Learning paths & exercises
Each class follows the syllabus step by step, with exercises that match what was taught today. Learners always know what comes next — no hunting through a worn textbook for the right page.
For Ugandan primary & secondary schools
Run your whole school from one light app.
Crane School brings learning paths, exercises, report cards, fees and the library into a single place — organised around your classes, streams and terms, and built to stay fast on everyday mobile data.
- P1 – P7 & S1 – S6
- Installs from the browser
- Light on data
O. Tom
Learner · P6 Blue
- English 88% D1
- Mathematics 71% D2
- Science 66% C3
Position 4 of 38
Attendance 96%
P1 – P7 & S1 – S6
Primary and secondary, one platform
Every role covered
Headteacher to guardian
Installs from the browser
No app store needed
Light on data
Small pages, quick loads
Features
Everything the school day asks of you
Learning paths, marking, report cards, fees and the library — organised around your classes, streams and terms, so the whole term runs in one place.
Assessment & marking
Set exercises and assessments in minutes, and mark them once. Scores flow straight into the marksheet, so printing week no longer eats the whole term.
Report cards
Positions, attendance and remarks come together from marks you have already entered. Print the reports you need — or share them the moment they are ready.
Fees & balances
Every learner's fees position on one screen. Record a payment, issue a receipt, and know exactly who still has a balance — long before visiting day.
A library that fits in a pocket
Set texts, readers and past papers on the phone in every learner's pocket — there when the textbook is not, even on a slow connection.
Learner support & guardian view
Learners get help the moment they are stuck. Guardians follow attendance, marks and fees in their own view — without waiting for visiting day.
For every role
Every role signs in to their own view
One platform, six doors — headteacher, teacher, learner, guardian, bursar and DOS. Each person opens the one built for them.
Headteacher
- The whole school on one screen — classes, streams and terms
- Attendance and performance across every class, at a glance
- Reports and fee balances without chasing paper
Teacher
- Marks, exercises and homework in one place
- Every class and stream already set up for you
- Evenings given back to teaching, not paperwork
Learner & guardian
- A clear learning path for every subject
- Results and report cards the moment they are ready
- Guardians follow attendance, marks and fees — no waiting for visiting day
Bursar & DOS
- Fees, balances and receipts without ledger books
- Payments tracked by class, stream or learner
- Discipline and study records kept in order
Curious which screen is yours?
One tap opens the matching view below — no sign-in needed for a peek.
How it works
A digital school in three steps
From paper records to a full digital term — without disrupting the school you already run.
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Set up your school
Share your classes, streams and terms — from paper records or spreadsheets. Your school is set up for you, ready for day one of the term.
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Everyone gets their view
Headteacher, teacher, learner, guardian, bursar and DOS each sign in to a screen built for their work. Nothing to configure, nothing to learn twice.
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Run the term
Exercises, marking, report cards and fees flow through one place — from opening day to closing day, week after week.
All you need to start
A phone with a browserAny phone that opens WhatsApp will do.
Your class listsClasses, streams and learner names — paper or spreadsheet.
One afternoon togetherThe onboarding team sets the school up with you.
Paper vs platform
Same school, lighter week
Classes, streams and terms stay exactly as they are — what changes is everything you copy, count and chase in between.
The paper week
The Crane week
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Attendance
Ticked in the register, counted again at the office
Marked once — the record keeps itself
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Marks
Copied from marksheet books into reports
Entered once — reports build themselves
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Fees
Ledger lines and receipts by hand
Balances and receipts on one screen
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Guardians
News travels on visiting day
Their own view, any day of the term
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Library
One shelf shared by the whole class
Set texts in every learner's pocket
See it in action
One platform, every desk
Four views from a real term — the way a teacher, a guardian, a bursar and a learner each see them. Pick a view to look inside.
Exercise 4 — Comprehension
P6 Blue · English · 38 learners
28 of 38 marked
- O. Tom 88 Marked
- M. Odongo 73 Marked
- S. Achieng 71 Marked
- K. Mugisha 65 Marked
- J. Wasswa — Pending
Scores flow into the marksheet — and straight on to report cards.
Marks are entered once — the marksheet, positions and report cards build themselves.
O. Tom
Learner · P6 Blue
- Attendance96%
- Position4 of 38
- FeesUGX 150,000
- Term II report card — ready to view
- Mathematics · Exercise 4 marked — 71%
- Attendance — one absence this month
Attendance, marks and fees — visible any day of the term, not only on visiting day.
School fees · Term II
P6 · Streams Blue & Green · 31 learners
31 receipts
Collected this term
UGX 4,200,000
of UGX 7,350,000 expected for P6
- Paid in full — 22 of 31 learners
- Balance standing — 9 learners
- Receipt #1287 · UGX 250,000 · 2 Feb
The whole fees position on one screen — collected, balances and receipts.
School library
Set texts · Readers · Past papers
240 titles
- Primary English · P6 Set text
- The Crane and the Tortoise Reader
- Science · Past papers 2024 Past papers
Opens on the phone — there when the textbook is not.
Set texts, readers and past papers — in every learner's pocket.
Inside a term
One term, start to finish
From opening day to closing day, Crane School carries the rhythm of the term with you.
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Week 1
Opening day
Classes, streams and terms are already set up. Learners open their first learning path before the first bell rings.
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Every week
Homework follows the syllabus
Exercises match what was taught today. Learners practise on the phone, and teachers see at a glance who has finished.
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Mid-term
Exams, marked once
Assessments are set in minutes and scores flow straight into the marksheet — printing week no longer eats the whole term.
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Report week
Reports come together
Positions, attendance and remarks assemble from marks already entered. Print the reports you need — share the rest in one tap.
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Visiting day
Guardians arrive informed
Parents open their own view — attendance, marks and fees — before they reach the gate. The office queue becomes a conversation.
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Term closes
Everything carries forward
Balances are settled, records roll over, and the next term starts already set up.
Try it yourself
Take the morning roll call
This is the register a teacher opens every morning. Tap a learner to change their mark — present, late or absent — and the class summary updates as you go.
Roll call · Tuesday morning
P6 Blue · 10 learners
Attendance 90%
tap a learner to change their mark
8 present · 1 late · 1 absent
In the real app the register saves itself — attendance flows to the headteacher's screen and into each learner's record, with no roll book to total at week's end.
Try it yourself
The bursar's Friday afternoon
This is the fees screen a bursar opens on a Friday afternoon. Tap a learner to record their payment — tap again to undo — and watch the whole class picture settle.
Fees · Friday afternoon
P6 Blue · Term II · fee UGX 250,000
Week 9
tap a learner to record their payment — tap again to undo
UGX 490,000 outstanding · 61% collected
In the real app every payment issues a receipt, settles the learner's balance, and shows on the guardian's view right away.
Try it yourself
Mark Wednesday's spelling test
This is the marks book a teacher opens after a spelling test. Tap − or + to change any mark — the class average and each learner's grade settle as you go.
Marks · Wednesday morning
P6 Blue · Term II · English · out of 10
Test 3
tap − or + to change any mark
- O. Tom Distinction 8
- M. Odongo Credit 6
- S. Achieng Distinction 9
- K. Mugisha Needs practice 4
- J. Wasswa Credit 7
Class average 6.8/10 · 2 distinctions · 1 needs practice
In the real app these marks flow straight onto the learner's report card — and the guardian's view updates right away.
Try it yourself
Pick your books for the week
This is the library a learner opens at break time. Tap a book to borrow it — tap it again to give it back. The shelf keeps three books at a time.
Library · Friday break
P6 Blue · Term II · 240 titles
Break time
tap a book to borrow it — tap again to return it
2 of 3 books borrowed · return day is Monday
In the real app the librarian sets how many books each learner may keep, and a gentle reminder arrives the day before return day.
The numbers
A term, in numbers
Nothing here is magic — it is simply what a term looks like once the registers, marksheets and fee book stop being paper.
240
titles in the library
catalogued and shelved in a single afternoon
98%
of fees collected by Friday close
receipts issued, balances plain to see
6,400
marks entered in one term
flowing straight into report cards
4
views, one per role
teacher, guardian, bursar, learner
Figures from a typical term on Crane School — your school's numbers will be its own.
Why Crane School
Built for Ugandan classrooms
Not a foreign system trimmed to fit — a school platform shaped by exercise books, printing week and visiting day.
Light on data
Every screen is deliberately small. Pages load quickly on everyday mobile data, and stay kind to the bundle.
No app store needed
Install straight from the browser to the phone's home screen. No downloads to chase, no updates to babysit, no storage taken up.
Everyday phones
If a phone can open WhatsApp, it can run your school.
Private by design
Every role sees only what it should — a learner's records stay between the teacher, the headteacher and the guardian.
In their words
Early words from our schools
A spelling test is marked before the class lines up for break. The scores land in the marksheet as I finish, and the report card builds itself.
On visiting day the office queue used to stretch past the door. Now guardians open their own view — attendance, marks, fees — before they reach the gate.
Fees Friday used to be queues, arguments and a box of receipts. Now the balances are plain to see, the receipts issue themselves, and I close the book by four o'clock.
I follow my daughter's marks week by week on my own phone. Last term I knew she was struggling with fractions before the report was ever written.
FAQ
Questions schools ask us
Does Crane School need a lot of internet?
No. Crane School is deliberately light on data — pages are small and load quickly on everyday mobile data. Where a connection is strong enough to open a message, it is strong enough to open your school.
What phones does it work on?
Any phone with a modern browser — the same phone that opens WhatsApp. Crane School installs to the home screen straight from the browser, so there is no app store, nothing to download, and no storage to worry about.
Can parents really see their child's progress?
Yes. Every guardian gets their own view with attendance, marks, report cards and fees for their child — no waiting for visiting day, and no calls to the school office to ask how things are going.
How safe is our school's data?
Each person signs in and sees only what their role allows — a guardian sees their child, a teacher sees their class, a headteacher sees the school. Your school's records remain your school's records.
All our records are on paper. Can we still start?
Yes — most schools start exactly there. Bring your registers and marksheets as they are. The onboarding team sets up your classes, streams and terms with you, and the next term runs digitally from day one.
Can we keep our paper records while we start?
Yes — many schools run their registers and marksheets alongside Crane School for a term or two, entering marks as they go. The paper stays as your backup; the platform simply becomes the place the work already is.
What happens to our records at the end of the term?
They carry forward. Balances settle into the new term, each learner's history stays with them, and the next term starts already set up — nothing is re-entered.
How many books can a learner borrow at once?
Your librarian sets the limit for each class — most schools start with three. When the shelf is full, a learner simply returns a book before borrowing the next, and a reminder goes out the day before return day.
What does it cost?
Fees are set with your school's size in mind, and we onboard schools in cohorts so every school gets a proper setup. Talk to us and we will shape it together.
What happens to our records at the end of the year?
They roll forward with you. Classes and streams carry into the new year, balances settle into the new term's fee book, and a learner's history stays on their record — so Term I begins already set up, not with a week of retyping.
No questions match that word — try another, or talk to us directly.
Ready to run your digital school?
Join a cohort, set up your classes, streams and terms — and run the whole school from one light app.