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How much does a school management system cost in Kenya?

What you actually pay for, and how to compare quotes fairly.

In short

School management systems in Kenya are commonly priced per learner per term or per year, often with a one-off setup fee. The total depends on the number of learners and modules, plus running costs such as SMS credits and any fingerprint terminals. Ask every vendor for the full yearly cost for your enrolment, so quotes can be compared fairly.

What makes up the price

  • Licence or subscription: usually tied to the number of learners.
  • Setup and data import: sometimes separate, sometimes included.
  • Training: check how many sessions and who attends.
  • SMS: usually paid per message on top of the system.
  • Hardware: fingerprint terminals if you want biometric attendance.
  • Support and updates: included, or a yearly renewal?

Compare the yearly total

A low per-learner figure can hide extras. Put each quote into the same sum: learners multiplied by the per-learner fee across all three terms, plus setup, plus an estimate of SMS for your parents, plus any hardware. That number is what you can compare.

Weigh it against what it saves

A fair comparison includes staff hours spent reconciling M-Pesa, preparing report cards and answering balance queries, and fees that go uncollected because nobody chased them in time. Those costs are real even though no invoice arrives for them.

What Shulepoa costs

Shulepoa's price depends on your number of learners and the modules you choose. Ask us for a quote and we'll give you the full yearly figure, including setup and SMS.

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How much does Shulepoa cost?

Pricing depends on the number of learners and the modules your school needs. Contact Shulepoa for a quote and a free demo using your own school's setup.

How do we move our school to Shulepoa?

Book a demo, then Shulepoa imports your learners from Excel, CSV or Word files, sets up classes, streams, subjects, fee structures and grading, connects your M-Pesa paybill and fingerprint terminals, and trains your staff. Teachers and parents then sign in on the web or the Android app.

See Shulepoa working for your school

Book a free demo set up with your own classes, fee structure and grading.