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.
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.
Ourel frees your school from the burden of fee collection — so your team can put children first, every single day.
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.
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.
No IT team needed. No complicated setup. Three simple steps and you're collecting fees online.
Create your school account, upload your student list, and configure your fee structure for each grade. Done in one sitting.
⏱ ~10 minutesShare your school's registration link — WhatsApp, email, or newsletter. Parents sign up, link their child, and they're ready to pay.
⏱ 5 min per parentParents 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 payNo mockups. No stock photos. This is exactly what your school and your parents will see.
School admin dashboard — real-time view of collections, outstanding fees, and student status.
Parent portal — pay in 2 minutes from any phone.
Purpose-built for independent schools — so your team can focus on teaching, not transactions.
Secure, trusted South African payment processing. Card, EFT, and Instant EFT supported — money lands in your account fast.
The moment a payment is confirmed, a professional PDF receipt fires to the parent's inbox. Zero admin. Zero delay.
See at a glance who has paid, who is outstanding, and exactly how much you've collected — updated the second a payment lands.
School excursion? Sports day? Create a custom fee in seconds, assign it to specific grades, and let parents pay or decline online.
Send a polite, professional payment reminder to all outstanding parents in a single click. No awkward calls. No WhatsApp battles.
Export any view — unpaid students, school fee receipts, addon receipts, custom fee summaries — with school name and timestamp on every file.
Let parents pay 3, 6, or 12 months ahead at a discount you configure. One payment, months covered, receipts issued automatically.
Hostel, locker, bus — set school-wide add-ons per grade. Mandatory fees auto-apply; optional ones let parents choose at payment time.
Parents can invite a co-guardian — a second parent or caregiver — to share payment responsibilities for the same child. No duplicate accounts.
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.
One price per school size. Every feature included. No per-transaction fees on your side — parents cover processing.
per month
Up to 150 students.
per month
151–500 students.
per month
501–1,000 students.
per month
1,000+ students.
No setup fee. No lock-in. Cancel anytime.
Join as a founding school and give your team back what matters most — time and focus for the children in your care.
No setup fee. Up and running before your next fee cycle.