Parents cannot see the trip
Families hand their children to a driver they found by word of mouth and then wait. There is no live view, no confirmation of pick-up, no proof of drop-off.
SkoolRun.FOR INVESTORS
Every school run, seen and trusted.
SkoolRun puts South Africa’s scholar transport on one live, verified system: parents see the trip, operators run their business, drivers are guided, and schools know who is carrying their learners.
We share our figures, plan and data room with investors on request.
The problem
Every school day, learners across South Africa travel in minibuses, buses and private cars arranged by word of mouth. It works because good people work hard at it. It is also the least visible, least checked part of a child’s day.
Trust is hard to check
Operating licences, vehicle papers and driver clearances are rarely checked by the people who rely on them. Scams and cash disputes are common.
Operators run on WhatsApp and paper
Routes, learners, drivers and fees live in chats and notebooks. Good operators cannot show how good they are; weak ones are hard to tell apart.
One platform, three people who need it
Each side gets a simple app that works on its own, and every trip connects them.
Parents
See exactly where the driver is, get told when the vehicle is at the stop, confirm pick-up and drop-off, and tell the driver about absences and extra-murals in one tap.
Transport businesses
Set up vehicles, routes, drivers and learners, verify the business, and invite parents. A trusted listing parents can find and choose.
Drivers
A run list that follows the route, turn-by-turn navigation inside the app with live traffic, and the learner at each stop.
Trust is the product
Parents only ever see businesses SkoolRun has verified. That rule is what makes the rest of the platform worth using, and it is hard for a copycat to fake.
Business checks
Operating licence, vehicle papers and association membership.
Driver checks
ID, driving licence, professional driving permit and police clearance uploaded and reviewed.
Parents see verified only
Unverified businesses can only run a small trial and are not shown to parents.
A record of every run
Start, pick-up, drop-off and arrival are time-stamped, so disputes have facts.
What is already built
- iPhone and Android apps for parents, owners and drivers, with the same service on the web
- Live driver location, arrival countdown and “I’m here” confirmation for parents
- Precise stop positions, with school stops matched by name and distance
- Turn-by-turn driver navigation inside the app, with voice and live traffic
- Owner tools for vehicles, routes, learners, drivers and hiring
- Verification workflow for businesses and drivers, with staff review tools
- A WhatsApp assistant that signs up and verifies transport owners in a chat
- School and association partner programmes
How SkoolRun grows
Parents bring operators
A parent who wants live tracking invites their driver. The driver’s business joins with its learners already attached.
Operators bring parents
A verified business invites its parents in a message, and each family adds the next. Associations and schools can endorse operators and bring them on.
Schools and associations scale it
Partner programmes give schools a view of approved transport and give associations a way to bring their members onto one system.
Talk to us
If you invest in education, mobility or safety in Africa, we would like to show you the product and share the plan.
Email hello@skoolrun.co.za and we will reply personally.