Southern Africa
ZMW

School Management System for Zambia Schools

Curriculum Development Centre (CDC) + Examinations Council of Zambia (ECZ) · Approximately 4.5 million learners enrolled across 10,000+ primary and secondary schools

Overview

Zambia's education structure spans Early Childhood Education (ECE), Primary (Grades 1–7), Junior Secondary (Grades 8–9), Senior Secondary (Grades 10–12), and tertiary education, governed by the Curriculum Development Centre (CDC) and the Ministry of Education. The Examinations Council of Zambia (ECZ) administers the Grade 7 Primary School Leaving Certificate Examination, the Grade 9 Junior Secondary School Leaving Certificate Examination, and the Grade 12 School Certificate Examination. Zambia's private school sector has grown substantially, particularly in Lusaka, the Copperbelt, and Central Province. Mobile money adoption is rising, with MTN MoMo and Airtel Money becoming accepted payment channels for school fees. RedeemOS provides Zambian schools with a locally-relevant platform supporting ECZ examination structures and Zambia's mobile payment ecosystem.

Common Administrative Challenges

ECZ examination registration for Grades 7, 9, and 12 managed through separate paper-based processes

School fee collection fragmented across bank deposits, mobile money, and cash with no unified view

National teacher registration system (Teaching Council of Zambia) not linked to school HR records

Academic reporting relying on handwritten mark sheets and manually typed report cards per term

Multi-grade primary classes making individual student progress tracking particularly complex

How RedeemOS Solves Them

ECZ examination registration integrated into the Examinations module for Grades 7, 9, and 12 cohorts

Consolidated fee collection across MTN MoMo, Airtel Money, and bank transfers with one dashboard

Staff HR records with Teaching Council of Zambia (TCZ) registration numbers and licence tracking

Automated grade computation and digital report card generation per term and per academic year

Multi-grade class configuration available for composite primary classes in rural Zambian schools

Key RedeemOS Modules

exams
finance
hr
academics
admissions
communication

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Local Payment Methods

MTN Mobile Money Zambia
MTN Zambia's mobile money service, widely used for school fee payments across urban and peri-urban areas.
Airtel Money Zambia
Airtel Zambia's mobile wallet service for school fee collection.
Bank Transfer (Zambia)
Direct bank transfers to school accounts at Zambia-based commercial banks for large fee payments.

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