School management system for Lamu schools
Enaton runs fees, academics, attendance and parent communication for schools in Lamu, from as low as KES 4,060 a month. It is built to work on an ordinary phone over a patchy connection, which is the practical requirement here.
- Lamu town
- Mokowe
- Mpeketoni
- Faza
- Witu
What is different about running a school in Lamu
Lamu is islands and mainland, and movement between them is by water. That single fact reshapes everything a school does. A parent cannot simply come in. A staff member cannot simply pop to the bank. A learner’s journey depends on a boat and on the weather.
It also means the county is genuinely two places: the old town and the islands, and the mainland settlements around Mpeketoni and Witu, where farming rather than fishing sets the household year.
Everything has to work over a thin connection
Fishing and small trade produce daily money in small amounts. Farming on the mainland produces a harvest lump. Both point at the same requirement, which is that a parent must be able to see a balance and pay it from where they are standing.
Payments post against the learner as they land, and a receipt goes to the parent that anyone can verify from a public link. Nothing in that requires a visit, a printer or a working office computer.
SMS carries the same live figures as the portal, so a family without a smartphone is not a family without information.
What Lamu schools lean on hardest
What Enaton costs a school in Lamu
From as low as KES 4,060 a month for your school, with every module switched on. However many learners you bring in, the system handles them. Running several schools? Talk to Enaton for a group quote. Pricing does not change by county.
Setup, importing what you keep in Excel and training are done with you by our own team. See what is included, or what moving from spreadsheets involves.
Elsewhere in the Coast region
Enaton covers all 47 counties at the same price. See every county, or talk to us about your own school.
Questions from Lamu schools
Does Enaton work for parents without a smartphone?
Yes. Parents can receive their own fee balance, receipts confirmation and attendance information by SMS on a basic phone, carrying the same live figures the portal shows. A smartphone gives more, but it is not required.
Can a parent pay fees without visiting the school?
Yes. A parent pays by M-Pesa or bank from wherever they are, and the payment records against the right learner and vote head within about a minute. They receive a receipt they keep and anyone can verify it from a public link.
Does the school need a reliable internet connection?
The system is served over the web and is deliberately light, and parents interact by phone and SMS rather than by installing anything. Setup includes working through what your connection can actually carry.
Run your Lamu school on one system
Fees, academics, transport, parents and staff in one place, from as low as KES 4,060 a month.