Boarding school management software. Rooms, mess, visitors, and everything else.
Boarding schools have operational complexity that day schools don't — rooms, mess headcount, visitor register, medical room, dormitory leave, 24/7 parent anxiety. Inkwelly is built for all of it.
Boarding-specific features
- Dormitory and room allocation with roommate pairing.
- Mess attendance for per-meal headcount and fee reconciliation.
- Visitor register with photo, ID, purpose, host student.
- Dormitory leave (permission-based, parent-approved).
- Medical room log with doctor consultations and medication.
- Daily 'child safe' confirmation to parents on WhatsApp.
Plus everything a day school has
- Full academic module with board-specific report cards.
- Fee management including boarding fee, mess fee, laundry, medical.
- HR & payroll for resident and non-resident staff.
- Transport for weekend leave and holiday journeys.
- Library, analytics, admissions — all included.
Frequently asked
How does mess management work?
Students check in per meal (breakfast/lunch/dinner/snacks). Mess contractor gets daily headcount for billing. Dietary restrictions (veg/non-veg/Jain/Halal) are tagged per student.
Visitor register?
Yes. Photo on entry, ID scan, purpose, host student, time in / out. Logs auditable for a decade.
Parent anxiety — how do you reduce it?
Daily 'child is safe' ping on WhatsApp (configurable). Plus real-time notifications on medical room visits, leave approvals, mess attendance, and academic updates. Parents feel connected without micromanaging.
Dormitory leave approvals?
A digital leave flow — student requests, house master approves, parent is notified with the plan. Leave record kept on file for the full stay.
See Inkwelly on your school
30-minute demo. We open your current ERP with you and load your data into Inkwelly on the call. Dated go-live plan by the end of it.