Trust loop
AKES Karachi · Gate A
8:17 AM
WhatsApp sent
Dashboard +1
Hassan Raza · Class 7-Bpresent
Parents feel it in seconds
Scan at the gate → WhatsApp alert → live dashboard. The emotional loop that drives admissions and retention.
Built for Aga Khan Schools & similar networksPeace of mind for parents.
Peace of mind for parents.
Proof for schools.
Watch the full loop — scan a student QR, mark present, alert parents on WhatsApp, and update the principal dashboard live.
Gate guard · mobile
AKES Karachi · Gate A
Align student QR in frame
Scanning signed QR token…
Live pipeline
Step 1 of 6
QR scanned at gate
Hassan Raza · Class 7-B · Gate A
Amina Khan · WhatsApp
Waiting for gate scan…
Parent alert appears after Hassan is marked present
Attendance ya fees poochhein…
Designed for Pakistani school networks
Elidia EduConnect is being shaped with Aga Khan Schools (AKES) in mind — parent-first WhatsApp alerts, audit-ready records, and calm editorial UX for Karachi, Lahore, and Islamabad campuses.
Production stack behind the trust engine
WhatsApp
Expo
NestJS
PostgreSQL
Stripe
Razorpay
Next.js
OpenAI
The killer demo
Scan once. Parents know. Principals see it live.
Smart Attendance turns a mundane register into a trust signal — signed QR tokens, WhatsApp alerts for parents like Hassan's ammi, and a dashboard that updates during subah ki rush at AKES Karachi.
- QR check-in at the gate — no special hardware, works on any phone
- WhatsApp, SMS, email, and push alerts with guardian consent and quiet hours
- Principal live dashboard plus parent feed — the safety loop in under five seconds
attendance · AKES Karachi8:17 AM
Gate scanlive
stu_hassan_raz · arrival_scanned · 08:17:04
Step 1 of 5 · Hassan Raza · Class 7-B
Capabilities
Everything a school needs — phased, not bloated.
Start with attendance and alerts. Add communication, academics, finance, and AI-assisted tools on the same production spine — NestJS, Postgres, Expo, and WhatsApp.
Hassan scanned at Gate A — queue parent alert.
Working
attendance.scan
outbox.enqueue
whatsapp.send
WhatsApp delivered · dashboard updated · 247 present.
Smart Attendance — the hook
Signed QR tokens, gate scans, absentee auto-notify, and departure alerts. The mundane register becomes a real-time trust signal.
$ notify dispatch
connectedwhatsapp
connectedsms
connectedpush
Reach parents where they are
Official WhatsApp Business API, SMS fallback, email, and in-app push — routed by urgency, consent, and quiet hours.
Teacher scan app
Parent WhatsApp + feed
Principal dashboard
One app, every role
Expo mobile for teachers, parents, guards, and bus conductors. Web dashboard for principals and admins.
output.json schema
{
"eventType": "attendance.arrival_scanned.v1",
"studentId": "stu_hassan_raz",
"markedAt": "08:17:04"
}
Auditable by design
Every scan and alert flows through Postgres + outbox — idempotent, tenant-scoped, and traceable.
Approval needed
Send AI-drafted report comment?
AI assists, humans decide
Draft report comments, flag early risk, suggest homework — always with policy checks and approval on high-impact actions.
Why Elidia EduConnect
Not another ERP. A trust engine.
Affordable private schools need admissions growth and parent peace of mind — not another dashboard nobody opens. Elidia EduConnect starts where trust is won or lost: the school gate.
<5s
Guardian safety gates
Amina Khan · opted in · WhatsApp
Opt-inQuiet hrsAudit log
No alert without consent
Utility templates only · delivery logged.
Safe by architecture
Tenant-scoped data, guardian consent, audit logs, and AI gated by policy — built for schools handling minors.
Phase roadmap
One spine · module by module
Students on pilot spine
0present today
- Smart AttendancePhase 1 · live
- Parent commsPhase 2
- Fee collectionPhase 3
Start pilot
Grows without replatforming
Start with attendance. Add communication, academics, finance, and AI on the same NestJS + Postgres spine.
At a glance
Built for schools that live on WhatsApp.
<0sScan to parent alerttarget p95 delivery
0%WhatsApp open ratevs. ~25% for parent apps
200–2KStudents per schoolsweet spot for private schools
0Core personasowner · teacher · parent · student
AKES Karachi · subah ki rushlive
Gate scan
Alert queued
Parent notified
Gate scan. Hassan Raza · 8:17 AM
Pilot scenarios
Schools, teachers, and parents feel the difference.
Composite pilot scenarios inspired by AKES-scale school networks — not individual endorsements.
“Parents stopped calling the office by 10 AM. The WhatsApp arrival alert sold the whole campus in one demo.”
Dr. Farah Siddiqui
Principal, AKES Karachi
“Attendance used to take twelve minutes per class. Ab gate par scan karte hain aur parents ko pehle period se pehle pata chal jata hai.”
Imran Siddiqui
Class teacher, Lahore
“I finally know Hassan reached school without calling anyone. Woh ek message fee se zyada qeemti hai.”
Amina Khan
Parent, Clifton Karachi
“The principal dashboard updates live during subah ki rush. Absentee follow-ups ab khud hoti hain.”
Nadia Hussain
School owner, Islamabad
“We piloted on one campus, phir char campuses par rollout. Consent tracking ne compliance easy kar di.”
Rafay Hussain
Operations lead, Multan
“Yeh doosra ERP nahi jo koi kholta hi nahi. Woh ek cheez hai jo parents maangte hain aur teachers khatam karti hain.”
Fatima Noor
Admissions head, Rawalpindi
Pricing
Start free. Grow with your school.
Pilot attendance and alerts for free. Slide for student count as you add communication, finance, and AI modules — no surprise overages.
$150/ month
Standard Plus — up to 1000 students.
2 months free
100 studentsUnlimited students
In every plan
- Smart Attendance with QR check-in and multi-channel alerts
- Principal dashboard and parent mobile feed
- Secure teacher–parent chat and announcements (Phase 2)
- Fee collection via Stripe / Razorpay (Phase 3)
- AI report comments and early warnings with human approval
Starter is free forever — clone and run, no card required.
FAQ
Questions schools and developers ask.
Product positioning, WhatsApp compliance, pilots, and how the open monorepo fits together.
No. Elidia EduConnect is a trust and communication engine — starting with attendance and parent alerts, then expanding into homework, fees, and AI-assisted tools without ERP bloat.
Compliance in practice
Amina Khan
Mother of Hassan Raza · Class 7-B
Guardian opt-in
Amina Khan · WhatsApp verified
Utility template
arrival_safe · transactional only
Quiet hours
10 PM – 7 AM · no marketing
✓ Hassan Raza arrived safely at AKES Karachi · 8:17 AM
For developers too
Clone the repo. Build Phase 1.
Elidia EduConnect is an open monorepo — Next.js, Expo, NestJS, and docs included. Follow the production roadmap to ship Smart Attendance on a spine that scales to finance and AI.
~/elidia-educonnect
$git clone elidia-educonnect && bun install
Monorepo ready — web, mobile, Nest API, docs
$bun run dev # start building Phase 1 attendance
Docs: /docs/product-vision · /docs/production-roadmap