Education First · Built for South African Independent Schools

Put education
first.
Always.

Every child's future begins in the classroom. Ourel handles fee collection, receipts, and reminders automatically — giving your school back the time and energy that belongs to your students.

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Education First · Secure payments · No setup fee

Ourel Admin Dashboard

Students

247

Collected

R82k

This month

94%

Monthly Collections

Thabo Molefe — Grade 4 Paid

Lerato Dlamini — Grade 7 Paid

Sipho van Zyl — Grade 2 Pending

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Why We Built Ourel

Schools shouldn't have to choose between chasing payments and educating children. Every minute your admin team spends reconciling spreadsheets is a minute stolen from the classroom. We built Ourel to give that time back — so the people who shape young minds can focus entirely on what they're called to do.

We believe every child deserves a school that is fully, fiercely present for them. Not distracted by overdue accounts. Not buried in paperwork. Ourel exists to make that possible — one school at a time.

Who Ourel Is For

Every hour saved on admin
is an hour back in the classroom.

Ourel frees your school from the burden of fee collection — so your team can put children first, every single day.

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Give every hour back to the children who need it

You know the routine: WhatsApp groups chasing overdue payments, hours reconciling bank statements against a spreadsheet, hand-writing receipts that pile up on a desk. Your staff didn't become educators to spend their days as debt collectors.

Ourel automates all of it. Payments land in your account, receipts go out instantly, and your dashboard updates in real time. Every hour saved on admin is an hour reinvested in the children you're here to serve — and the future you're here to build.

Automated fee collection — no more manual follow-ups
Real-time dashboard: see exactly who has paid
One-click reminders sent directly to parents
Custom fees for trips, events, and extras
Full audit trail for every transaction
Saves 20+ admin hours per month

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Pay in 2 minutes. From anywhere.

No more driving to the school office during work hours. No more bank queues. No more hunting for the right EFT reference — or wondering if your payment was received. No more anxiety about losing the cash in your child's bag.

With Ourel, parents pay online from their phone, receive an instant PDF receipt, and can view their full payment history at any time. Simple, clear, and completely stress-free.

Pay online from any device — phone, tablet, laptop
Instant receipt emailed to you the moment you pay
Full payment history always available
No EFT references to remember or mistype
Register in under 5 minutes via your school's link
Secure payment processing via PayFast

How It Works

Up and running in 10 minutes

No IT team needed. No complicated setup. Three simple steps and you're collecting fees online.

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School registers & sets up fees

Create your school account, upload your student list, and configure your fee structure for each grade. Done in one sitting.

⏱ ~10 minutes

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Parents join via your unique link

Share your school's registration link — WhatsApp, email, or newsletter. Parents sign up, link their child, and they're ready to pay.

⏱ 5 min per parent

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Payments flow. Receipts go out automatically.

Parents pay online anytime. The money hits your account, a receipt fires to their inbox, and your dashboard updates instantly. No manual work.

⏱ 2 min to pay

Features

Everything to keep admin out of the way
of what truly matters.

Purpose-built for independent schools — so your team can focus on teaching, not transactions.

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Online Payments via PayFast

Secure, trusted South African payment processing. Card, EFT, and Instant EFT supported — money lands in your account fast.

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Automatic Receipt Emails

The moment a payment is confirmed, a professional PDF receipt fires to the parent's inbox. Zero admin. Zero delay.

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Real-Time Payment Dashboard

See at a glance who has paid, who is outstanding, and exactly how much you've collected — updated the second a payment lands.

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Custom Fees for Trips & Events

School excursion? Sports day? Create a custom fee in seconds, assign it to specific grades, and let parents pay online.

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One-Click Payment Reminders

Send a polite, professional payment reminder to all outstanding parents in a single click. No awkward calls. No WhatsApp battles.

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Complete Audit Trail

Every transaction is logged, timestamped, and exportable. Your bursar will love you. Your auditors will too.

At Ourel, we measure our success by one thing:
how much more time your school has for the children.

Fee collection is a necessity — but it should never be a distraction. We are committed to building tools that keep schools focused on their true purpose: nurturing, teaching, and investing in the next generation of South Africans.

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Education first, always

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Built for children's futures

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Partners in your mission

Pricing

Simple, transparent pricing

One price per school size. Every feature included. No per-transaction fees on your side — parents cover processing.

Small School

R 499

per month

Up to 150 students.

Unlimited online payments via PayFast
Automatic receipt emails
Real-time payment dashboard
Custom fees for trips & events
One-click payment reminders
Full audit trail & CSV export
Parent portal (no app required)
Grade RR to Grade 12 support
Email support

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What principals are saying

"This is where your school's story goes. Tell us how Ourel changed the way you collect fees — and how many hours your admin team got back."

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Principal, Your School Name

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🎓 Founding School Offer

Ready to put education first?

Join as a founding school and give your team back what matters most — time and focus for the children in your care.
3 months free. No setup fee. Up and running before your next fee cycle.

3 months free No setup fee Cancel anytime Up and running in 10 minutes Education First — always

Put education first. Always.

Every hour saved on adminis an hour back in the classroom.