Marine Close education ERP

A cleaner operating system for ambitious schools.

Bring academics, fees, attendance, approvals, inventory, boarding, transport, and parent communication into one disciplined ERP workflow. The result is fewer manual handoffs, stronger financial control, and clearer leadership visibility.

School Command Center

Leadership snapshot

Current Term

Live Sample data
Attendance 96.4% +2.1%
Collections KES 18.7M On track
Open approvals 42 12 urgent

Payment matched to oldest invoice

Boarding request awaiting approval

Attendance exception reviewed

One connected school stack

The modules schools ask about first.

01
Admissions

Inquiry tracking, application records, enrollment handoff, and student profile creation.

02
Academics

Classes, attendance, curriculum goals, report cards, library, and activity records.

03
Finance

Fee structures, invoices, receipts, Partner AR, payment allocation, and cash controls.

04
SMS & WhatsApp

Templates, reminders, parent updates, inbox handling, and WhatsApp-ready communication flows.

05
Transport

Routes, students, vehicles, trip context, fuel requests, and operational transport visibility.

06
ECA

Clubs, activities, participation records, student engagement, and co-curricular tracking.

07
Petty Cash

Controlled requests, approvals, receipts, analytic distribution, and finance posting readiness.

08
Expense Management

Market runs, requisitions, receiving workflows, approval trails, and budget-aware operations.

09
Accounting Reports

Collections, balances, Partner AR, payment allocation, statements, and management reporting.

10
Operations

Boarding, inventory issuance, approvals, purchasing, fleet, and accountable work queues.

11
Reporting

Leadership dashboards, exception lists, audit trails, and operational performance views.

12
Student Portal

Student and parent-facing access for records, balances, updates, and school information.

Role-based access Audit-aware workflows Finance-led implementation Built for school operations

Features to shout about

More than a school database: a connected operating platform.

The app includes several high-value capabilities that make the ERP story stronger for school leaders, finance teams, administrators, teachers, and parents.

Workspace sync
Active Sample data
Google classes18
Parent messages1.2K
Payments matched94%
Enrolment Classroom Portal
Google Classroom & Workspace

Provision accounts, link streams to Google Classrooms, sync rosters, and keep learning tools aligned with school records.

M-Pesa, bank payments & receipts

Support payment matching, receipts, portal payment actions, Partner AR visibility, and parent notifications.

WhatsApp, SMS & bulk email

Run parent communication through templates, inbox queues, reminders, payment updates, and campaign tools.

Student and parent portal

Expose statements, invoices, school updates, academic information, and self-service workflows through portal access.

Admissions and prospects

Manage inquiries, prospects, admission follow-up, enrollment handoff, and the creation of clean student records.

Library, boarding and ECA

Track books, penalties, boarding context, clubs, activities, participation, and co-curricular engagement.

Fleet, transport and inventory

Coordinate vehicles, routes, drivers, fuel, maintenance, inventory issuance, purchase requests, and operational queues.

Security, mobile and support tools

Use SSO/JWT, PWA shells, mobile APIs, QR scanning, role-based access, and error tracking to support real operations.

Why it is different

Configured around school work, not generic software menus.

Marine Close turns the ERP into a practical operating layer: users see the right records, approvals follow the right route, and leadership gets a current view of the school without waiting for manual reports.

Today
Operations view Sample data
Pending approvals 42
Attendance exceptions 18
Payment follow-up assigned Transport route issue open Report cards awaiting review
01

Every learner has one reliable operational record.

Student biodata, guardians, classes, attendance, report cards, activities, boarding, transport, and financial context can be connected without repeating the same information across departments.

02

Finance stays reconciled to the real workflow.

Fees, receipts, Partner AR, FIFO allocation, petty cash, and approvals remain tied to accountable entries.

03

Operations teams work from clear queues.

Requests, issuance, transport, boarding, library, and purchasing move through named stages with ownership.

04

Dashboards show exceptions, not just totals.

Leaders can see collection gaps, pending approvals, attendance exceptions, message queues, and workload pressure early enough to act.

Joe A. Bloggs

Grade 5 - Stream A ยท Sample data

Active
Enrolment Confirmed
Fees KES 42K
Attendance 96%
Fee follow-up due Report card pending review

Product views

App-inspired views that make the ERP easy to explain.

These marketing views are inspired by the implemented workflows: director dashboard, enrolment, attendance, report cards, school finance, operations requests, and parent communication. All figures shown below are illustrative sample data, not a live client account.

Director dashboard

Give leadership a live operating picture of the school.

The director dashboard brings attendance, collections, approvals, communication, and operational exceptions into one executive view.

Director Dashboard Live
Attendance96.4%
CollectionsKES 18.7M
Approvals42
Fee follow-up queue Attendance exception Transport issue Report card approval

Implementation model

A focused rollout path for schools that need traction quickly.

The strongest ERP work is not only configuration. It is the operating discipline around data migration, permissions, report accuracy, integrations, training, and post-launch support.

Map

Clarify the workflows that matter most.

Fees, approvals, student records, messaging, inventory, and leadership reports are mapped before build.

Build

Configure the ERP around real users.

Forms, menus, access groups, dashboards, automations, and integrations are shaped for daily use.

Launch

Move into production with controls.

Data checks, training, reconciliation, support, and improvement cycles keep adoption grounded.

Marketing message

A credible ERP story for school decision-makers.

For principals Current dashboards for attendance, fee health, approvals, and department workload.
For bursars Cleaner Partner AR, payment matching, receipts, statements, and controlled cash workflows.
For administrators Fewer duplicate records and clearer queues for student, parent, and operational requests.
For teachers Cleaner access to attendance, class context, curriculum activity, and communication history.
For parents Faster updates on fees, attendance, academic progress, transport, and school notices.

What this borrows from strong ERP sites

The offer is now easier to scan, compare, and trust.

Module clarity

Schools can see the core ERP coverage immediately instead of guessing from labels.

Role-based value

Principals, bursars, administrators, teachers, and parents each get a concrete reason to care.

Operational confidence

Security, approvals, finance controls, audit trails, and rollout support are visible in the story.

Start with the real bottleneck

Plan a school ERP conversation with Marine Close.

Use this page to open conversations with schools that need a stronger digital backbone for finance, operations, communication, academics, and management reporting.

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