Parents
- Pay fees by MTN MoMo or Airtel Money and get an instant receipt
- Class stories and points for your child, like a school Dojo
- Boarding updates, visiting days and pocket money top-ups
- SMS updates for parents without a smartphone
For schools in Uganda
Alystair School Connect
The school day in one app for parents, teachers, students and school leaders.
Free. Works on Android and iPhone. No app store needed.
The live version syncs between phones: a point the teacher gives shows up on the parent's phone straight away.
Proof of concept · sample data · Crestfield Academy is a fictional school
Today at CrestfieldMonday
Ethan checked in at 7:52P7 Blue · school gate
Term III fee balancePay by MTN MoMo or Airtel Money
UGX 650,000+1 Participation from Mr. OkelloScience lesson, P7 Blue
What's inside
One app, four views of the same school
Each person signs in and sees what matters to them. Everyone works from the same timetable, fees ledger and class records.
Teachers
- Mark attendance for a class in under a minute
- Award points and post class stories with photos
- Enter marks for PLE classes, competency-based lower secondary and Cambridge
- Message one parent or a whole class
Students
- Offline learning library with past papers and quizzes
- Timetable, homework and exam dates in one place
- See your points and badges grow through the term
- Report cards explained subject by subject
School leaders
- Head teacher dashboard for attendance across every class
- Fee collection by class, stream and payment channel
- Report cards for PLE, lower secondary and Cambridge from one set of marks
- Send a notice to every parent by app and SMS at once
Works on any phone
Built for the phones families already have
Android
Install from Chrome in one tap. No Play Store account needed.
iPhone and iPad
Add it to your Home Screen from Safari. It opens full screen like any app.
Any browser
On a laptop or a shared computer, just open the link.
Small download
Well under 1 MB, so it installs quickly on mobile data.
Works offline
After the first open it loads without a connection.
SMS fallback
Parents on basic phones still get fee reminders and notices by text.