100% free for schools and families. No licensing fees, no per-student costs, no setup charges. Help your school community in just 5 minutes.
Every Australian school faces the same challenge: mountains of lost property, overwhelmed staff, frustrated parents, and unnecessary replacement costs.
Sorting, labeling, and managing lost property takes significant admin time each week.
Parents spend hundreds of dollars per year replacing lost uniforms, hats, and bags.
Many items are never returned because there's no way to identify the owner.
Implementing Cooe at your school is incredibly simple. No technical expertise required!
Visit cooe.au and try the service yourself. Generate a QR code to see how easy it is.
Include Cooe information in your next newsletter or email. We provide ready-to-use templates.
Parents generate QR codes themselves. No ongoing management needed from your school.
We provide everything you need to introduce Cooe to your school community:
Lost Property Solution: Cooe QR Codes
We're excited to share a free solution that can help reduce lost property at our school: Cooe QR codes.
Cooe is a free service where parents can generate unique QR codes for their children's belongings. When someone finds a lost item with a Cooe QR code, they simply scan it with their phone camera and the owner receives an instant notification.
Benefits: Free forever, privacy-protected (no contact info visible), works with any phone, no app needed
Get started: Visit cooe.au to generate your free QR codes in under 30 seconds
Getting started is simple - just share the information with your parent community:
Include a brief mention in your parent newsletter with the website link. Parents can then visit cooe.au and set up their own free QR labels.
Add a small sign near your lost property area explaining how QR code labels work and directing parents to cooe.au for free labels.
Include Cooe information in your new family welcome pack or orientation materials at the start of each year.
Absolutely not! Cooe is 100% free for schools and families. There are no licensing fees, no per-student costs, no setup charges, and no hidden fees. Ever.
No. Parents generate and manage their own QR codes directly on the Cooe website. Your school simply introduces the service - parents do the rest. If parents have questions, they can contact Cooe support directly at support@cooe.au.
Yes! Cooe is designed with privacy as a top priority. No student names, addresses, or identifying information is visible on QR codes. Parents' contact details are never displayed publicly. The system only shares information when someone finds an item and actively reports it.
Parents can generate QR codes on any device with internet (computer, tablet, smartphone). For finders, any smartphone with a camera can scan QR codes - most Australians have this capability. For families without smartphones, traditional labeling methods still work alongside Cooe.
Simply include information about Cooe in your next parent communication (newsletter, email, app notification). We provide ready-to-use templates below. That's it!
The QR codes themselves use standard Cooe branding (for reliability and recognition), but you're welcome to include your school logo on any communications you send to parents about the service.
Cooe works for any number of families - from one to all. Some schools start with a pilot group or specific year levels, then expand based on positive feedback. It's entirely up to you!
Are you a teacher at an Australian school? We're giving away free premium QR labels to help teachers protect their classroom resources and personal belongings.
How to enter: Simply visit our shop and enter the giveaway - it only takes 30 seconds!
Open to all Australian teachers • No purchase necessary
Contact us to discuss how Cooe can reduce your school's lost property workload
Email schools@cooe.au Try Cooe Yourself