Every part of school administration, connected
Explore the modules of ACNEXUS School Manager 1.22. Each one works with the others — a payment updates the student's balance, the parent portal and the dashboard at once.
Students
Student Management
One complete record for every learner — from admission to graduation.
- Student registration and complete profiles
- Admission numbers with your own ID format (e.g. LAI/26/001)
- Student photographs and ID cards with barcodes
- Parent and guardian records, family links and emergency contacts
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- Medical and welfare information (sick bay, discipline, counselling)
- Transport and boarding details
- Student document checklist and uploads
- Class promotion at the end of the year
- Transfer letters, testimonials and letters of attendance
Admissions & Enrolment
Capture applications and turn admitted applicants into student records in one click.
- Printable blank admission forms
- Application records with interview and decision status
- Convert an admitted application into a student record
- Admission letters
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- Import existing students from a spreadsheet (CSV)
Ask for this module in your free demonstration.
Certificates
Beautiful graduation, completion and award certificates — with the school's own design if it has one.
- Six ready-made designs, including a Kente border
- Upload the school's own certificate design or print on pre-printed paper
- Signatures and stamp as pictures
- Certificate numbers and an issued register
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- QR code that lets anyone check a certificate is genuine
Finance
Fees & Financial Management
Know exactly who has paid, who owes and how much — every term.
- Fee structures per class, with optional items (transport, feeding, boarding)
- Term bills for every student, with discounts and scholarships
- Payment records with printable receipts
- Outstanding balances and debtors reports
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- Fee instalment plans and late-payment penalties
- Payment reminders by SMS or WhatsApp
- Family statements and sibling discounts
- Online payment by parents through Paystack, when the school sets it up
Accounts & Budgeting
See the school's money clearly: income, spending, budgets and approvals.
- Cash and bank accounts
- Expenses and other income
- Expense approval above a limit
- Budgets by category
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- Cash book and financial reports
- Purchase orders and an assets register
Academics
Academic Records & Report Cards
From class scores to printed terminal reports, positions and broadsheets — without the late nights.
- Classes, subjects, academic years and terms
- Class score and exam score entry with automatic totals and grades
- Class exercises, tests and project work
- Positions, class averages and broadsheets
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- Terminal report cards (print or PDF), with remarks and fees balance
- Kindergarten development ratings
- End-of-year reports and promotion records
Examinations & Assessments
Plan examinations and prepare BECE candidates' continuous assessment for WAEC.
- Examination timetables
- BECE registration records
- WAEC continuous assessment (SBA) scores worked out from the class scores
- WAEC upload files (CSV) and a signed summary sheet (PDF)
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- Online submission to an upload address WAEC gives the school (when available)
Staff
Staff & Payroll Management
Staff records, roles and a monthly payroll with SSNIT and PAYE worked out.
- Staff profiles, contracts and documents
- 40+ ready-made staff roles with permissions you can adjust
- Class and subject assignments for teachers
- Monthly payroll with allowances and deductions
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- SSNIT and PAYE schedules
- Payslips
- Staff loans and salary advances
Attendance Management
Daily class registers, staff sign-in — and biometric devices if the school uses them.
- Daily class registers (present, late, absent) and term summaries
- Staff sign-in and sign-out with late arrivals marked
- Staff leave applications and approvals
- Biometric attendance from ZKTeco fingerprint / face devices
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- Staff fingerprint sign-in on their own phone or laptop
Teaching
Timetable Management
Class and teacher timetables that are easy to build and print.
- Periods, breaks and school days
- Class timetables and teacher timetables
- Copy a timetable from another class
- Print or save all classes as PDF
Ask for this module in your free demonstration.
Teaching & Learning
Lesson notes, homework and class assessments in one place.
- Lesson notes with review and approval by the Headteacher or HOD
- Lesson plans, worksheets and pictures attached to lesson notes
- Homework, shown to parents and students on the portal
- Class assessments
Ask for this module in your free demonstration.
Portals
Parent Portal
Parents follow their children's progress and fees from their phone.
- Sign in with the child's student ID and the family PIN
- See every child in the family
- Fee balances and recent payments
- Published report cards
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- Homework and school notices
- Pay fees online where the school has set up Paystack
- Request changes to their own and their children's details — approved by the school
Student Portal
Primary and JHS pupils see their own reports, homework and notices.
- Sign in with their student ID and PIN
- View their personal information
- Published report cards
- Homework and school notices
Ask for this module in your free demonstration.
Communication
SMS & WhatsApp Communication
Reach parents and staff in seconds.
- SMS through Arkesel, mNotify, Hubtel or a custom provider
- WhatsApp messages and reminder lists
- Messages to a class, the whole school, debtors or staff
- Fee reminders with each parent's balance
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- School notices on the portal
- Record of messages sent
Operations
School Store & Inventory
Sell uniforms, books and stationery with receipts and stock levels.
- Items, sizes and prices
- Sales with receipts
- Receive and adjust stock
- Class packs
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- Sales and stock reports
Transport Management
Routes, riders and vehicles under control.
- Bus routes and pick-up points
- Students on each route
- Vehicles with insurance and roadworthy reminders
- Fuel and maintenance costs
Boarding Management
Houses, boarders and exeats.
- Boarding houses and boarders
- Exeat sign-out and return
- Boarding fees
Ask for this module in your free demonstration.
Library Management
Books, loans and overdue reminders.
- Book catalogue
- Loans and returns
- Overdue books
Biometric Attendance & CCTV
Fingerprint and face devices for attendance, and CCTV live view on the school network.
- ZKTeco fingerprint / face devices mark staff attendance and class registers
- Clock-in log and device status
- Camera register with who may view each camera
- Live view on the school network, with a viewing log
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- Security incident log
Reports
Reports & Analytics
Dashboards and reports that answer the questions owners ask.
- School dashboard with live figures
- Enrolment, fee collection and attendance charts
- Financial reports
- Academic results and broadsheets
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- Staff, store and inventory reports
- Every report as a PDF or spreadsheet export
Technology
Offline Operations & Synchronisation
Work all day without internet; records exchange with the school server when a connection is available.
- Windows app for office computers, web app for phones and laptops
- Every device keeps its records and keeps working offline
- Changes sync to the school's own server when internet is available
- Several devices and users at the same time
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- Initial server set-up and synchronisation need internet access
Security & User Permissions
The right people see the right things — and you can see who did what.
- Role-based permissions for every staff role
- Teachers see only their own classes
- Two-step sign-in with an authenticator app
- Strong passwords, lockout after wrong attempts, automatic sign-out
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- Device list: block a lost or stolen device
- Audit log of changes
- Server backups and data export
See School Manager with your own school in mind
A free demonstration takes about 45 minutes — online or at your school.