MFA for students. No phones required.
Practical, device-free multi-factor authentication built for Australian schools — from Year 1 through Year 12. No smartphones required. Works with your existing Microsoft environment.
- ✓No student devices needed — QR badges, PINs, login pictures
- ✓Integrates with Microsoft Entra ID and Google
- ✓Supports Essential 8 MFA compliance requirements
- ✓Age-appropriate for primary and secondary school students
- ✓Fast rollout with minimal IT overhead
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Essential 8
Student MFA is no longer optional in Australia
Australia’s Essential 8 framework has shifted expectations. Schools are under increasing pressure to implement multi-factor authentication to protect student accounts, and cybersecurity insurance providers are taking notice.
The question has moved from “Should we implement MFA?” to “How do we implement it without disrupting classrooms?”
Clever was built to answer that second question.
“From an Essential Eight perspective, MFA is one of the strongest controls we have against credential theft, phishing, and account takeover — threats that are increasingly targeting students, not just staff. A compromised student account is no longer low‑risk; it can expose learning platforms, cloud storage, email, and identity systems.”
Shaq Herath, Director of ICT, Trinity CollegeMFA for privileged users
Admin and staff accounts protected with robust MFA options.
MFA for student accounts
Age-appropriate, device-free methods that work in real classrooms.
Microsoft Entra ID integration
Works within your existing Microsoft identity environment.
Centralised policy management
Set, monitor, and enforce MFA policies from one dashboard.
MFA that actually works in schools
Enterprise MFA tools weren’t built for classrooms. Clever was designed specifically for the realities of school IT and the students who use it every day.
No phones. No problem.
Clever uses QR code badges, 6-digit PINs, and login pictures so students authenticate without needing a personal device.
Primary school ready
Age-appropriate methods from Year 1 upward. Young students authenticate with familiar visuals. No app downloads, no SMS codes.
Classroom speed
Logins take seconds, not minutes. Teachers don’t lose learning time at the start of every session waiting for students to authenticate.
Microsoft-aligned
Integrates directly with Microsoft Entra ID and protects Microsoft 365 accounts, extending your existing infrastructure, not replacing it.
Essential 8 support
Helps Australian schools meet MFA requirements under the Essential 8 framework without disruptive workflow changes.
IT-friendly rollout
Manage policies, track enrollment, and troubleshoot from a single dashboard. Teachers can unblock students directly in the classroom with simple troubleshooting tools.
Three ways to authenticate. Zero devices required
Students scan their printed badge to log in. Works on day 1.
Simple numeric code. Fast, familiar, and no device needed.
Students select their personal animal or image – great for younger students.
Case Studies
May 29, 2026
How This Queensland Campus Uses Passwordless MFA – No Phones RequiredNorthside Christian College, a K–12 campus in Queensland, Australia, achieved full cyber insurance compliance by deploying passwordless MFA for students — no phones required. Learn how Clever Badges and Clever Classroom MFA simplified student logins while meeting strict security mandates in a phone-free school environment.
October 7, 2025
20 Minutes Back: How one Australian school uses Clever to save teaching time and boost securitySt Thomas More School, located in the Hadfield suburb in Melbourne and serving 400 students and staff, eliminated the login challenge for students by implementing a passwordless logon solution into Chromebooks, creating a ripple effect of benefits for the school community. The challenge: Young students struggle to safely log in when typing usernames and passwords […]