Built for independent schools

Run your school's payroll and admin from one platform.

Payroll, HR, fee collection and everyday admin — brought into one WhatsApp-based platform built for how independent schools actually run.

R499/month. First month free. No training needed.

A school principal holding a phone showing a completed WhatsApp payroll run in Paylio

Built for how your school runs

One platform, not five disconnected systems.

Between the bursar, the SGB, and every teacher on staff, school admin usually means juggling spreadsheets, WhatsApp groups and paper forms. Paylio replaces all of it with one conversation.

Run staff payroll — including extra-murals and overtime — without spreadsheets.

Let teachers request leave on WhatsApp; principals approve in seconds.

Send parent fee reminders automatically, with a secure payment link built in.

Stay POPIA, PAYE, UIF and SDL compliant, with an audit trail behind every run.

From Paylio schools

What schools say about Paylio.

“Paylio has made managing our school finances so much easier. From processing payroll for our staff to sending invoices to parents, everything is far more streamlined. The fact that we can do so much through WhatsApp is what really stands out for us — it saves time and makes the day-to-day administration much simpler.”

Lorraine MathapeloBethel Academy

“What impressed me about Paylio is that it brings together things we normally have to manage separately. Payroll is simple, invoicing parents is quick, and I don't have to spend hours trying to figure out a complicated system. It feels like Paylio was actually designed around how a school works.”

Trudie Du PreezFFLC George

Pricing

Built for schools. Priced for schools.

Simple, transparent pricing designed specifically for independent schools, ECD centres, homeschool centres and education providers.

Schools save

Educational institutions

R499/month

First month free · Money-back guarantee

  • Payroll, HR & attendance on WhatsApp
  • Leave management & approvals
  • POPIA & SARS compliant payslips
  • Local support, always
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One platform. Every operation.

Let's transform how your school runs.

Simple, transparent pricing built for school budgets — book a demo and we'll get you live this week.

  • Unlimited payroll runs
  • All compliance built in (PAYE, UIF, SDL, EMP201)
  • Finance, billing & fee reminders on WhatsApp
  • Netcash, Xero & QuickBooks integrations
  • Real-time operational intelligence
  • Real, local human support

What schools typically pay per month

Payroll software alonee.g. SimplePay, Sage
R850
Payroll + accountingtwo separate tools
R1 350
Paylioeverything, in one platform
R499