What's Included

Built for Nursery, Kindergarten & Primary

Manage early-years and primary classes, learner records, attendance, term assessments, practical skills, report cards, fees, and communication with parents and guardians in one system.

School Sphere / Learner progress School view
ILLUSTRATIVE SCREEN PREVIEW

Term report

Learning progress, skills and teacher notes

TERM REPORT
Learner profileClass and term details
Learning area Progress
Literacy In progress
Numeracy Developing
Creative activities Recorded
Teacher's noteObservations and next steps stay with the report.
Made for early years
and primary classes
Core Features

Everything running from one place

Real-Time Dashboard

A live overview of learners enrolled, fees collected, attendance, staff on leave, and clinic stock — all on one screen when you log in.

  • Live fee collection total
  • Today's attendance rate
  • Learners with outstanding fees
  • Staff leave summary
  • Clinic low-stock alerts

Role-Based Access Control

15 built-in roles with 80+ granular permissions. From Super Admin to Parent, each user sees exactly what they need — nothing more, nothing less. Audit-ready from day one.

  • 15 pre-configured roles
  • 80+ granular permissions
  • Per-module access control
  • Parent & learner portals
  • Two-factor authentication

Manual Fee Management

Set fee items by class and term, record payments directly with a form, and review outstanding learner balances without generating invoices.

  • Class and term fee items
  • Direct payment recording
  • Partial payment tracking
  • Mobile money and bank methods
  • Payment history export

Nursery & Primary Reports

Record term marks, learning progress, practical skills, attendance, and teacher comments. Prepare primary report cards and early-years progress reports.

  • Term assessment records
  • Practical skills observations
  • Class-based grading
  • Teacher comments
  • Printable report cards

Payroll with URA PAYE

Run monthly payroll with automatic PAYE tax calculation using Uganda Revenue Authority bands, NSSF employee (5%) and employer (10%) deductions, and net salary computation.

  • URA PAYE auto-calculation
  • NSSF employee & employer
  • Allowances & deductions
  • Payslip generation & print
  • Monthly payroll history

Analytics & Reports

Review learner progress, attendance, fee balances, and staffing. Export school reports and prepare term report cards for each class.

  • Fee collection trends
  • Attendance by class
  • Assessment summaries
  • Learner progress reports
  • Staff & department reports
Also Included

Every module your school needs

Hostel Management

Dormitory allocation, warden tracking, occupancy per term

Library System

Book catalogue, borrowing records, overdue tracking

Transport & Routes

Vehicles, routes, stops, learner assignment, route fees

School Clinic

Visit records, medication stock, dispensing, referrals

Attendance

Daily attendance per class, absentee reports, excused

Timetable

Period setup, weekly slot grid per class stream

Leave Management

Leave types, applications, approval workflow

Discipline

Incident recording, sanctions, guardian notification

Announcements

Targeted notices to staff, learners, parents, or all

SMS / Email

Bulk messaging to parents and staff via Africas Talking

Parent Portal

Fees, results, timetable, announcements — for parents

Learner Portal

View results, class timetable, fee balance, and announcements

Why School Sphere

School Sphere vs. the old way of doing things

Task School Sphere Spreadsheets / Paper
Set class and term fees, then record payments Manual fee forms Paper ledgers
Calculate payroll with PAYE & NSSF Automatic Manual calculations
Enter term marks and practical skills Class assessment tools Paper mark books
Track fee balances Real-time Manual reconciliation
Print a learner report card Generate a class report Prepare each by hand
Review attendance by class Class summaries Collect registers manually
Parent checks a learner's progress Parent portal Contact the school

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