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VoIP for Education – Schools, Colleges & Universities

VoIP for Education – Schools, Colleges & Universities

 

Why South African Schools Choose VoIP

  • Massive Savings: Slash your monthly phone bill by up to 60% — spend the savings on textbooks, lab gear, or sports equipment.
  • Stay Connected Everywhere: Call from one class to another or reach teachers while they’re at sport, on duty, or even on a school trip.
  • Easy Growth: Add new teachers or staff without paying for expensive hardware or long contracts.
  • Better Teamwork: Paging, call routing, voicemail-to-email, and group extensions keep everyone in the loop.

 

How It Works in Schools & Universities

  • Class-to-Class Calls: Teachers can quickly phone colleagues or reception without leaving their class.
  • Mobile App & Webphone: Perfect for sports coaches or teachers on the go — calls come straight to their phone.
  • All Devices Linked: Desk phones, cordless handsets, laptops, tablets or mobiles – all share one extension.
  • Admin Tools: Departmental call groups, emergency broadcasts, parent hotlines, after-hours messaging.

 

Simple Setup & Requirements

  • Reliable Internet: Works with school WiFi or wired connection.
  • Minimal Hardware: Use your existing devices or add affordable VoIP phones.
  • Fast Setup: Our local team helps you get running quickly, with minimal downtime.

 

Why Voys South Africa is the Best Choice

  • Local Support: Speak to a team that understands South African schools and challenges like load shedding.
  • No Contracts: Pay month-to-month with clear, predictable costs.
  • Education-Ready Features: Multi-device support, paging for emergencies, and easy user management.

 

Benefits for Schools & Universities

The Benefit What It Means
Save Up to 60% Free up budget for books, ICT upgrades, or bursaries
Always Reachable Teachers can take calls anywhere on campus or off
Smooth Communication No more running between classes to deliver messages
Future-Proof Scale up or down as your school grows

 

Common Use Cases

  • Big Campus: Keep admin, security, and teaching staff connected.
  • Boarding School: After-hours duty staff and parents stay in touch.
  • Field Trips: Teachers remain reachable on the road or in the field.

 

Get Started in 3 Easy Steps

  1. Book a Free Consultation: We look at your current setup.
  2. Pick Your Plan: Choose your extensions, apps, and phones.
  3. Go Live: Quick setup and training for your staff.

 

What do you need for VoIP in Schools, Colleges & Universities

#1 Reliable internet connection

Thinking of Switching Your School to VoIP?
Great idea! But before you unplug the old landline in the admin office, there’s one thing to check: your school’s internet connection.

Whether your campus is running fibre in Joburg, LTE in Pinetown, or still holding on to that trusty ADSL line somewhere in the Karoo – VoIP works best with a stable, reliable connection. No one wants calls between the staff room and the principal’s office sounding like a broken intercom.

Not sure if your setup can handle VoIP? Don’t stress — we’ll help you check.
Even if your teachers are scattered between classrooms, sports fields, or running after school trips, we’ll make sure your comms are crystal clear.

Let’s get your school connected — fast, reliable, and without the telecom headaches.

VoIP devices

#2 VoIP device

Whether your principal is taking calls from the office, a teacher is phoning from the netball court, or a coach is checking in from a school trip — VoIP keeps your staff connected.

It works on every device: laptops in the computer lab, smartphones in the staff room, or VoIP desk phones in admin. If it powers up, you can use it.

For the best experience, we suggest a mix of dedicated VoIP phones for the front office and our easy mobile app or Webphone for teachers and staff on the move. That way, everyone stays reachable — whether they’re in class, out on the field, or marking papers at home.

No matter where learning takes place, Voys VoIP keeps communication crystal-clear and your school team in sync.

Voys Colleague Holding Voys mug and working in the Cape Town Office of Voys

#3 Voys subscription

Whether you’re adding new teachers in Joburg, hiring sports coaches in Durban, or bringing in visiting lecturers for a semester — Voys VoIP grows with you.

Need to set up a new extension for the science teacher? Easy. Someone going on maternity leave or leaving at the end of term? Also easy. Our system is user-based, which means you can scale up or down without admin headaches or expensive hardware changes.

Here’s what each user gets:

  • Free National Calls – 500 minutes per user, pooled across the whole school. Share the airtime!

  • Up to 3 Devices per User – Desk phone in the staff room, app on the coach’s cellphone, and a Webphone for the principal’s laptop.

  • All the Pro Features You Need – Call routing, paging, voicemail-to-email, and proper business-grade reliability.

We’ll have your school connected in just one working day — no long contracts, no hidden surprises, and definitely no endless hold music.

Plus, you get real, local support from a team that understands South African schools and their challenges — from load shedding to last-minute parent meetings.

Curious about VoIP phones?

Voys Colleague using Voys VoIP on their Phone

Give us a call on 021 012 5000 or sign up now.

Get a quote and sign up

Frequently asked questions

  • Certainly! Forwarding calls from your fixed phone to your cell phone is a fantastic feature, especially for those on the go. With Voys, managing call forwarding is a breeze through Freedom, our cloud-based phone system. You can easily route all incoming calls to your cell phone. Plus, if you need a business telephone number, we’ve got you covered too!

  • Your phone number is an asset. Move your number to Voys (We’ll deal with Telkom).

    How does it work at voys

    • Complete the online ‘Keep your Number’-form. It will generate text for a number porting mandate that will be mailed to you by your Voys contact person. You can print this mandate on your business letterhead and email it to us together with a recent invoice from your current provider, and a copy of the ID of the telephone account holder.
    • We’ll then submit the request on your behalf.
    • After submitting your request, we need to be patient. It can take up to 10 workdays to receive approval from your current provider. Your number will remain available in the meantime.
    • Once we have approval from your current provider, we will contact you to coördinate your preferred porting date.
    • On the day your number is moved over we will test it to ensure that your number is working correctly and will be the first to call on your new phone system.
  • No time at all! After some (RICA) paperwork is out of your way. We can set up your Voys phone system in one workday. Do you require VoIP phones too? Add an extra day for shipping.

    Call us on 021 012 5000 between 9AM-5PM (Mo-Fri) or send us a contact request, we respond within 24 hours on weekdays.