Blazing-fast REST & WebSocket API — real-time students, online tests, attendance, grades, reports, parent portals & more.
Everything modern school systems need — without the usual pain.
Sub-60ms global latency. Edge caching + optimized endpoints for student & test queries.
OAuth 2.1, API keys, RBAC, audit logs, student data privacy (GDPR & Data Protection compliant).
From 50 students to 100k+ across 200+ schools — no infrastructure to manage.
Instant updates on test submissions, attendance changes, grade releases via WebSocket.
Live dashboards: requests, latency, errors, per-endpoint stats for students, tests & reports.
Clear docs, SDKs (Node, Python, PHP), Slack community & priority help for schools.
Simple Laravel example — fetch active students with recent test data.
use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Http;
$response = Http::withHeaders([
'Authorization' => 'Bearer YOUR_API_KEY',
'Accept' => 'application/json',
])->get('https://api.school.ke/v1/students', [
'grade_level' => 'Form 3',
'status' => 'active',
'include' => 'recent_tests',
'limit' => 20,
]);
return $response->json();{
"data": [
{
"student_id": "STU-20260304-00123",
"admission_number": "ADM-45678",
"full_name": "Jane Muthoni",
"grade_level": "Form 3",
"class_name": "3A",
"gender": "Female",
"date_of_birth": "2009-05-12",
"attendance_rate": 97.8,
"average_score": 84.5,
"status": "active",
"recent_tests": [
{
"test_id": "TEST-20260301-001",
"subject": "Mathematics",
"score": 92,
"max_score": 100,
"date": "2026-03-01T09:30:00Z"
}
]
},
{
"student_id": "STU-20260304-00124",
"admission_number": "ADM-45679",
"full_name": "John Kipchoge",
"grade_level": "Form 3",
"class_name": "3B",
"gender": "Male",
"date_of_birth": "2008-11-03",
"attendance_rate": 95.2,
"average_score": 78.9,
"status": "active",
"recent_tests": []
}
// ... more active students
],
"meta": {
"total": 184,
"page": 1,
"per_page": 20,
"filters_applied": {
"grade_level": "Form 3",
"status": "active"
}
}
}Check out our full documentation for Node.js, Python, cURL, and more endpoints (students, online-tests, reports, attendance, grades, parents…).
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