About NSWEDU.link
Our Story
nswedu.link was formed during the COVID-19 Pandemic after seeing lots of schools turning to various online platforms to share content with students, parents and colleagues. So often, these online platforms generate huge links! They are hard to copy and paste correctly; they are hard to remember and hard for students to write down!
We let you generate a professional-looking, relevant shortened URL, as an example, from https://beresfdrd-p.schools.nsw.gov.au/ to something like https://nswedu.link/brps
Whilst there are many services offering URL shortening, such as bitly.com and tinyurl.com, it became apparent trying to secure the short URL you want was becoming increasingly difficult; in the case of Bitly, you can pay to customise your URL but let's face it as Teachers you already cough up enough of your own money on resources for our students! That's where nswedu.link comes in; our service is 100% Free for NSW Public Schools! Yes, no catches, no gotchas, no spam — 100% Free.
This service is run by educators for fellow educators in NSW Public Schools. This service is wholly funded by us and anyone kind enough to donate, it is in no way affiliated, supported or funded by our employer the NSW Department of Education. We try and leverage open-source technologies as much as possible and use a combination of projects which we have highly customised to deliver an experience suited to support educators.
Contribute
If you wish to donate: https://www.donate.com/jrs
Acknowledgement of Country
We acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of the lands on which we live, learn and work, and pay our respects to Elders past, present and emerging. We recognise that sovereignty was never ceded and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples across Australia.
Inclusion Statement
nswedu.link is committed to building a platform that is welcoming, accessible and inclusive for all educators in NSW Public Schools — regardless of background, identity, ability or experience. We believe that every teacher and student deserves access to tools that make their work easier, and we strive to reflect the diversity of our school communities in everything we do.
Sustainability Statement
nswedu.link is committed to minimising its environmental footprint. We leverage Cloudflare's global network which is powered by renewable energy, and we deliberately keep our platform lightweight — no unnecessary assets, no tracking scripts, no bloat. Every byte saved is energy saved.
We encourage educators to consider sustainability in how they use digital tools. Where possible, use QR codes instead of printed URLs, and set expiry dates on links that are only needed for a short period to help keep the platform tidy and resource-efficient.
Contact
For technical support or to report an issue, please visit Ranga Cat Studio.