Admissions, fees and notices — without another parent app.
Give parents a single, familiar channel for admissions, fee statements, notices, permission forms and support, while your school management system stays the record of truth.
Where schools lose people.
The process usually works — but the friction around it costs time, money and trust.
Low parent-app adoption
Dedicated school apps are downloaded once during enrolment and then forgotten.
Fee statement confusion
Parents struggle to get an up-to-date balance without visiting the school office.
Paper permission slips
Consent and permission forms get lost in schoolbags and never come back signed.
Missed announcements
Urgent notices — closures, event changes — don't reach every parent in time.
The conversation around the form.
A structured conversation replaces the queue, the counter or the phone call — while your systems of record stay exactly where they are.
Hi, what's my son's outstanding fee balance?
Term 2 balance for Tinashe Moyo is $180. Would you like to pay now?
Yes, please.
Payment received ✓ Receipt sent. Balance is now $0.
The screens people actually see.
A Flow opens inside WhatsApp as a guided, app-like form: tap, pick, upload and confirm. No free-text guessing, no app to install. Below is an illustrative school fees journey and what happens behind each screen.
Fees
Check a balance.
Balance
From the school fees system.
Payment plan
Optional.
Ready-made building blocks for schools.
Each block is reusable across branches, locations or departments — configure once, replicate everywhere.
Admissions enquiries
Prospective parents get information, book a tour and start an application.
Fee statements & payment
Send a current balance and accept payment or proof-of-payment upload.
Notices & permission slips
Digital consent forms replace paper slips that get lost in schoolbags.
Attendance & incident alerts
Notify parents of absence or incidents in real time.
Parent support requests
Route questions to the right department — bursar, admin or class teacher.
Event RSVPs
Manage attendance for sports days, meetings and school events.
See a schools journey end to end.
A short walkthrough plus the live interactive demo on the homepage.
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0:48Illustrative journey. Sample names, references and fees are examples; outcomes depend on your process and systems.
Open a real WhatsApp Flow in two minutes.
Tap the button or scan the code. WhatsApp opens a chat with w2a and sends you a live Flow: the same kind of app-like screens your parents would use. At the end you can book a 20-minute walk-through with the team.
📱 Try it on my phoneOpens WhatsApp on +263 71 662 5470 (w2a). Nothing to install.
Common questions about schools.
Does this replace our school management system?
No. w2a connects to your existing SMS/ERP as the system of record and adds a parent-facing WhatsApp layer.
Can permission slips be signed digitally?
Yes — consent and permission workflows can capture a digital signature with an evidence trail.
Is this only for private schools?
No. w2a is used across public and private schools, from a single school to a multi-campus group.
Can we pilot with one grade or term?
Yes — a common starting point is a single grade's fee cycle or one term's notices.
Bring one schools process. We'll show you the opportunity.
Start with a single workflow, prove the outcome, then scale to every branch, ward, station or campus.