Question 1

What is Go Smart M.I.S and which schools is it for?

Accepted Answer

Go Smart M.I.S is a multi-tenant school management platform built for nursery and primary schools in Rwanda. It replaces paper registers, spreadsheets and WhatsApp groups with one system covering academic management, marks and report cards, fees and payments, attendance, timetables, staff and parent messaging, and risk alerts. Each school gets its own isolated workspace and subdomain, so a school's records never mix with another school's. It is designed for directors, deans of studies, registrars, accountants and teachers, and schools teaching nursery only, primary only, or both sections use the same platform.

Question 2

How much does Go Smart M.I.S cost per student?

Accepted Answer

Go Smart M.I.S charges a flat RWF 1,000 per student per year. The rate is the same whether the school is nursery, primary, or both, with no extra module fee and no per-teacher charge. Paying for two years in advance reduces the rate to RWF 900 per student per year (10% saving), and paying for three years reduces it to RWF 800 per student per year (20% saving). A school with 300 students pays RWF 300,000 per year on the standard annual rate. Prices are quoted in Rwandan francs with no foreign-exchange fees.

Question 3

Is there a free trial and is a credit card required?

Accepted Answer

Yes, there is a 14-day free trial and no credit card is required to start it. You can register a school, set up classes and teachers, and use the platform for two weeks before deciding. There is also a free tier that covers schools up to 150 students. When a school subscribes, payment is made in Rwandan francs by MTN Mobile Money, Airtel Money, bank transfer, or cash, with no card-only checkout and no foreign-exchange fee.

Question 4

Can one platform manage both nursery and primary sections or multiple schools?

Accepted Answer

Yes to both. Within a single school, nursery and primary sections sit side by side: nursery classes use their own six pre-primary lessons and word-based grades, while primary classes use standard subject marking and grade bands, all under one director account. For organisations running more than one school, Go Smart M.I.S is multi-tenant: every school has isolated data and its own subdomain, so a group can manage several schools from separate logins while keeping each school's students, marks, fees and staff completely apart.

Question 5

How is each school's student data kept separate and secure?

Accepted Answer

Separation is enforced in the database itself, not just in the screens. Every record is tied to a school, and row-level security policies make sure a logged-in user can only read or write rows belonging to their own school, even if the API is called directly. Roles are scoped as well: teachers see their own classes, deans verify marks, and directors approve them in a three-tier workflow, so changes are traceable. Sensitive actions are recorded in an audit trail.

Question 6

Does Go Smart M.I.S work on mobile phones and slow internet connections?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Go Smart M.I.S is a web application that runs in the browser on phones, tablets and computers, with no app-store download and no installation. The interface is responsive, so teachers can take a register or enter marks on an ordinary Android phone. The first load is kept light so it opens on modest hardware and slower connections, and the boot screen checks browser capability and asks the user to update Chrome instead of showing a blank screen if the browser is too old.