Elevator Pitch
Schoolmates is christened the ‘Facebook’ of Nigerian Secondary Schools. It is intended to be the go-to platform for all-round information and interaction with and within the secondary school community in Nigeria.
Peer-to-Peer
Network
Online platform for inter-school and intra-school interaction, by its staff, students, parents, alumni, donors, sponsors.
LMS &
E-learning
A Learning Management System (LMS) with a set of IT tools to complement traditional learning methods.
SaaS for
School Management
Advanced School Management Software (SMS) offered as SaaS available to all schools for FREE.
Reference &
Database
Complete database of registered and unregistered schools in the country with relevant info such as: contact, history, demography, service offerings.
Media &
Social Media
Unified broadcast channel for all secondary schools news and info.
Profile
Management
Student’s portal, parents’ portal, teacher’s portal, portals for external stakeholders such as: alumni, donors, sponsors.
What is SchoolMates?
Schoolmates is christened the ‘Facebook’ of Nigerian Secondary Schools. It is intended to be the go-to platform for all-round information and interaction with and within the secondary school community in Nigeria. Schoolmates is a 2-in-1 venture: National Secondary Schools Directory (NSSD) and School Management Software (SMS) Network.
A dedicated web platform that displays the most accurate and up-to-date listing of all secondary schools in Nigeria. School owners can claim and manage their listed school. Web visitors can view, like, comment and rate on each school’s listing.
A school can subscribe to the forever-free cloud-hosted information management software system that allows it to manage all school administration related tasks, such as examination, admissions, online class, student record, fees, etc. Our business will provide ongoing technical support.
Problems
There is no nationwide secondary school community online to share information and access resources
Most schools do not have systems to run their school and communicate with stakeholders
Schools are generally missing out on revenue from a managed alumni networking
Students, Parents, Teachers – Perform multiple school-related obligations with ease. Ex: Teacher gives assigment online, Student submits, Teacher marks and scores are broadcast to the Parents.
Solutions
Core end-users include: school owners, teachers, students, parents of the students, alumni, academic benefactors.
Web Platform – A web-based school directory that publishes school information and news every hour
SaaS – School Management Software offered as Software-as-a-Service. Gives the school total control of its resource management
Digital Services – Availability of ready-to-use, low-cost digital services from an authoritative service provider
Students, Parents, Teachers – Perform multiple school-related obligations with ease. Ex: Teacher gives assigment online, Student submits, Teacher marks and scores are broadcast to the Parents.
Benefits to the Investor
As a B2B and B2C service, we will leverage B2B penetration to achieve a pervasive end-user (B2C) reach.
- As a disruptive technology and first-mover, earnings on your investment have the possibility of going off the charts, ceteris paribus.
- The venture is an ethical one. It is expected to improve the quality of secondary education in Nigeria by improving school administration and reducing the digital divide among Nigerian school kids.
Invest in Us
The timing. The team. The passion. The opportunity. They are all in place; we need the funds to grow SchoolMates.
- Our financial target is low and easily achievable.
We need the funds to grow the community. Please read our Pitch Deck (Request Here).
