For Schools & Universities

Websites and hosting for Schools & Universities in Kenya

Answer parents' questions about fees, admissions and term dates in one place.

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The situation

What do Schools & Universities need from a website?

Parents choosing a school search online first. They want fees, admission requirements, term dates, transport routes and a sense of what the school is like, and they compare several schools before they visit. A school whose website answers those questions clearly is the one parents call.

Education is one of the sectors most ready to invest in being online. FSD Kenya's 2024 MSME outlook found education led both the mid-sized and established business segments, at 28 and 18 per cent. The KNBS 2016 MSME survey counted about 68,000 education businesses, from nursery schools and tuition centres to private colleges.

We host school websites with a free SSL certificate on every plan, email addresses on the school's own domain for staff, and room for learning platforms such as Moodle on Corporate Hosting or a VPS. Plans can be paid yearly by M-Pesa, which fits a school's annual budget.

Common problems

What usually goes wrong?

The office phone never stops

Parents call for fee structures, uniform lists and reporting dates, and the office repeats the same answers every term.

Admissions leads go cold

Families who find the school on social media cannot see requirements or apply, so they move on to a school that makes it easy.

Staff use personal email

Teachers writing to parents from personal addresses makes communication hard to manage and hard to trust.

How we solve it

How does NairoHost help?

Term information parents can find

Fee structures, term dates, uniform and book lists sit on clear pages the office can link to in every message.

An admissions page that converts

Requirements, entry levels, available places and an enquiry or application form in one place.

School email for every department

Staff and departments write from addresses on the school's domain, and those addresses stay with the school.

99.9%

Uptime

Free

SSL on every plan

M-Pesa

Pay yearly in shillings

24/7

Support in English & Swahili

What's included

What should a website for Schools & Universities include?

Admissions and fees pages

Entry requirements, fee structures and payment instructions laid out for parents to read on a phone.

News and events

Post exam results summaries, sports days, prize giving and closing dates.

Staff email

Addresses for the principal, bursar, admissions and departments on your own domain.

Moodle and LMS hosting

Run a learning platform for assignments and notes on Corporate Hosting or a VPS.

Free SSL certificate

Enquiry forms and any student login pages load over HTTPS on every plan.

Downloadable documents

Admission forms, circulars and newsletters as PDFs parents can print.

Getting started

How do you get started?

  • Fee structure and payment instructions
  • Admission requirements and an enquiry form
  • Term dates and events calendar
  • Email addresses on the school's domain
  • Free SSL certificate on every page
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  1. List what parents ask

    Note the questions the office answers most, from fees to transport, and build pages around them.

  2. Register the school's domain

    Choose a .ac.ke, .sc.ke or .co.ke domain that matches the school name.

  3. Set up staff email

    Create addresses for the offices and departments that write to parents.

  4. Share it every term

    Put the web address on circulars, report forms, fee statements and the school gate.

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Which plans suit Schools & Universities?

Corporate Hosting

From KES 10,000/yr

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Business Email

From KES 500/mo

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Domain Registration

From KES 1,500/yr

Register your perfect domain name. We offer .KE Kenyan domains and popular international TLDs with free WHOIS privacy.

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All 47 counties

Where in Kenya do we host Schools & Universities?

Nairobi

Nairobi

Coast

Kilifi Kwale Lamu Mombasa Taita-Taveta Tana River

North Eastern

Garissa Mandera Wajir

Eastern

Embu Isiolo Kitui Machakos Makueni Marsabit Meru Tharaka-Nithi

Central

Kiambu Kirinyaga Murang'a Nyandarua Nyeri

Rift Valley

Baringo Bomet Elgeyo-Marakwet Kajiado Kericho Laikipia Nakuru Nandi Narok Samburu Trans-Nzoia Turkana Uasin Gishu West Pokot

Western

Bungoma Busia Kakamega Vihiga

Nyanza

Homa Bay Kisii Kisumu Migori Nyamira Siaya
Questions

Schools & Universities: questions answered

Which domain should a Kenyan school use?
Schools often use .sc.ke for primary and secondary schools and .ac.ke for colleges and universities, both managed by KeNIC with eligibility documents required. A .co.ke domain works for any school without those checks. Pick one that matches the name parents already know and use it on every circular.
Can you host Moodle for our school?
Yes. A small Moodle site for a few classes can run on shared hosting with PHP's 256 MB memory limit, but a school with hundreds of active students is better on Corporate Hosting or a VPS, where the platform has more resources during assignments and exams. We can advise once we know your student numbers.
Can parents pay school fees through the website?
The website can show your bank and M-Pesa Paybill details clearly, and it can link to a fees payment system if your school uses one. Taking fee payments directly on the site needs a payment integration with reconciliation, which schools usually get from their school management software provider.
How many staff email addresses can we have?
Hosting plans include business email on your domain, and the number of mailboxes depends on the plan and storage you choose. Many schools create addresses per office, such as admissions@ and bursar@, plus one for each teacher who writes to parents.
Are backups included for the school website?
Corporate Hosting is backed up daily. On other plans you can add CodeGuard for daily backups. A school website with news, documents and a learning platform changes often, so a daily backup is worth arranging, especially before exams and admissions.
How does the school pay for hosting?
Hosting is priced in Kenyan shillings and can be paid yearly by M-Pesa, with an invoice in the school's name. Support is available 24/7 in English and Swahili.
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Pick a plan, pay with M-Pesa, and talk to support 24/7 in English or Swahili.

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