SkoolBase

School management software, made for Ghana

Run your whole school from one place.

Admissions, attendance, report cards, fees, payroll and parent messages: all of it in one secure web app. Teachers stop retyping marks, the bursar stops chasing figures in exercise books, and parents always know where their child stands.

Less paperwork. More teaching.

Most schools run on registers, receipt books, spreadsheets and phone calls. Every copy is another chance for mistakes and another evening lost at the end of term. SkoolBase keeps one set of records that everyone works from.

Without SkoolBase

  • Marks copied from mark sheets into report cards by hand, one student at a time.
  • Fee balances worked out from receipt books, and they don't always match.
  • Parents phoning the office to ask about results, fees and absences.
  • Paper registers that get lost, and admission forms that pile up at the gate.
  • No record of who changed what, or when.

With SkoolBase

  • Teachers enter marks once. Report cards, broadsheets and class positions are produced from them.
  • Every balance is calculated from charges and payments, so it always adds up.
  • Parents check attendance, homework, results and fees on their phone, any time.
  • Registers are taken on a phone, and applications arrive through your school's own online form.
  • An audit log records every important action, with who did it and when.

How SkoolBase simplifies school administration

The work your office already does each day and each term, with the copying, adding up and chasing done for you.

Results without the late nights

Class work and the end-of-term exam are weighted (30/70 by default, GES-style). Grades come from your own grading scale, and subject and class positions are calculated for you. Publish once and every parent's report card is ready, with your logo, the head teacher's signature and a printable PDF.

Fees you can trust

Bill whole classes in one step, record payments with numbered receipts, and see who owes what immediately. Payments can't be edited: a mistake is corrected with a reversal or adjustment, or a payment recorded in error is deleted by an administrator. Every correction needs a reason, so your books always balance and can be audited.

Parents kept informed

An automatic SMS welcomes each new family and confirms every fee payment. Send fee reminders that quote each family's own balance, or one message to the whole school. The cost of every message is shown before you send it.

Attendance in seconds, even offline

Teachers mark the register on their phone, even with no data. It is sent automatically when they reconnect. Attendance reports and each child's term attendance update straight away.

Admissions without the queue

Share your school's online application link, or import a whole class from a spreadsheet. Every admitted student gets a unique Student ID, and the family can be welcomed by SMS.

Spot struggling students early

"Students to watch" flags children with low attendance, falling results or repeated incidents. Heads and class teachers can act before the end-of-term report.

Payroll and HR in the same place

Record staff attendance and leave, then run monthly payroll with allowances and deductions. Staff see their own payslips once you finalise the month.

The school day, organised

Weekly timetables that reject clashes, an exam timetable, a school calendar, homework with marking and feedback, and weekly lesson notes that heads approve or return with comments.

Answers, not spreadsheets

Dashboards and reports for daily attendance, term attendance, fee collections, arrears and report cards. Export to CSV or print whenever the board or an inspector asks.

Built for everyone in your school

Each person signs in to a view made for their job. Nobody sees more than they need.

Heads and administrators

  • Admissions, students, classes and staff
  • Fees, payments, payroll and reports
  • SMS, templates and the SMS wallet
  • Settings, archive and the audit log

Teachers and staff

  • Today's lessons and attendance registers
  • Marks entry, homework and lesson notes
  • Conduct records and class reports
  • Leave requests and their own payslips

Parents and guardians

  • Sign in with the Student ID and a private PIN
  • Attendance, timetable, homework and exams
  • Published report cards and the school calendar
  • Fee balances and payments, if the school allows it

Up and running in an afternoon

No installation and no servers to buy. SkoolBase runs in the browser on a computer, tablet or phone, and can be installed on a phone like an app.

  1. Register your school

    Sign up online and start a free trial. You get a school code and an administrator account straight away.

  2. Set up your term

    Add your academic year, term, classes and fee items, then invite teachers and staff by email.

  3. Bring in your students

    Admit students one at a time, import a spreadsheet, or open your online application form.

  4. Run the term

    Registers, homework, exams, fees and messages, all from one dashboard that shows what needs your attention.

Made for Ghanaian schools

Not a foreign product with the currency changed. SkoolBase follows how schools in Ghana actually work.

GES-style grading

Every level from Creche / Day care, Nursery and Pre-school through KG, Primary and JHS to SHS (A1โ€“F9), with adjustable starter scales and a configurable class-score weighting.

Cedis and MoMo

Amounts are kept exactly in cedis and pesewas, and your subscription is paid securely through Paystack.

Your school's name on every SMS

Messages go out through Hubtel under your school's own approved Sender ID, to Ghanaian mobile numbers.

Local names, handled

Twi letters such as ฦ and ฦ† work in names and messages, and SMS costs are counted correctly when they appear.

Your records stay safe

Student, family and staff records deserve proper protection. These safeguards are built into SkoolBase and can't be switched off by accident.

Security

  • Two-factor authentication on every staff and administrator account
  • Each school's records are separated at the database level
  • Teachers see only the classes they're assigned to
  • Parent PINs are stored only in a form that can't be read back, and repeated wrong guesses are locked out
  • Automatic sign-out after 30 minutes of inactivity

Accountability

  • Payments and receipts can't be edited, and only administrators can delete one, with a reason
  • Published report cards are fixed. Corrections are logged with a reason
  • An audit log of important actions: who, what and when
  • Export everything to CSV or PDF whenever you need it
  • No advertising, and your records are never sold

Simple, predictable pricing

A small base fee for your school plus a fee for each student, billed monthly. Staff logins, employees and payroll are included. See full pricing and a calculator.

Free trial

Try every feature with your own school before you pay. The trial length is shown when you register.

GHS 40 + GHS 1 per student

Each month: GHS 40 for the school plus GHS 1 for each active student (GHS 0.75 above 500). A school with 250 students pays GHS 290. Paid monthly in cedis through Paystack.

Pay-as-you-go SMS

Top up your SMS wallet and pay only for what you send. Credits for messages the network rejects are refunded automatically.

If a subscription lapses, nothing is deleted: your records stay available to read, report on and export, and changes resume as soon as you renew. See pricing.

Questions schools ask

Short answers. The documentation explains every feature in detail.

Which schools can use SkoolBase?

Public and private schools in Ghana at every level: creche and day care, nursery, pre-school, KG, primary, JHS and SHS. Grading follows GES-style scales that each school can adjust.

How much does SkoolBase cost?

Every school starts with a free trial. After that it is GHS 40 a month per school plus GHS 1 a month for each student, billed monthly and paid in cedis through Paystack. Staff logins and payroll are included. SMS credits are prepaid separately.

Do we need to install anything or buy a server?

No. SkoolBase runs in the web browser on a computer, tablet or phone, and can be installed on a phone like an app.

Does SkoolBase work without internet?

Teachers can take attendance registers without a connection. The registers are saved on the phone and sent automatically when the connection returns. Other features need a connection.

Can parents check results and fees online?

Yes. Parents sign in to the parent portal with the Student ID and a private PIN to see attendance, homework, the timetable, published report cards and, if the school allows it, fee balances. Schools can also send each guardian a report card link by SMS.

Can we bring in our existing student records?

Yes. Import students, subjects, employees, the timetable and opening fee balances from a spreadsheet (CSV). Every file is checked before anything is saved.

Is our school's data safe?

Every staff and administrator account uses two-factor authentication, each school's records are kept separate at the database level, and important actions are recorded in an audit log. Records are never sold and are handled under Ghana's Data Protection Act, 2012 (Act 843).

Give your staff their time back.

Register your school today and run your next term on SkoolBase, from admission to report card.