Tawala
Used by 50+ Primary & Secondary Schools

Smart Management for Tanzanian Schools

From enrollment to NECTA results. Collect fees via M-Pesa, manage teachers, and keep parents informed—all in one place.

Bulk SMS Integrated
Ministry of Education Compliant
Headmaster Office in Tanzania

Empowering Leading Schools in Tanzania

ST. MARY'S ACADEMY
GREEN HILLS HIGH SCHOOL
ARUSHA MODERN PREMIER
KIBITI SECONDARY
The Problem

Are School Fees Slipping Through the Cracks?

Managing a school with Excel or notebooks is chaotic. Payments get lost, parents get angry.

Reconciliation Nightmares

Who paid via bank? Who paid cash? Who sent M-Pesa to the Bursar's personal number?

Defaulters Pile Up

No easy way to track who owes what. Manual chasing wastes time.

Report Card Chaos

Teachers spend weeks writing reports by hand. Errors happen constantly.

Seamless Automation

Parents pay via Lipa Namba. System updates balance instantly. Receipt sent via SMS.

M-Pesa SMS Confirmation
Fee Management

100% Digital Fee Collection.

Instant Mobile Payments

Accept payments from M-Pesa, Tigo Pesa, and Airtel Money directly into the school bank account. No cash handling risk.

Automated Reminders

Set the system to automatically send polite SMS reminders to parents with outstanding balances 3 days before term starts.

Academic Results

Reports in Seconds, Not Weeks.

Teachers spend days writing report cards. Tawala calculates averages, ranks students, and generates beautiful PDF reports instantly.

  • Auto-calculate GPA and Ranks
  • Customizable report templates
  • Send results to parents via SMS link
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Teacher holding digital report card
School Admin Dashboard
Administration

Total School Oversight.

From teacher attendance ensuring classes are taught, to inventory of chalk and books. Control your school's resources.

Staff Payroll & NSSF

Manage teacher salaries, allowances, and statutory deductions easily.

Library Management

Track book issuance and returns. Reduce lost textbooks.

Testimonials

What Headmasters Are Saying

"

Fee collection used to be our biggest headache. With Tawala, we have seen a 30% increase in on-time payments because parents find the mobile money integration very easy.

MK
Mr. Kagaruki
Headmaster, St. Jude Primary, Arusha
"

Generating end-of-term reports used to take us two weeks of sleepless nights. Now we do it in one click. The teachers are very happy.

SM
Sister Maria
Principal, Marian Girls Secondary
Why Choose Us

Everything You Need to Scale

Custom-built tools designed perfectly for the Tanzanian business landscape.

High Performance

Experience lightning-fast speeds even on 3G mobile networks. Manage your operations offline and sync later when connected.

100% Compliant

Automated TRA VFD receipts generation and comprehensive tax reporting right out of the box. Stay fully compliant effortlessly.

Seamless Support

24/7 dedicated local support team in Dar es Salaam to help you train your team and resolve any issues quickly.

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The Problem

Schools handle students, parents, fees, staff, and reports

A school is essentially five businesses: admissions, fees, payroll, academics, and parent communications. Without one platform, each one runs on different software and the data never reconciles.

1

Fee collection is a queue

Parents queue at the bursary on the first day of term. The bursary clerks reconcile cash and bank deposits for the next two weeks. Half of last term's fees are still uncollected.

2

Marks, attendance, and reports drift

Teachers keep marks in red books. Reports are typed up the night before parents' day. Attendance is on a clipboard. None of it is searchable, none of it is consolidated.

3

Staff payroll is its own crisis

Teaching staff and non-teaching staff have different scales. NSSF, PAYE, NHIF apply. The bursar calculates payroll on Excel monthly, and accuracy depends on whoever's at the keyboard.

How It Works

From admission to graduation — one school management system

1

Parents pay fees from their phones

Tawala generates fee bills per student per term. Parents pay via M-Pesa, Tigo Pesa, or Airtel Money — receipt is auto-emailed/SMSed and posted to the student account in seconds.

2

Teachers record everything on mobile

Attendance, marks, behavior notes, parent communications — all from a teacher's phone. Reports are generated in seconds, not the night before parents' day.

3

Admin runs on autopilot

Payroll for teaching and non-teaching staff with NSSF/PAYE/NHIF auto-calculated. Admissions track from inquiry to enrollment. Parent communications go via SMS, email, or WhatsApp.

Built for Tanzania

Built for Tanzanian schools — primary, secondary, and tertiary

Tawala runs in primary schools in Arusha, secondary schools in Mbeya, and colleges in Dar es Salaam. Fees in TZS, payroll with NSSF/PAYE/NHIF, MoEST-aligned report cards.

Mobile-money fee collection means parents pay from anywhere in the country. Bursars stop chasing; the system collects.

Fee collection
M-Pesa
Report cards
MoEST format
Payroll
NSSF / PAYE / NHIF
Parent SMS
Multi-campus
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

Quick answers about School Management System Tanzania — Fees, Students, Reports.

Can parents pay school fees via M-Pesa?
Yes — parents pay via M-Pesa, Tigo Pesa, or Airtel Money. Receipts are auto-emailed/SMSed and posted to the student's account immediately.
Does it handle exam marks and report cards?
Yes — assessment recording, report card generation, term-by-term comparisons, and parent-portal access.
Can teachers take attendance on their phones?
Yes — Android and iPhone apps for teachers. Attendance, marks, and behaviour notes all sync in real time.
Does it integrate with payroll for staff?
Yes — full Tanzanian payroll: NSSF, PAYE, NHIF, SDL, WCF for teaching and non-teaching staff.
Is Tawala built specifically for Tanzania?
Yes. Every module is designed for Tanzanian compliance: TRA VFD, NSSF, PAYE, NHIF, SDL, WCF, NMB / CRDB / NBC / Stanbic banking, and M-Pesa / Tigo Pesa / Airtel Money.
Can multiple branches use one Tawala account?
Yes. Tawala supports multi-location and multi-branch operation out of the box, with per-branch reporting, stock transfers, and consolidated finance.

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