No, you can sign up and use the free plan with any email. Only Student Pro needs a confirmed school email, like one ending in .edu, .edu.au or .ac.uk.
Which emails count
An address counts as a school email when it ends in .edu, or in a country's school domain like .edu.au or .ac.uk. It has to be confirmed, so Secretariat emails it a link to prove it's yours.
Signed up with a personal email?
You don't have to start over. In Settings, Plans, type your school email under "Your school email" and tap Send link. Open the link in that inbox and Student Pro unlocks once it's confirmed. How you sign in doesn't change.
Not a student?
Pro works with any email, at $12.99 a month or $119.99 a year, for your calendars, email and Slack in one list. See pricing.
JoinFree to start, no card. See pricing