Biometric student check-in, instant parent SMS, and smartphone attendance for teaching and non-teaching staff. Shifts, duty rosters and AI reports all from one online dashboard you manage from your phone.
Free trial · No card required · Pay later via M-Pesa
Students present
234
Staff on duty
41
SMS sent today
189
Recent check-ins
Wanjiru Kamau
Form 3A
08:02 AM
On time
Brian Odhiambo
Form 2B
08:17 AM
On time
Aisha Mohammed
Form 4C
08:31 AM
Late
0
Students per school
0
Users supported
0
Uptime target
0
Languages · EN & SW
Everything in one platform
Replace manual registers and disconnected spreadsheets with a single online platform that tracks everyone and keeps parents informed automatically.
Fingerprint check-in and check-out on a fingerprint scanner, linked to school events: opening day, trips, exeats and daily arrival.
Parents get a message the moment their child arrives or leaves, with the student's name and exact time.
Teaching and non-teaching staff clock in from their phones. The app only works when they are physically at school, so records are always genuine.
Day, night and custom shifts with duty rosters for matrons, security and support staff. Night shifts that cross midnight are handled correctly.
Ask in English or Kiswahili. Spot latecomers, absentees and top performers instantly, with clear exportable reports.
Push students, enrol fingerprints and sync fingerprint scanners remotely. No trips to the server room.
Most attendance systems assume everyone works 8 to 5. Real schools run matrons, security, kitchen and boarding staff around the clock. ECS is built for it.
Esther Njoki
Matron · Block A
Kitchen team
6 staff · 5:30 AM to 2:30 PM
John Mwangi
Security · 6 PM to 6 AM
Boarding matron
Night roster · crosses midnight
Simple to roll out
A guided setup gets your school live quickly. We onboard you step by step after your trial starts.
Add students and staff by Excel import or manually. Devices are mapped automatically.
Students scan their fingerprint; staff check in from the app, only when they are physically at school.
Parents get instant SMS and the dashboard updates live in real time.
Track shifts, punctuality and trends with AI reports you can export.
Good morning
Peter Kamau
You are not checked in yet
Good evening
John Mwangi
Checked in
6:00 PM · On time · Night shift
🌙 Crosses midnightStaff mobile app · Android and iOS
Teaching and non-teaching staff clock in and out in one tap. The app only works when they are physically at school, so records are always genuine.
Simple, transparent pricing
One rate covers students and all staff. SMS is pay as you go and topped up via M-Pesa.
Questions
The system is online and real-time, but a local sync agent keeps recording at the devices even if the internet drops, then syncs automatically when it is back. Your school never stops tracking attendance.
No. Students use fingerprints, so there is no proxy attendance. The staff app only works when they are physically at school, and every record is time-stamped and tamper-proof.
Automatically by SMS the moment their child arrives or leaves, including the student's name and exact time. You can also send bulk SMS to a class or the whole school.
English and Kiswahili across the dashboard, the staff app, SMS templates and the AI report assistant.
The system flags the student as not yet checked in, and a staff member can manually mark attendance from the dashboard. The manual override is logged separately so you always have a clear audit trail.
Book a free demo and see ECS Attendance running with your own school in minutes.