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Edutech admin startup Compass Education has acquired NSW-based school management platform Momentum ESR for an undisclosed amount.

Founder of Momentum ESR Aaron Hughes tells Startup Daily about finding a shared vision with Compass

At her eastern suburbs public school, all work will be uploaded on the Compass School Manager program and parents will be able to see what is due. Teachers will monitor progress and email parents to let them know if the child has not been completing it.

Compass helps school managers handle enrolments, student attendance, academic results, communication with parents and processing of payments for things like excursions or canteen orders.

It was early days in the pandemic but founder and chief executive John de la Motte says it was impressive how quickly they moved once a decision had been made to clear out the offices in the eastern Melbourne suburb of Balwyn.

The first education platform provider to pass Western Australia’s stringent school privacy and data protection laws have launched in Perth to free teachers from administrative tasks and give them more time to focus on students.