your school. You can easily manage updates yourself using the standard WordPress block editor, allowing authorised staff to publish news, update pages and maintain website content without technical expertise. Alternatively, HSJ Host can handle content updates and ongoing website maintenance on your behalf. Ongoing support and updates are included as part of your monthly service after the trial period, giving your school the flexibility to choose the approach that best suits your needs.
Pilot & getting started
What is the five-school trial?
We are taking a small number of schools for a first run. We agree a start date, what success looks like for you, and check in at set points. Contact us to express interest, describe your school’s situation, and we will be clear about what the pilot can cover.
What about support and cost during and after the trial?
EduCMS is provided free for the first year as part of the trial, and our team will provide support at no cost during this period. After the first year, we expect the cost to be around $50 per month, although this will be finalised in consultation with participating schools.
Many schools currently pay for third-party online form platforms and other standalone tools to manage enrolments, permission forms, surveys and registrations. EduCMS includes built-in forms that can replace many of these subscriptions, helping schools reduce ongoing software costs while keeping everything managed through their own website. Depending on the services currently in use, this could save hundreds or even thousands of dollars each year.
How do we start a conversation?
Use the contact page and put EduCMS in the subject or first line. Say whether you are interested in the pilot, a later build, or help moving from an old site, and we will reply with a few direct questions.
Next step is a conversation
When you contact us, please write EduCMS in the subject or first line. Say if you want the five-school trial, a later build, or help moving off an old site. We will answer with a few direct questions, not a cut-and-paste sales email.