Case study: Genesis Christian College
How School EasyPay and TASS combined to make payments faster and easier for both the school and parents.
You can get the best of both worlds: more control over your finances, and the best education for your children.
- 1,500Students
- 1,000+Families
- 87%Families using Payment Schedules
Background
Genesis Christian College is a Prep to Year 12 school with 1,500 students and over 1,000 families.
Students are supported by a strong pastoral care and personal development program, led by a dedicated team. The college sees every student’s education as an important partnership, and gives parents many ways to be closely involved in their child’s schooling.
Genesis already used TASS as its school management system, and implemented School EasyPay for the 2020 school year.
The main aim was to collect fees quickly and make it easy for parents to pay on time. School EasyPay has delivered significant savings in administration time and improved cash flow for the school.
In their words
“School EasyPay was offered to us as part of the TASS Parent Payment Schedules solution. It was easy to implement and has enabled us to have better visibility when managing direct debits – particularly monitoring and following up failed payments and collections.”
Kate HatchHead of College Operations, Genesis Christian College“It has been wonderful working with Genesis Christian College and tailoring a solution to meet their needs. The high uptake from parents has been very positive and it’s great to know that we have and will continue to save the college and parents admin time. The improvement in efficiencies and cash flow for the school has been very rewarding for us to see also.”
Elliot FrawleySenior Business Development ManagerImplementation process
How Genesis moved to Payment Schedules, step by step.
Simple set-up
Genesis Christian College got in touch with School EasyPay in November 2019. They filled in a one-page form and were set up straight away, well ahead of the new school year.
Easy implementation
Implementation was easy through the TASS Parent Payment Schedules module, with no need to change banking processes or software. The TASS and School EasyPay teams were on hand to help at every step.
Parent communication
The college told parents about the new payment methods through the School App and its social media pages. Parents then visited TASS Parent Lounge and set up their own direct debit, entering their card or bank details themselves. That saved the school admin time and removed the need to handle sensitive data.
Operating seamlessly
Setting up payments is now just another useful feature in Parent Lounge. Parents choose the frequency that suits them best (Genesis offers quarterly, fortnightly or weekly) and can securely change their card or bank details without contacting the school.
The results
What changed for the college and its families.
Increased efficiency
Collecting fees automatically through a fully integrated direct debit solution improves cash flow and process efficiency.
Total visibility
Genesis Christian College now knows when it will receive payments from parents, so it can accurately manage and forecast its finances.
Enhanced reporting
Detailed reporting is available within TASS through a comprehensive dashboard.
Support team on hand
The School EasyPay and TASS teams assisted with every step to make sure the implementation was a success.
Great parent experience
A fully integrated payment solution within Parent Lounge lets parents manage their own payments.
Top security
Payment details are tokenised and securely stored, so Genesis is fully PCI DSS compliant.
Find out more and get started
Visit our information page on the School EasyPay and TASS integration, then contact us to get started today.
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