Our Story

About Schooxie

We're on a mission to transform how schools across Africa and beyond manage, grow, and inspire their communities — powered by smart technology.

Our Mission

Democratizing Education Management

"To democratize quality education management for schools across Africa and beyond"

We believe every school — whether a community primary school in Lagos or a leading secondary school in Nairobi — deserves the same powerful management tools that elite institutions have access to. We're making that a reality.

Our Vision

"A world where every school, regardless of size, has access to world-class management tools"

We envision a future where the quality of a school's management systems is never a barrier to educational excellence. Through smart technology, we're closing that gap — one school at a time.

Our Story

How It All Began

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The Problem We Saw (2022)

Our founders — educators and tech entrepreneurs — watched school administrators drowning in spreadsheets, paper records, and disconnected software tools. Schools across Africa were spending more time managing paperwork than educating students. Fee collection was chaotic, results were delayed, and parent communication was nearly non-existent.

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Building the Solution (2023)

We spent a year working directly with school owners, teachers, parents, and students to understand their real needs. We didn't just build software — we built relationships. The result was Schooxie: a comprehensive platform designed specifically for how African schools actually work.

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Growing Impact (2024 – Present)

Today, Schooxie serves over 500 schools across 10+ African countries. From nursery schools to polytechnics, our platform handles everything from student results to fee collection, staff payroll to parent communications — all designed to help schools make better decisions every day.

What Drives Us

Our Core Values

These values aren't just words on a wall — they guide every product decision, every customer interaction, and every line of code we write.

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Innovation

We embrace smart technology to solve real educational challenges in ways never done before.

Simplicity

Powerful tools should be easy to use. We obsess over UX so that teachers and admins love using Schooxie.

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Reliability

99.9% uptime means schools can always access critical data when they need it most — exams, reports, fees.

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Security

Student data is sacred. We implement bank-grade encryption and GDPR/NDPR compliance by default.

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Growth

We grow with our schools. As your institution expands, Schooxie scales seamlessly alongside you.

The Team

Meet the People Behind Schooxie

A diverse team of educators, engineers, and entrepreneurs united by a single purpose — transforming education in Africa.

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Adebayo Okonkwo

CEO & Co-Founder

Former school principal with 15 years in education management. BSc Computer Science, MBA from Lagos Business School. Passionate about using technology to fix the broken parts of African education.

Product Strategy Education Policy Leadership
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Chioma Ezeh

CTO & Co-Founder

Full-stack engineer and tech lead. Previously at Andela and Flutterwave. MSc Computer Science from University of Edinburgh. Leads all technical architecture and platform development.

Backend Engineering System Architecture Cloud Infrastructure
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Emeka Nwachukwu

Head of Customer Success

EdTech consultant with experience in 200+ school implementations. Ensures every school gets maximum value from Schooxie. Speaks English, Igbo, Yoruba, and Hausa.

Customer Success Training School Operations

We're a growing team of 25+ across Nigeria, Kenya, and Ghana.

We're hiring — Join us

Impact by the Numbers

Trusted by hundreds of schools transforming education across the continent

500+
Schools Onboarded
Across 10+ countries
50,000+
Students Managed
Active learners
10+
Countries
Nigeria, Kenya, Ghana & more
99.9%
Uptime
Enterprise-grade reliability
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