XUNO School Management Software

What XUNO School Management Software does

XUNO School Management Software is an Australian cloud-based school management platform operated by Semaphore Consulting Pty Ltd, a privately held company founded by Rene Engelhardt and headquartered in Forest Hill, Victoria. The platform targets K-12 schools across all Australian states and territories, spanning Government, Catholic, and Independent sectors from Pre-foundation through Year 12. It is delivered as a modular suite comprising a core School Management System (attendance, incidents, reporting, data tracking, parent communications), Student Maps (longitudinal assessment analytics), Accelerus Reporting (customisable student reports), Xuno Events (event and parent permission management), Student Forms, Budgeting and Purchase Orders, a Wellbeing module, Parent Interview Booking, and Visitor Kiosks with patent-pending contactless QR sign-in technology. The system runs on Microsoft Azure with Australian server hosting for data sovereignty, complemented by native iOS and Android apps (Xuno Family for parents/students, Xuno Staff) that are independently rated as the highest in the Australian school management category (4.6/5 on the App Store, 4.0/5 on Google Play).

Name

XUNO School Management Software

Legal name

Semaphore Consulting Pty Ltd

Website

https://xuno.com.au

Company type

Private

Founded year

1988

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

XUNO is a cloud-based school management software suite serving Australian K-12 schools across all states and territories, offering modular tools for attendance, reporting, analytics, wellbeing, and administration to over 500,000 staff, parents, and students.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

School Management Software (K-12 Education)

NAICS

Information (51), Educational Support Services (611710)

SIC

Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370)

akta.pro primary industry

K–12 SIS & District Administration Platforms (EDAFAEAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Gradebook, Transcripts, Credits & Academic Records Management (EDAFAEAG), Attendance, Scheduling, Timetabling & Calendar Management (EDAFAEAF), Compliance, State Reporting & Education Data Exchange (Ed-Fi/SIF) (EDAFAEAO), Special Education (IEP/504) & Student Support Case Management (EDAFAEAI)

Keywords

• School management software
• Student information system
• K-12 education technology
• Student data analytics
• Parent communication platform

Headquarters

HQ city

Vermont

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Personnel, Infrastructure, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Annual Software Licence: Annual licence fee model with 12-month licence periods. Fees calculated based on the number of active students at renewal date. No monthly or pro-rata options available. The licence fee includes software upgrades and unlimited access to the software support site.
2. Support Services: Phone, email, and remote dial-in support included in the annual licence fee during normal business hours (9:00am to 5:00pm EST weekdays). Additional support services beyond the agreement terms may be charged at standard rates.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

XUNO is a cloud-based, web-accessible school management software suite built on Microsoft Azure that helps Australian K-12 schools manage attendance, incidents, student data tracking, academic reporting, parent communications, event coordination, student wellbeing, visitor management, and school finances. It is sold as a central platform (Xuno School Management System) plus a family of expert add-on modules — Student Maps, Accelerus Reporting, Xuno Events, Student Forms, and Budgeting and Purchase Orders — that can be used standalone or integrated with the core system.

Product overview

XUNO is a platform-plus-modules school management software suite for Australian schools, trusted by over 500,000 staff, parents and students. The core Xuno School Management System serves as the central hub, which can be extended with specialised add-on modules: Xuno Events for event management, Student Maps for data analytics, Student Forms for document management, Accelerus Reporting for student reports, and Budgeting and Purchase Orders for financial management. The suite also incorporates the acquired GradeXpert analytics product (integrated in 2021) under its unified framework. Modules can be used separately to augment other systems or together as a fully integrated all-in-one solution.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Xuno School Management System: Core school management system providing complete control over all aspects of school including attendance, incidents, reporting, data tracking, and parent communications.
• Student Maps
• Accelerus Reporting
• Xuno Events
• Budgeting and Purchase Orders
• GradeXpert

Products and services

• Xuno School Management System The core cloud-based school management system providing complete control over all aspects of school administration including attendance, incidents, reporting, data tracking, and parent communications, targeted at Australian K-12 schools across Government, Catholic and Independent sectors.
• Student Maps

Quantifiable outcome

• NAPLAN performance improvement - South Melbourne Primary School achieved outstanding NAPLAN results over two consecutive years, attributed to targeted teaching enabled by Student Maps data analytics.
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers11 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Feature10 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• GradeXpertcoreTechnology or Integration · 6 June 2021XUNO acquired the analytics company GradeXpert to enhance its school management capabilities. GradeXpert enabled detailed tracking and comparison of various school metrics and was integrated into XUNO as a web application, strengthening the system's analytics and versatility for Australian schools.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Compass Education: Compass is Australia's largest school management platform serving K-12 schools across attendance, reporting, wellbeing, and parent communication. It is the most direct peer to XUNO in product scope, target customer (Australian schools), and recurring revenue model.
• Sentral Education: Sentral provides a K-12 school administration platform widely used in Australian Government and Catholic schools. It competes directly with XUNO on attendance, reporting, parent communication, and student wellbeing for the same Australian K-12 customer base.
• SEQTA (Education Horizons): SEQTA is a learning management and student information system used in Australian schools from Education Horizons. It overlaps with XUNO on academic tracking, reporting, and student information functionality for Australian K-12 schools.
• TASS (Technical and Further Education Systems): TASS provides school administration software primarily to Australian Catholic and independent schools. It is directly comparable to XUNO across student records, finance/budgeting, and reporting within the same Australian K-12 vertical.
• Synergetic Management Systems: Synergetic is an Australian SIS focused on independent schools, covering student records, finance, and timetabling. It targets the same Australian K-12 market as XUNO with similar administrative and reporting modules.
• Schoolbox: Schoolbox is an Australian K-12 learning management and community platform used by independent schools. It is comparable to XUNO across student information, communication, and parent engagement for Australian schools.

Broad incumbents

• PowerSchool: PowerSchool is a global leader in K-12 SIS with an Australia and New Zealand presence. It offers broader portfolio functionality (Schoology learning, talent, finance) and competes for the same large multi-school Australian customers as XUNO.
• Veracross: Veracross provides a unified SIS for independent schools globally with strong APAC/Commonwealth market share. It overlaps with XUNO on reporting, parent communication, and student information for fee-paying schools.

Emerging players

• EdSmart: EdSmart is an Australian parent communication and form collection platform for schools. It overlaps with XUNO's Events and Student Forms modules and is sold into the same Australian K-12 segment with a more focused feature scope.

Regional players

• iSAMS: iSAMS is a UK-headquartered school management system used in international and British-curriculum schools globally. It competes in Commonwealth-school markets with comparable SIS, reporting, and parent portal modules, serving as a geographic alternative to XUNO.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/accelerusxuno

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A1 record

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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