OptiSkul
Features

Everything your school runs on

Twelve connected parts, one login per person, and 23 optimization tools that do the planning for you.

Website & admissions

  • Your own public school website: home slideshow, about, academics, news, events, gallery and contact
  • Online applications with status tracking; open and close admissions with one switch
  • Admission letters as PDF, with a QR code for the parent app
  • Class places limit which levels parents can apply for

Pupils, parents & staff

  • Pupil records with parents and guardians, photos and documents
  • Parent and pupil logins sent by SMS
  • Staff records, leave requests and approvals
  • Role-based access for 15+ roles, from proprietor to gate officer

Teaching & attendance

  • Class timetables and teacher timetables
  • Daily registers, with parents' absence reports shown beside each child
  • Assignments and learning resources for pupils
  • Substitute cover when a teacher is absent

Exams & report cards

  • Exam timetables, rooms and seat numbers
  • Seating lists and invigilation duties to print
  • Mark entry with approval before results are published
  • Report cards and results in the parent app
  • Predicted end-of-term results and early warning for pupils who need extra support

Fees & accounts

  • Fee structures per class, invoices for every pupil, receipts
  • Mobile Money and card payments through your own Paystack account
  • Arrears list and one-click SMS reminders to overdue parents
  • Instalment plans, scholarships and discounts, with approvals
  • Expenses with approval, budgets, cash book and reports

Payroll

  • Salaries, allowances and deductions
  • SSNIT and GRA PAYE worked out automatically, with editable tax bands
  • Finance approves the payroll before it is paid
  • Staff open their own payslips

Safe pick-up (gate)

  • A QR card for every pupil, printed by class
  • Scan with any phone camera; no special hardware
  • Parents name who may collect their child, with photo and ID
  • SMS to parents at drop-off and pick-up, and alerts to management

Parent app

  • Installs from your school website on Android and iPhone
  • Fees, results, attendance, timetable, meetings and messages
  • Push notifications for results, fees and announcements
  • Report an absence with a reason

Operations

  • Library with borrowing and overdue reminders
  • School buses, stops and subscriptions
  • Stores and inventory with low-stock alerts
  • Duty rosters that staff can see on their dashboard

Communication & reports

  • Announcements by audience, events calendar and messages
  • Dashboards for management, finance and teachers
  • Reports and exports to Excel and PDF
  • A record of every important change (audit log)
Optimization & planning

23 tools that do the planning for you

Built on Google's OR-Tools optimization engine. Each tool proposes a plan; authorised staff review it and approve it before anything changes. Money-related plans need a second person to approve.

Timetable & teaching

  • School timetable
  • Timetable repair (minimal change)
  • Substitute teacher cover
  • Teacher–subject–class allocation

Admissions & classes

  • Class and stream balancing
  • Admission seat allocation
  • Interview scheduling
  • SHS elective grouping

Exams

  • Examination timetable
  • Exam seating plan
  • Invigilator assignment

Staff & operations

  • Duty roster
  • Bus routing
  • Library book buying
  • Stock reorder planning
  • Parent–teacher meetings

Money

  • Instalment plans
  • Scholarship awards
  • Budget allocation
  • Cash-flow planning
  • Supplier quote selection

Academic support

  • Academic intervention (who needs extra support)
  • Predictive student performance (tutoring plan)
23

tools in total. Your plan decides which ones your school gets.

See it with your own school's data.

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