How MoMo School Pay is making school fees collection easier

What the report says

The Independent Uganda reports that schools in Jinja are increasingly using MTN’s MoMo School Pay platform to collect fees digitally, reducing the long queues, cash handling and manual reconciliation that often come with reporting days. The article says the system is being used by institutions including Jinja School of Nursing and Midwifery and Lucky Kids Academy, where administrators say it helps them track payments, confirm outstanding balances and keep cleaner financial records.

At Jinja School of Nursing and Midwifery, assistant bursar Epitu James said the platform has made it easier for the finance office to reconcile accounts and verify student payments. At Lucky Kids Academy, head teacher Waligo Ivan said parents can pay from home or work, which cuts the need to carry cash to school and reduces congestion on reporting days. The report says instant payment notifications also help schools match transactions more quickly and may lower spending on receipt books and related cash-handling costs.

The article also notes a wider MTN promotion tied to schools that accept fees through MoMo, offering a chance to win a school van. Lucky Kids Academy and Jinja School of Nursing and Midwifery have already received vans, which the schools say are improving learner transport and, in the nursing school’s case, movement to clinical placement sites. The broader point of the piece is that digital fee collection can make administration easier for schools while giving parents a more convenient way to pay.