School management system for Nairobi schools
Enaton runs fees, academics, transport, parents and staff for schools in Nairobi, on one platform, from as low as KES 4,060 a month. It handles CBC, 8-4-4 and Cambridge side by side, which in Nairobi is the normal case rather than the exception.
- Westlands
- Karen
- Kasarani
- Embakasi
- Langata
What is different about running a school in Nairobi
Nairobi holds the widest curriculum spread in the country, and it is common for one group to run more than one. A CBC primary in Kasarani, an 8-4-4 secondary in Embakasi and an IGCSE stream in Westlands means three grading structures, three fee structures and three sets of reports, with one board wanting one set of figures on one page.
Fee values are also the highest in Kenya. A single term of arrears in a Nairobi academy can be a larger number than a whole year of billing in a rural day school, which changes what an unreconciled payment costs you. Getting it wrong is not an administrative annoyance here, it is a material number on the accounts.
Then there is the school run. Nairobi traffic turns transport into a daily operation with real risk attached, and it is the thing parents ask about most before they ask about anything academic.
How Nairobi parents actually pay
Nairobi parents are the most likely in the country to pay by bank transfer as well as by M-Pesa, and often from a workplace or company account. That is the payment that lands with nothing useful on it, no admission number, sometimes not even the parent name, and it is the one that sits in a suspense account for weeks while the learner shows as owing.
Enaton posts M-Pesa, Equity, KCB, NBK, Family Bank, Co-operative Bank and I&M payments straight against the learner and the right vote head. The parent gets a receipt they can keep and anyone can verify that receipt from a public link without an account, which is what ends the argument at the gate.
All seven payment rails are connected, so a Nairobi school taking bank transfers as well as M-Pesa does not have to choose which one gets reconciled properly.
The parts of Enaton that Nairobi schools lean on hardest
What Enaton costs a school in Nairobi
From as low as KES 4,060 a month for your school, with every module switched on. It is never priced per learner, so a growing roll costs you nothing extra, and there is no setup fee. Groups running several schools are quoted. Pricing does not change by county.
Setup, configuration, importing what you already keep in Excel and training the team are included. See what is included at every level, or what moving from spreadsheets involves.
See this running on your own Nairobi school
Bring one fee structure and one class list. Thirty minutes on a call, and you will see your own numbers in it rather than a demo school.
From as low as KES 4,060 a month, never per learner. Every module, migration, training and support included.
School management systems elsewhere in Nairobi
Enaton covers all 47 counties at the same price. See every county, or talk to us about your own school.
Questions from Nairobi schools
Does Enaton work for a Nairobi school running Cambridge and CBC together?
Yes. Cambridge runs on IGCSE and A level with its own grading structures, and CBC runs on learning areas, strands, sub strands and objectives with competency grading. They coexist in one school without either being approximated, and a learner can sit in one stream while the school reports on both.
Can parents pay school fees by bank transfer rather than M-Pesa?
Yes. Enaton connects M-Pesa, Equity, KCB, NBK, Family Bank, Co-operative Bank and I&M, and any other bank is built on request. A bank transfer is recorded against the learner the same way an M-Pesa payment is, so a Nairobi parent paying from a workplace account does not end up in a suspense file.
How much does a school management system cost in Nairobi?
Enaton is from as low as KES 4,060 a month for your school, and it is never priced per learner. There is no setup fee. Groups running several schools are quoted. Pricing does not change by county.
Can parents track the school bus in Nairobi traffic?
Yes. Routes, stops and vehicles are set up once, trips run automatically each morning, and a parent sees the bus on a live map with an estimated arrival at their own stop. They are notified when their child boards and when they get off.
Run your Nairobi school on one system
Fees, academics, transport, parents and staff in one place, from as low as KES 4,060 a month. Call +254722455037 or book a demo.