Learner and guardian records
One record per learner, with guardians, class and admission details. Import from a spreadsheet.
Demo
See Opero run a school.
Opero is a school management system built and hosted in Kenya. It keeps learner records, attendance, fees, results and bus runs in one place. Anyone can watch the short demo on this page with no login. A school that wants to test it can then use NURU, a practice school filled with made-up learners, with the demo parent and driver logins we send you.
Watch the film: Monday, Again
What happens in the film
In the film, Monday starts badly at Nuru Junior School: the register is on paper, a parent paid but the fee book says she did not, a teacher is retyping last year’s exam, and Brian is asleep on the bus. Then Monday is run again with Opero. Every child is signed off the bus by name and the guardian confirms, and a child who boarded but was never signed off is flagged. Fees arrive by M-Pesa with a receipt in the books, and a receipt is never deleted, only reversed with a reason. A teacher ticks the topics she has taught, adds the school letterhead, and Opero drafts the exam and the marking scheme to check, fix, approve and print. Each parent sees only their own child’s marks and report card. Opero is hosted in Kenya, your data is yours and can be exported any time, and it costs KSh 250 per learner per term.
No login is needed to watch. The film is a cartoon set at Nuru Junior School; the product screens we show are from NURU, a practice school with made-up learners.
What Opero helps a school manage
Attendance
Mark the register by class and see who is absent.
Fees
Fee structures, invoices, receipts and statements. M-Pesa and bank import are built; a school’s own payment credentials are set up during onboarding.
Results and report cards
Enter or import marks, publish results, and produce report cards.
Parent portal
Parents sign in with their phone number to see their child and acknowledge arrival.
Staff, roles and audit log
Each person sees only what their role allows, and important actions are recorded.
HR and payroll
Staff records and payroll runs. Your school supplies its own tax rates.
Every learner accounted for on the bus
Opero connects the driver, the guardian and the school in one transport workflow. It strengthens accountability and follow-up. It does not promise safety.
- Staff set up routes, stops, vehicles and trips. The driver starts a trip and works from a list of learners.
- The driver records boarding and drop-off for each learner, with the time.
- A recorded drop-off leaves the learner waiting for the guardian to acknowledge arrival in the parent portal.
- A trip cannot be closed while a learner is unaccounted for. The driver is never trapped: there is an escalation path, and an authorised person can close with an exception, which needs a reason and is recorded in the audit log.
In development: parent alerts by SMS, WhatsApp or email, and a verified record that the vehicle is back at school.
Exam generation: coming soon
We are building a teacher tool to draft exam papers for review. It is not available yet, and nothing on this page shows it. Marks entry, results and report cards are available now.
Try it yourself
Watch the demo (no login). Want to test it yourself? Use school code NURU with the demo parent and driver logins we send you. Everything in NURU is made up.
- School code: NURU
- Parent login: a practice parent, signed in with a phone number. See what a guardian sees and acknowledge a drop-off.
- Driver login: a practice driver. Start a trip, work the learner list and record drop-offs.
- Logins are for testing only. Passwords are sent separately by a person, not shown here.
Pricing
KSh 250 per learner per term
The same in every tier, for learner and guardian records, attendance, results and report cards, parent portal. Add-ons are a flat fee per term charged to the school, by school size. Per term, billed in week 3 of term.
Show prices for a school of
450 learners: 301 to 600 learners band for add-ons. Base is 450 x KSh 250 = KSh 112,500 per term.
Tier 1
Base
Clean records, attendance and report cards first.
KSh 112,500per term for 450 learners
KSh 250 per learner per term
- No add-ons
Tier 2
Base + Fees
For a school whose main pain is chasing fees.
KSh 132,500per term for 450 learners
KSh 250 per learner per term
- Fees and M-Pesa KSh 20,000 per term, for 450 learners (301 to 600 band)
Tier 3
Base + Transport
For a school with buses: every learner accounted for.
KSh 130,500per term for 450 learners
KSh 250 per learner per term
- Transport safety KSh 18,000 per term, for 450 learners (301 to 600 band)
Tier 4
Base + Fees + Transport
A day school with buses. The common choice.
KSh 150,500per term for 450 learners
KSh 250 per learner per term
- Fees and M-Pesa KSh 20,000 per term, for 450 learners (301 to 600 band)
- Transport safety KSh 18,000 per term, for 450 learners (301 to 600 band)
Tier 5 · best value
Premium
Everything, including payroll, at the best price.
KSh 154,900per term for 450 learners
KSh 250 per learner per term
- Fees and M-Pesa KSh 20,000 per term, for 450 learners (301 to 600 band)
- Transport safety KSh 18,000 per term, for 450 learners (301 to 600 band)
- HR and Payroll KSh 15,000 per term, for 450 learners (301 to 600 band)
- All three at full price KSh 53,000, less 20% = KSh 42,400 per term, for 450 learners (301 to 600 band)
Add-on fees per term, by school size
Fees and M-Pesa
Fee structures, invoices, receipts, statements, M-Pesa and bank import.
- up to 300 learners
- KSh 12,000 per term
- 301 to 600 learners
- KSh 20,000 per term
- 600+ learners
- KSh 30,000 per term
Transport safety
Routes, trips, boarding and drop-off per learner, guardian acknowledgement, fleet log.
- up to 300 learners
- KSh 10,000 per term
- 301 to 600 learners
- KSh 18,000 per term
- 600+ learners
- KSh 28,000 per term
HR and Payroll
Staff records, leave, payroll runs with your own tax rates.
- up to 300 learners
- KSh 8,000 per term
- 301 to 600 learners
- KSh 15,000 per term
- 600+ learners
- KSh 22,000 per term
All three in Premium
20% off the full price, rounded to the nearest KSh 100
- up to 300 learners
- KSh 24,000 per term
- 301 to 600 learners
- KSh 42,400 per term
- 600+ learners
- KSh 64,000 per term
Every add-on price is per term and applies to the whole school, for the number of learners shown beside it. It is not charged per learner.
Setup, paid once
KSh 20,000
New to a school system
For a school with no existing system.
KSh 0
Switching from another system
Schools switching from an existing system pay no setup fee. The scope of moving your old records is agreed in writing before work starts.
Per term, billed in week 3 of term. No card, no auto-charge.
Questions
Do I need a login to watch the demo?
No. The video plays for anyone. Logins are only for testing: ask for them and you get a parent login and a driver login for NURU, a practice school with made-up learners. No real child is in it.
Does Opero send SMS, WhatsApp or email alerts to parents?
Not yet. Alerts are in development. Today a parent opens the parent portal to see and acknowledge a drop-off.
Does Opero guarantee a child’s safety on the bus?
No software can. Opero strengthens accountability: every drop-off is recorded, the guardian acknowledges arrival, and a run cannot be closed while a learner is unaccounted for unless an authorised person records a reason.
Can Opero generate exams?
Exam generation is coming soon. It is not available to try today.
Where is our data kept?
In Kenya. Each school’s records are kept apart from every other school’s. See the privacy page for how we handle personal data.
What does it cost?
KSh 250 per learner per term for the base system. Add-ons are a flat fee per term by number of learners: Fees and M-Pesa KSh 12,000 for up to 300 learners / KSh 20,000 for 301 to 600 learners / KSh 30,000 for 600+ learners; Transport safety KSh 10,000 for up to 300 learners / KSh 18,000 for 301 to 600 learners / KSh 28,000 for 600+ learners; HR and Payroll KSh 8,000 for up to 300 learners / KSh 15,000 for 301 to 600 learners / KSh 22,000 for 600+ learners. Setup KSh 20,000, or free if you are switching from an existing system. Per term, billed in week 3 of term.
Request demo logins or a quote
Tell us about your school. Write “demo logins” in the message and we will send the NURU logins separately.