Quick Facts
- Product: cbcSchool App — free, offline-first CBE/CBC school management system
- Company: Smarternow Data Venture (Nairobi, Kenya)
- Founder: Jonathan Kiranga
- Website: https://smarternowapps.co.ke
- Pricing: Free for schools & teachers; parents pay a small per-term premium (KSh 100)
- Key feature: Works offline on any Android phone — no hardware, no setup fee
- Live schools: Greenfield Academy (Nairobi), Mutitu (Kerugoya)
What Is cbcSchool App?
cbcSchool App is a free school management system built specifically for Kenyan schools running the Competency-Based Curriculum (CBC/CBE). Teachers mark attendance on their Android phones — even offline — and results sync to the cloud automatically. Headteachers get a full dashboard; parents get a portal with M-Pesa fee payment and WhatsApp alerts.
Key Features
- Digital attendance register — works on 2G, 3G or no network
- CBC report cards with EE/ME/AE/BE levels, downloadable as PDF
- M-Pesa STK Push fee collection with auto ledger & receipts
- WhatsApp parent alerts for absence, results and broadcasts
- KICD strand/sub-strand curriculum auto-seeded per school
- Teacher, Parent and Headteacher dashboards (three portals, one system)
- Parent School Marketplace for premium subscribers
Try the Portals
- Teacher Portal: https://teacher.smarternowapps.co.ke
- Parent Portal: https://parent.smarternowapps.co.ke
- Headteacher Portal: https://principle.smarternowapps.co.ke
Access to all portals is by phone OTP for registered school and parent accounts. To set up a live walkthrough for your school, email the press contact below.
Press Contact
Jonathan Kiranga · Founder, Smarternow Data Venture
Email: jonathankiranga@gmail.com
Suggested Hook for Journalists
"Free, offline-first school management system digitizing rural Kenyan schools — attendance, CBC report cards and M-Pesa fee collection running on cheap Android phones, with zero internet required."
For screenshots or a live walkthrough, email the press contact above.