About Us
Every successful school needs a trusted financial partner.
For smaller schools, however, employing a full-time bursar is rarely practical or affordable.​ That's where the School Office steps in.
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BIG help for SMALL schools
A Value Creator, not a Cost Centre
Through our unique model, your school can afford the financial efficiency, accountability, and structure of a large institution at a fraction of the cost of employing a single administrative employee.
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What’s more, our service pays for itself. By improving fee collections, tightening debt management, and ensuring every available tax exemption and deduction is secured, we unlock the cash flow schools need to thrive.
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The result is not just affordability, but a service that strengthens your financial position while freeing leadership to focus on education and learners.
Committed Professionalism
Our team combines professional qualifications in accounting and tax with years of hands-on experience supporting small schools.
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Our values shape everything we do:
​​​Trust & Transparency
We believe in honest communication and clear financial reporting. Our reports are kept straightforward and free of jargon, so even non-financial board members and school leaders can understand the numbers with ease. By making the complex simple, we ensure that every stakeholder has the clarity they need to make confident, informed decisions.
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Partnership
We work as an extension of your leadership team, not just an outside service provider. That means we provide fee strategy insights that balance affordability with sustainability, and take on the difficult fee conversations with parents so principals don’t have to. We free your team from the burden of tax compliance, keep cash flow visible and predictable, and highlight financial risks and opportunities before they become issues.
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Service Excellence
Our clear Service Level Agreement (SLA) sets out exactly what we will deliver and by when, holding us accountable and measuring excellence not in words, but in outcomes.
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Focus on Schools
What truly sets us apart is that schools are not just part of what we do, they are all we do. While most accounting firms spread their services across dozens of industries, we have chosen to specialise exclusively in education.
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Specialised tools and processes designed for fee cycles, board reporting, and compliance specific to schools.
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Benchmarks and insights drawn from working with many schools, so you can measure your performance against peers and make decisions with confidence.
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Sector expertise that anticipates challenges unique to education, such as shifting enrolments, rising costs, and balancing affordability with sustainability.
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Deep knowledge of SARS exemptions for schools, including securing and maintaining Public Benefit Organisation (PBO) status, ensuring compliance with Section 10(1)(cN) tax exemptions, and unlocking the advantages of fundraising under Section 18A of the Income Tax Act so donations to your school are tax-deductible for parents and supporters.
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Because we focus only on schools, we bring an unmatched depth of understanding. We know what works, what doesn’t, and where hidden opportunities lie. From the way we design reports, to the way we structure services, everything we do is tailored to the realities of school life.