Industries we serve
Software for Education
An all-in-one school management platform for South African schools, from R499/mo.
Fundisa is an affordable digital solution combining CAPS-aligned assessment, WhatsApp parent communication, DBE compliance, and fee collection in one school management platform.
The problems we solve
Familiar challenges we hear from teams across South Africa.
01
Double capture for the DBE
Marks, attendance, and learner records captured once for the school and again for Department returns, the same data, twice the work.
02
Letters that never arrive
Printed notes vanish in school bags, and parents miss consent forms, fee reminders, and important dates.
03
Term-end report crunch
Teachers lose evenings and weekends to mark schedules, comment writing, and report card assembly every single term.
How Skynode helps
Purpose-built tools that remove the real bottlenecks in your day-to-day operations.
CAPS-native assessment
Pre-configured rating codes, formal assessment structures, and SBA weightings for every grade and phase, with mobile mark entry and moderation workflows.
Parents on WhatsApp
Messages delivered on the channel 97% of SA parents already use, with digital consent forms, read receipts, class broadcasts, and SMS fallback for feature phones.
Fees invoiced and collected
Automated invoicing, online payment via Ozow, PayShap, or EFT, WhatsApp fee reminders, and SASA-compliant exemption workflows with real-time collection dashboards.
How it works
From first conversation to fully running, without months of consulting fees.
01
Import your learners
We load learners, classes, and staff from your existing records or SA-SAMS export.
02
Pick your phases
CAPS assessment structures, rating codes, and report templates come pre-configured for Foundation Phase through FET, just confirm your subjects.
03
Run the term
Teachers capture marks on mobile, parents hear from you on WhatsApp, and DBE reports generate from data you already have.
Why Skynode?
We build for South African operators from the ground up, around the compliance, the currency and the conditions you work with every day.
Secure and POPIA-ready
We keep your data safe and handle it the way POPIA requires.
Works offline
The tools that matter keep running with or without a connection, and sync automatically once you're back online.
Local compliance, built in
SARS, the Rental Housing Act, CIDB, NHBRC, B-BBEE and more. The rules you answer to are part of the product from day one.
Priced in rand
Clear, honest pricing in rand, published on every product page, so you always know what you'll pay.
Built for teams like yours
How South African teams put Skynode to work every day.
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For the principal
Attendance, assessment progress, and fee collection on one dashboard, and DBE returns generated without a data-capture week.
02
For the teacher
Enter marks from your phone, let weightings and schedules calculate themselves, and get AI-assisted comment drafts at report time.
03
For the SGB treasurer
Real-time fee collection dashboards, automated reminders, and a SASA-compliant exemption workflow that protects both families and the budget.
Frequently asked questions
Answers to the questions we hear most from teams in your industry.
Does it generate DBE reports?
Yes. Work in Fundisa day-to-day and required Department of Basic Education reports generate automatically, no double capture.
Is it CAPS-aligned?
Yes, from the core. Rating codes, formal assessment task structures, SBA weightings, and report card templates are pre-configured for every grade and phase.
How does the WhatsApp communication work?
The school sends messages, consent forms, and report cards through Fundisa and parents receive them on WhatsApp, no app to install, with SMS fallback for feature phones.
What does it cost?
Plans start from R499 per month, priced so that township primaries and private colleges alike can afford modern school management.
Insights & resources
Guides and articles from our team on running a better operation.
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