Welcome to School Bytes

Powerful school administration software providing schools with the tools they need to operate smoothly & efficiently.

About Us

School Bytes is a comprehensive school management platform providing schools with the tools they need to operate smoothly & efficiently. With first hand experience from within the education sector, School Bytes has been created to cater for the needs and requirements of Australian schools.

Single Sign On

Simply use your existing NSW DoE portal login for easy access to Australia's leading school administration platform.

Seamless Integration

School Bytes makes use of 3rd party data transfer protocols such as SIF-AU and LISS to create a unified experience for users.

Secure

We use modern encryption methods to store any personal information so you can be confident that your school information is safe.

Modules

With the School Bytes finance module, schools can easily generate and email statement of accounts to parents, provide a direct link to online payment (POP) and send fee reminders.

Email student statement of accounts/term accounts directly to parents quickly (whether it be a single parent or the whole school)

Ability to include additional files within statement of account (i.e school contribution explanation, P&C information)

Send targeted reminder emails for specific outstanding fees (an excursion, general school fees, etc)

Integration with Westpac Parent Online Payment (POP) system

Delegate access to specified staff members to view outstanding fees (i.e an upcoming excursion) through a web-based interface

NSW LMBR/EBS & ERN compatible

School Bytes' Sport Selection system allows students to vote for their sport online and provide sport organisers with management of rolls in a clear, easy-to-use format.

Students login to the system using their existing school portal login

Multiple preferences of different sport types (e.g Grade or Rec) can be collected

Set a maximum number of students in any one sport

Automatic roll generation from student preferences

Customised auto-filled (name, sport, cost) PDF permission notes for students

Generate PDF rolls for sport teachers at any time

School Bytes allows you to facilitate secure online voting for elections or polls within your school through digital voting forms and instantaneous result generation.

Students login to the system using their existing school portal login

Ability to choose voters by students in year groups and staff

Ability to open for a variety of positions (eg School Captain, Vice Captain, Sport Captain)

Ability to open and close voting at your discretion

Choose from generating results by rank order and preferential calculations

Generates accurate results in just a few seconds – allowing you to save time from counting ballots

Pricing

Please contact us to request a quotation to get started using School Bytes at your school.

School Bytes is an approved supplier under the SCM0020 Prequalification Scheme: ICT Services (Base & Advanced) for the NSW Government.

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Our Team

Blake Garrett
Blake GarrettChief Executive Officer

At age 17, teen entrepreneur, Blake Garrett, founded School Bytes whilst studying at Chatswood High School in 2015. Blake continues to lead the company by managing daily operations and overseeing strategic direction.

Nick Scanlan
Nick Scanlen Chief Operating Officer

Nick Scanlen has a keen interest in improving efficiency for schools with a focus on helping students and teachers. As COO, Nick oversees school on-boarding, training, support and customer experience.

Dane Luo
Dane LuoSchools Relations Manager

Dane Luo recently graduated from high school as School Captain. Since 2015, he has run an annual Mock Parliament Competition, held at NSW Parliament House. Dane brings first-hand experience in providing direct assistance to schools.

Mitchell Dunn Lead Developer

With an avid interest for programming and systems design, Mitchell supports a fully integrated software system for schools.

Claire FeiWeb Developer

Claire Fei is studying Computer Science at UNSW and is a keen programmer. She focuses on creating new web-based software systems.

Ethan MitchellWeb Developer

Ethan Mitchell has a strong interest in programming and web design. He focuses on upgrading and improving our web-based software systems.

Jay ZabaklySchools Relations Manager

Jay Zabakly was part of the founding team of the UNSW Education Society. Utilising his extensive knowledge on school management, Jay assists with school on-boarding & support.

Lachlan Greenberg Director of Careers Division

Lachlan Greenberg has held a strong interest in providing easy-to-use career services to students, developing the School Bytes Job Search division.

Frequently Asked Questions

Listed below are some commonly asked questions about the School Bytes platform.

How do we obtain school student data?
When a school joins the School Bytes platform, student and staff data is securely transferred to the School Bytes cloud infrastructure. Before doing so, the principal or authorised representative signs a Data Transfer Agreement authorising access to such data.
Where is student data stored?
Student data is stored on-shore within the Amazon Web Services (AWS) Sydney (Asia-Pacific) data centre region.
How do we maintain the integrity and security of your data?
All access to the School Bytes platform occurs over HTTPS/SSL to prevent unauthorised access to data, coupled with AES-256 bit encryption within the School Bytes database for sensitive data fields. Such data can only be accessed by authorised representatives at a school as determined by the principal.
What is the pricing model for School Bytes?
School Bytes is billed to a school on a per-student, per-module, per-annum (p.a) cost plus GST. This cost is inclusive of ongoing support, training and maintenance where required.

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Get in touch with us

Office location

Suite 15, Level 1
102-104 Longueville Road
Lane Cove, Sydney 2066

Phone number

1300 211 438

Email address

contact@schoolbytes.education