School setup Head Teacher only

Make it yours.

The system fits around how Jacaranda Hill already runs. Changes here apply to everyone at the school.

School profile

Shown on report cards, receipts, payslips and letters.

Web address
jacarandahill.mairafiki.com
Fixed so bookmarks and printed letters keep working.
Currency
UGX · Ugandan shilling
Set once, so old and new figures can be compared.
Colour & logo

One colour and your logo. That's what makes the system look like Jacaranda Hill.

JH
School logoA square PNG works best. Until you upload one, we show your initials.
School colour
JHPreviewActiveRecord payment
Calendar & terms

Attendance, marks and fees all follow these dates.

2026 · Term 3 now
TermStartsEnds
Term 102/02/202624/04/2026Finished
Term 225/05/202614/08/2026Finished
Term 331/08/202627/11/2026Current
A year that has started keeps its terms. To change the number of terms or their dates, set up 2027. It applies from the new year.
Classes & grading

Classes, streams and subjects are set once and reused every year.

Classes
11
P1–P7, S1–S4
Streams
18
Blue, Red · East, West, North
Subjects
19
8 compulsory in S1–S2
School grading scale · percentage

Used for tests and report cards in every class.

A 80+B 70C 60D 50E 0
National exam scale · points & divisions

For classes graded on points, with a division from the best subjects. Check the current national rules before switching a class to it.

Not in use
Money rules

How fees are billed and who signs off on money.

Bill fees every

Can only be changed for the next year, so invoices already out stay clear.

Petty cash: spend without approval up to

Above this, the Head Teacher confirms first.

Who confirms fee changes, bursaries and waivers

A bursar drafts; this person confirms. Nothing reaches an invoice before that.

Who confirms payroll and supplier payments

Payroll officer or finance prepares; this person confirms.

Modules

Switch off what your school doesn't use. Nothing is deleted; switching back on brings it all back.

Turning a module on changes your MaiRafiki plan, so we confirm it with you first. Turning one off takes effect straight away.
Roles & titles

Call each role what your school calls it. What the role can do stays the same.

RoleYour school calls itPeople
Messages

What guardians and staff are told automatically.

Tell guardians when a child is absent

Sent after the class register is submitted.

Fee reminders

A statement to guardians with a balance, on the 1st of each month.

Results are ready

When report cards are published.

Let students sign in to the portal

Students see only their own results, attendance and timetable. Guardians always have access.

Send by

Email now. SMS is being added; your school will top up its own SMS credit.

EmailSMS · soon
Region
Date format
DD/MM/YYYY · 21/10/2026
Language
English
Numbers
1,250,000 · no decimals
Security

Sensible defaults for a school office.

Sign out shared computers after

Stops the next person at the desk carrying on as you.

Wrong password limit

After 5 tries the account pauses for 15 minutes.

Fixed
Remind me to review who has which role

Once a term, so access matches who does each job.

Download all of the school's data

Your data belongs to your school, always.

You have unsaved changes. They apply to everyone at the school.