Guides
Guides to running and choosing school systems in Kenya
Plain answers for principals, directors and bursars about school software, CBC, M-Pesa fees and payroll.
What is a school management system?A plain explanation for principals, directors and bursars who are considering one.
How to choose a school management system in KenyaThe questions that separate a system your school will really use from one that ends up abandoned after a term.
How much does a school management system cost in Kenya?What you actually pay for, and how to compare quotes fairly.
CBC report cards and performance levels explainedWhat EE, ME, AE and BE mean, and what a clear CBC report card should show a parent.
How to reconcile M-Pesa school fee paymentsWhy matching paybill statements by hand takes so long, and how automatic matching deals with the awkward cases.
School payroll in Kenya: the deductions explainedWhat PAYE, NSSF, SHIF and the housing levy are, and how a school stays correct when the rates change.
Moving school records from Excel to a school systemWhat to prepare, in what order, and when in the school year to do it.