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School management software

The whole school run from one place

BeMela brings students, staff, attendance, exams, fees, timetables and parents into one system. Built for schools of one campus or many, on the web and on phones.

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  • Works when the connection drops
  • Gregorian, Ethiopian and Hijri calendars
  • Screens in your school’s languages
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Modules, switched on as you need them
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Platforms: web, Android, iOS and Windows
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Calendars: Gregorian, Ethiopian and Hijri
Offline
Registers and marks keep working without a connection

A school day

See a school day in BeMela

Follow one Thursday at a sample school, from the first register to the day’s report.

07:45

Registers taken

Teachers mark the class on a phone or laptop.

Attendance

Grade 7 B, Thursday 23 October

Submit Register
No. Student Status Arrived
01 Abel Tesfaye Present 07:48
02 Bethlehem Girma Present 07:52
03 Dawit Alemu Late 08:21
04 Hana Bekele Present 07:45
05 Liya Mengistu Absent –
06 Yonas Haile Present 07:50

4 present, 1 late, 1 absent. Guardians of absent students are sent an SMS.

A sample school and sample data, on one Thursday.

Why schools choose BeMela

Less chasing. More teaching

The jobs that fill a school office’s week, as they run on paper and as they run in BeMela.

  1. Morning attendance

    End of the week. Paper registers, collected and counted on Friday.

    The same morning. Registers on any device, and guardians told of absences by SMS.

  2. Report cards

    Copied sheet to sheet. Marks retyped from every teacher’s sheet, then checked again.

    Entered once. Marks typed or uploaded once, approved, and turned into report cards.

  3. Fee balances

    Ask the bursar. A ledger only one office can read, and receipts on paper.

    On every account. Invoices, receipts and balances that every authorised office can see.

  4. The timetable

    Drafts and erasers. Clashes found one at a time, on paper, before term starts.

    Generated, then tuned. A draft built from teachers, rooms and the bell schedule, ready to adjust.

  5. Parent questions

    Phone calls. The office answering the same questions about fees and absences.

    Already told. Parents who follow attendance, results and fees in the app, by SMS or email.

Features

Everything a school runs on, in one system

Records, teaching, money and messages share one source, so every office works from the same information.

  • Students and Staff

    One record for every student and staff member, from admission to graduation or leaving.

    • Enrolment, transfers and guardians
    • Staff records, departments, leave and payroll
    • Import from your spreadsheets

  • Academics

    Academic years, grades, sections, streams and subjects, set up once and reused every year.

    • Teacher assignments by class and subject
    • Homework, lesson plans and online courses

  • Attendance

    Daily and lesson registers on any device, with staff attendance alongside.

    • ID card and QR code scans at the gate
    • SMS alerts to guardians, on the school’s rules

  • Exams and Report Cards

    Assessment schemes, grading scales and mark sheets that end in report cards.

    • Marks typed in or uploaded from Excel
    • Approval before results are released
    • Online exams with automatic marking

  • Fees and Payments

    Fee structures and plans that bill by month or term, with every payment on the student’s account.

    • Concessions, receipts, part payments and credit
    • Online payment and partner banks

  • Parent and Teacher Portals

    Parents follow every child from one account. Teachers see their classes, registers and marks.

    • Android and iOS apps
    • Each person sees only their part

  • Communication and Notifications

    Announcements, events and alerts reach the right people by app, push, SMS or email.

    • Notifications the school chooses to send
    • Class reminders for teachers

  • Timetables

    Generate a draft from teachers, rooms and the bell schedule, adjust it, then publish.

    • Lesson changes reach those affected
    • Print-ready timetables

  • Reporting

    A dashboard for each role and reports for every area of the school.

    • Filter, preview and export to Excel or CSV
    • Only the figures each person may see

Parent and teacher apps

Parents and teachers, in their pocket

The BeMela app for Android and iOS gives each person the part of the school that is theirs.

For parents and guardians

  • Attendance, results and homework for every child
  • Fee balances, receipts and online payment
  • Announcements, events and alerts

For teachers

  • Today’s timetable and lesson reminders
  • Registers and mark sheets, even offline
  • Homework and lesson plans

Modules

36 modules. Start with the ones you need

Each module is switched on for your school when you are ready for it. These are the ones schools ask about first.

  • Students

    Records, enrolment and transfers.

  • Admissions

    Applications, offers and enrolment.

  • Teachers and Staff

    Staff records and who teaches what.

  • Attendance

    Daily and lesson registers.

  • Timetable

    Bell schedules and class timetables.

  • Exams and Results

    Marks, grading and report cards.

  • Homework and Learning

    Assignments, submissions and feedback.

  • Fees and Payments

    Invoices, receipts and balances.

  • Parents

    Guardians and their children.

  • Communication

    Announcements, SMS and email.

  • Library

    Books, loans and returns.

  • Transport

    Routes, stops and riders.

Looking for more features?

Contact us for the complete module list and a solution tailored to your school. info@be-mela.com

Ask for the Module List

Getting started

From signed up to the first register

Bring the school you already run. BeMela fits around your grades, your fees and your timetable.

  1. Set up your structure

    Create grades, sections and subjects in bulk. Preview every record, then apply it at once.

  2. Bring your records

    Import students, staff and guardians from the spreadsheets you already keep.

  3. Invite your people

    Each person gets their own account, and their role decides what they see and do.

  4. Open the school day

    Teachers take registers, the office collects fees, and parents follow along.

Who it serves

One system, a view for everyone

Each person signs in to the part of the school that is theirs.

School leaders
Attendance, results and fee collection across every campus, and the approvals that need you.
Teachers
Registers, mark sheets, homework and today’s timetable, on a phone or a laptop.
Office and finance
Invoices, receipts and payments, with a record of every change.
Parents and guardians
One app for every child: attendance, results, fees and announcements.
Students
Their timetable, homework, exams and results in one place.
Schools with many campuses
One school, many sites, each with its own staff and students.

Security and access

Built for the records schools are trusted with

Student, family and staff records deserve care. These protections are part of every BeMela school.

  • Each school kept apart

    One school never sees another school’s records.

  • Access by role

    Roles decide what each person can see and do, down to the campus, class or child.

  • Every change recorded

    An audit trail shows who changed what, and when.

  • A second pair of eyes

    Sensitive financial changes can wait for a second person to approve them.

  • Sign-in rules you set

    Password strength, expiry and idle sign-out follow the school’s own policy.

  • Protected on every device

    Data travels encrypted, and records kept for offline use are encrypted on the device.

Questions

Questions schools ask us

Something else? Write to info@be-mela.com.

What kinds of schools is BeMela for?

Schools of one campus or many. Each campus keeps its own staff and students, and leaders see the whole school.

Does it support the Ethiopian calendar?

Yes. A school can show and pick dates in the Gregorian, Ethiopian or Hijri calendar, and months are counted in the calendar it uses.

Which languages does it support?

Screens can be translated into the languages your school uses, such as Amharic and Afaan Oromoo. Right-to-left languages are supported too.

What happens when the internet connection drops?

Teachers can keep taking registers and entering marks. BeMela sends the work once the device is back online.

Is there a mobile app?

Yes. Parents, teachers and staff use the BeMela app on Android and iOS. The system also runs in any modern browser and as a Windows app.

Can we bring our existing records?

Yes. Students, staff and guardians can be imported from spreadsheets, and the school structure can be created in bulk.

Can we use only some of the modules?

Yes. BeMela has 36 modules, and each one is switched on when your school needs it.

How do we see BeMela and get a price?

Request a demo, or call us. We walk through BeMela with your own structure in mind and prepare a quote for the modules you need.

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See BeMela with your school in mind

Tell us a little about your school. We will arrange a walkthrough of the parts you need, with the people who will use them.

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