WHAT IS SEMATIME?
FOR SCHOOLS
Schools use Sematime to send meeting reminders, fee balance notifications, exam results, homework and just about any other information to parents through SMS, USSD or the app. Learn more
FOR PARENTS
Parents use the Sematime app to follow up on how their kids are performing at school. In addition, they can pay school fees, send pocket money or buy school supplies for their children. Learn more
FOR STUDENTS
Through the Bobea app Sematime equips students with an excellent learning and exam preparation tool from where they can access past papers, video lectures and other learning materials. Learn more
WHY WE LOVE SCHOOLS
A lot of our customers ask us ‘Why schools?’. Here is why as narrated by our founder, Boni.
“Sematime was started from the experiences I had while schooling at Othaya Boys High School in Nyeri County, Kenya. I got to witness firsthand how schools were struggling to relay even the simplest of communication to parents.
Back then if the school needed to communicate with parents they would either send them letters via the post office or put an advert on local dailies or have all teachers spend a whole day texting or calling hundreds of parents. Very taxing!
“What about email?”, you ask. This was way back in 2000s. Nobody used email. Even the school did not. All communication had to be done the old-fashioned way.
RECOGNIZED WORLD OVER
With just a click of a few buttons, schools can send report cards to parents on their mobile phones, allowing them to keep better track of their children’s education. In addition, schools can also use the platform to distribute exam results, fee balances and general communication messages.
– our story as told in CNN’s African Startups program.