Everything schools need, in one place.
Built around the South African academic year, POPIA-aligned from the ground up, and scoped to every role on campus.
One system. Every workflow.
Modules share a real relational schema — not spreadsheets stitched together. Every change is auditable and scoped to your school.
Student & teacher management
Provision users, classes and parent links with role-based access scoped to your school. Import rosters in bulk or add learners one at a time.
- Bulk CSV import
- Parent-guardian linking
- Role-based dashboards
Attendance
Mark by class in seconds with duplicate-guarded records. Export for SA-SAMS compliance and spot trends before they become problems.
- Class-level marking
- SA-SAMS export
- Absence alerts
Gradebook
A 4-term SA gradebook with subject filters, live averages and term-end reports. Teachers see every mark in context; principals see school-wide patterns.
- 4-term structure
- Live averages
- Term reports
Timetable
Weekly class schedule per grade, visible to students and parents. Changes publish instantly — no more printed notices pinned to boards.
- Per-grade schedules
- Instant updates
- Parent visibility
Announcements
Broadcast to everyone or target by role: parents, teachers, or students. Delivery is instant and read receipts keep you informed.
- Role-targeted
- Read receipts
- Push-style delivery
Admin analytics
Enrollment, attendance trends, grade distribution, class sizes — live, not exported. Make decisions from data that updates in real time.
- Live dashboards
- Trend detection
- Export to PDF/CSV
Beyond the basics.
Additional tools that save hours every week and keep your school community connected.
Online admissions
Accept and manage admission applications digitally. Track applicants through your pipeline and communicate decisions in one place.
Notifications & alerts
Attendance anomalies, grade thresholds, fee reminders — configurable alerts keep the right people informed at the right time.
Multi-school support
Multi-tenant by design. Run one or many schools from a single platform with complete data isolation between tenants.
Performance tracking
Track learner performance over time with term-by-term comparisons. Identify at-risk students early and intervene proactively.
Event calendar
School events, exams, sports days and parent meetings in a shared calendar. Sync-friendly and visible to the whole school community.
Direct messaging
Secure communication between teachers, parents and administrators. All messages are scoped to the school and fully auditable.
Tailored to who you are.
Principals, teachers, parents and learners each get a view that matches their responsibilities.
Principals & Administrators
- School-wide analytics and enrollment trends
- Staff and learner provisioning
- Compliance-ready attendance exports
- Role and permission management
Teachers
- Class attendance in under a minute
- Gradebook with live averages
- Timetable and event visibility
- Direct parent communication
Parents
- Real-time access to learner marks
- Attendance and absence alerts
- School announcements and events
- Secure messaging with teachers
Learners
- Personal timetable and class schedule
- Assignment deadlines and events
- Own performance dashboard
- School announcements feed
Tenant isolation
Every record is scoped to your school through database-level row security. No shared tables.
POPIA-aligned
Learner data stays on your tenant. Exportable on request, auditable by default.
Built for SA
Grade R–12, 4-term year, ZAR pricing. Designed locally, not retrofitted from abroad.
See it in action.
Book a personalised walkthrough and we'll show you how SmartSchool Connect fits your school's workflow.