For Schools

Phone-free classrooms, without the daily fight

A physical, enforceable way to keep phones out of lessons and exams — while learners keep hold of their own devices.

A school building on campus

Why schools use Holdr

  • Ends the daily confrontation over confiscation — learners keep their phones, just sealed
  • Protects exam integrity in test and matric exam venues
  • Cuts classroom distraction without banning phones from the property
  • Supports school phone-use policies and codes of conduct with a physical, enforceable control
  • Phones stay reachable in an emergency — pouches open instantly if needed
A student writing on a chalkboard

How schools implement it

  1. Assign pouchesEvery learner is issued a pouch at the start of the school year.
  2. Install base stationsMagnetic unlocking devices go at the gate, staff room or designated release points.
  3. Set the daily routineLearners seal phones at the start of the first class each morning and unseal at designated points after the final bell.
  4. Train staffA short briefing for teachers and gate staff on enforcement and edge cases (emergencies, parent calls).
A classroom with Holdr phone-free signage