SchoolMedia — Brands to communities.

Founded in 2010

South Africa’s largest youth marketing agency.

School billboards, activations and campaigns that connect brands with young people and their communities.

Connecting brands to communities, one school at a time.

Out there. Making connections.

Explore all work
Richfield Your Future Enriched billboard on a brick school building at Bedfordview High School.
School billboards

Richfield

Bedfordview High School

Learners holding up What About The Boys branded clothing during a programme gathering with Markham.
Partner programme

What About The Boys

Programme participation with Markham

A learner writing in a notebook during EduCate at Midrand High School.
Partner programme

EduCate

Learning at Midrand High School

100% youth black-owned.
Level 1 B-BBEE status.

SchoolMedia is a full-service branding, marketing and advertising agency that prides itself on connecting brands to communities, one school at a time.

We work in partnership with the NASGB (National Association of School Governing Bodies), where a portion of the spend goes to the schools.

We have the capability to market to public schools across South Africa. Our potential reach also includes 190,000 teachers and indirect access to parents.

How we make it happen
Public schools across South Africa
9,000+
Students per school
500+
Young people we can reach
6 million+

We collaborate.
Meaningful connections.

We collaborate with companies to create meaningful connections. Our value goes beyond media: we operate as advisors, providing strategic input on how to understand and communicate with your audience.

Our work in action.

School billboards and partner programmes, photographed on the ground.

People at the centre.

Connecting brands with communities through learning, participation and on-the-ground programme delivery.

Learners and adults gathered in front of a What About The Boys and Markham programme billboard.
What About The Boys × Markham programme gathering

Partner programme

What About The Boys

Youth engagement through film screenings and facilitated conversations.

Discuss a programme
Audience watching a Step Up 2 A Start Up screening in Prieska.
Prieska screening. From our archive.

Partner programme

Step Up 2 A Start Up

Entrepreneurship-focused screenings and learning experiences for young people.

Discuss a programme
A facilitator teaching a science lesson to learners at Fochville Secondary School.
Classroom learning at Fochville Secondary School

Partner programme

EduCate

Mathematics and Physical Science learning support, delivered in school communities.

Discuss a programme

Good work takes
a clear plan.

  1. 01

    Share your brief

    Your goals, audience, places and timing.

  2. 02

    Shape the campaign

    A relevant mix of media and engagement.

  3. 03

    Deliver on the ground

    School liaison, coordination and rollout.

  4. 04

    Review the results

    Reporting to understand the campaign.

Let’s make your
next campaign
happen.

Tell us what you want to achieve, where you want to reach people and when you want to launch.

Visit us

59 Cradock Ave
Sandton, Dunkeld
Johannesburg, 2196

Opening hours

8am – 5pm

Tell us what you have in mind.

Prepare a campaign brief to copy and share with your SchoolMedia contact. Nothing is sent by this form.