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School ERP for UAE Schools. KHDA & ADEK Ready. Open Source.

OpenEduCat is the school management ERP for Dubai and Abu Dhabi schools that want public pricing, Arabic UI, and the option to self-host on AWS Middle East or your own cloud. Ministry-reporting connectors for KHDA and ADEK are on our Q3 2026 roadmap.

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How OpenEduCat compares

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FeatureOpenEduCatClasseraSkoleraEduX
Open-source code (Affero GPL)
Self-host on your cloud (AWS / Azure / GCP / Hetzner)
Public per-pack pricing on the website
Free trial without credit card
15-day demo
Demo on request
Demo on request
30-day trial
Arabic UI for students, parents, and staff
Ministry integrations (Noor / Madrasati / ZATCA / KHDA / ADEK)
ROADMAPRoadmap Q3 2026
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Public pricing. No quote-only games.

A 1,000-student school typically lands at USD 1,000 to 1,500 per year on the cloud edition. No per-student license fees. No surprise renewals.

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Frequently asked questions

Does OpenEduCat support KHDA inspection reporting?
A dedicated KHDA reporting connector is on our Q3 2026 roadmap. In the interim, the student-records, attendance, and academic-results modules export to CSV and Excel formats compatible with the KHDA reporting templates, and our implementation partners in Dubai have built bridge scripts for the recurring filings.
What about ADEK (Abu Dhabi) approval cycles?
ADEK reporting is part of the same Q3 2026 connector work as KHDA. The accreditation, staff records, and curriculum-coverage modules are already structured around the ADEK Irtiqaa framework dimensions, so the underlying data is in place. Bridge integrations are available today via partner.
Is OpenEduCat suitable for IB or British-curriculum UAE schools?
Yes. The gradebook supports IB MYP and DP scoring, Cambridge IGCSE and A-level scales, and the US 4.0 GPA in parallel — schools running multiple curricula across year groups can configure them per programme without parallel instances.
Can a Dubai free-zone school deploy this?
Yes. Free-zone schools (TECOM, Dubai Knowledge Park, DIFC) can self-host on any AWS Middle East region account, on their own cloud, or on our managed cloud hosted in Bahrain (AWS me-south-1). Data residency in the UAE or wider GCC is available.
How is pricing structured for UAE schools?
Per user-pack annual subscription, published on our public pricing page in USD. UAE schools pay in AED via local invoice. Most 500-1,500 student schools land on the 1,000-user pack at roughly USD 1,000–1,500 per year for cloud. No per-student fees.
Does it handle Arabic and English bilingual report cards?
Yes. Report cards, transcripts, and parent communications can be issued in Arabic, English, or side-by-side bilingual layout per the school templates. RTL rendering is built into the QWeb reporting engine.
What happens if my school grows from 500 to 5,000 students?
You upgrade the user pack on the same instance, no migration. Pricing scales linearly across packs published on the pricing page. Self-hosted deployments simply scale the underlying PostgreSQL and app servers.
Where can I see a working UAE school instance?
Submit the demo form on this page. A sandboxed instance with sample UAE-context data (KHDA-formatted student records, AED currency, AED-denominated tuition fees, bilingual parent portal) is provisioned within 48 hours.

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