What Scolares asbl does

Scolares ASBL is a Belgian non-profit organization headquartered in Woluwé-Saint-Lambert that develops and distributes administrative management software for schools and Psycho-Médico-Social (PMS) centers in the Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles (FWB). The company serves approximately 1,400 educational establishments across all four major teaching networks (SeGEC, Felsi, CECP, CPEONS) and holds an estimated 55% market share of FWB compulsory education, making it the reference IT vendor for the French-speaking Belgian education sector. Its product portfolio spans cloud-based flagship ProEco5 (fundamental education), Windows-based ProEco4 (secondary schools), ComptEco (double-entry accounting), GIDE (PMS center case management), Cabanga (school life management), ProPMS, and Logiciel Anciennetés (seniority calculation), supplemented by exclusive distribution of EDT scheduling (by Index Education) and itslearning. All products are unified under the Horizon Portal launched in 2025 for transversal authentication and interoperability, while Scolares-GEDI connects schools directly to the FWB's GEDI-Pro platform for teacher career document management.

The organization traces its origins to a 1986 Cerdecam/SeGEC initiative, was formally constituted as Infodidac ASBL in 1992, and was renamed Scolares ASBL in June 2023 following the merger with Cabanga (acquired via Fast App in January 2023). The technology stack combines web/cloud (ProEco5, Cabanga, Horizon Portal) with legacy Windows desktop applications (ProEco4, ComptEco, Anciennetés, ProPMS), all designed to conform to FWB regulatory requirements including SIEL counting, gratuity fee management, PEPPOL e-invoicing, and the teaching status decree. Revenue is generated through software licensing and subscriptions at undisclosed "fair price" rates, with no public pricing tiers; the non-profit operates on a cost-coverage basis. Go-to-market is sales-led and event-driven (SETT Namur, Séminaires de Houffalize, Virage Numérique Day), supported by a 20-person team organized into four poles: Development and Innovation, Service to Schools, Regulatory and Business, and Administration.

Name

Scolares asbl

Legal name

Scolares asbl

Website

https://scolares.be

Company type

Private

Founded year

2023

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Scolares ASBL is a Belgian non-profit that develops administrative management software for schools and PMS centers in Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles, serving 1,400+ establishments and covering 55% of compulsory education in the French-speaking Belgian market.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Education Administration Software

NAICS

Software Publishers (513210)

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372)

akta.pro primary industry

Library/Media Center & Digital Resource Management Systems (EDAJAMAN)

akta.pro secondary industries

Student Information Systems (SIS) Administration & Data Management (Non-EdTech Ops) (EDAEALAC), Admissions, Enrollment & Registrar Operations (Application Processing, Records) (EDAEALAB)

Keywords

• School administration software
• Education management systems
• Student information systems
• Teacher career management
• School accounting software

Headquarters

HQ city

Bruxelles, Belgique

HQ country

Belgium

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Software Licensing and Subscriptions: Provision of proprietary management software to schools with hosting options. Software provided at fair price with continuous improvement approach.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Scolares ASBL develops, maintains, and distributes a suite of proprietary management software for schools and PMS centers in French-speaking Belgium, including ProEco5 (cloud-based primary education administration), ProEco4 (secondary school management), ComptEco (double-entry accounting), Cabanga (school life management), GIDE (PMS center software), ProPMS, and Anciennetés (seniority calculations). The organization also distributes third-party tools (EDT by Index Education for timetabling, itslearning for digital pedagogy) and operates the Horizon Portal for unified authentication and the Scolares-GEDI platform for automated document exchange with the FWB administration.

Product overview

Scolares ASBL offers a comprehensive suite of school administrative management software for French-speaking Belgian education. The portfolio includes proprietary products (ProEco5 as the cloud-based flagship for fundamental education, ProEco4 for secondary schools, ComptEco for double-entry accounting, Cabanga for school life management, GIDE for PMS centers, ProPMS, and Anciennetés) distributed alongside third-party tools (EDT by Index Education for scheduling, itslearning for pedagogical support). The product architecture includes web-based cloud solutions (ProEco5, Cabanga) and Windows desktop applications (ProEco4, ComptEco, Anciennetés, ProPMS), connected through the Horizon Portal for unified access and Scolares-GEDI for career document exchanges with the FWB administration. The platform serves 1,400+ schools across all educational networks (SeGEC, Felsi, CECP, CPEONS) in the Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• ProEco5 Web-based cloud-hosted administrative management software for fundamental ordinary education schools in Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles. Manages student enrollment, staff careers, seniority calculations, SIEL counting submissions, school fee management compliant with the Gratuité circular, and accounting reporting.
• ProEco4 Windows-based administrative management software for secondary schools. Manages student enrollment and data, teacher career management, legislative document production, fee encoding and processing, with integration to EDT scheduling and Scolares GEDI web services.
• ComptEco Windows-based double-entry accounting software for schools. Features chart of accounts following Belgian accounting standards and school-specific requirements, journal management, trial balances, account histories, letter linking payments to invoices, budget management, SEPA compliance, CODA file processing, and Peppol e-invoicing support.
• Cabanga School life management application for teachers, parents, and students. Features include assignment management, grade books and report cards, digital class journal, absence encoding and management with justifications, PEQ/CPU tracking, Individual Support Plans, collaborative work tracking, parent communication via email and SMS, resource booking, and parent meetings.
• GIDE Student case management software for PMS (Psycho-Medical-Social) center agents and directors. Features dual direction-agent interface, student follow-up data encoding with intervention categorization, class council functionality, archiving, journal visibility with direction validation, and offline mode capability.
• Logiciel Anciennetés Windows software for calculating teacher seniority in secondary schools. Encodes teacher careers, imports data from ProEco (S12 documents), imports absences from ProEco, performs seniority calculations per the teacher status decree, with verification routines and consolidation for multi-establishment school networks.
• ProPMS Windows-based administrative data management software for PMS centers. Manages student records with search, creation, modification, deletion, consultation and printing; staff management with address, family, and career history; supports multi-center operation and network functionality.
• EDT (Emploi du Temps) Timetable generation software developed by Index Education and distributed by Scolares. Retrieves courses and teachers from ProEco, generates schedules considering individual and class constraints, handles complex parallel course blocks, manages weekly scheduling for exams and substitutions, and exports to PDF with email distribution.
• itslearning Digital pedagogical support environment developed by itslearning and distributed by Scolares. Learning management system for creating, sharing, and managing pedagogical resources, organizing files, creating activities and assignments, and encoding evaluations.
• Scolares-GEDI Application for digitalizing teacher career document management. Connects via Web Services to the FWB's GEDI-Pro platform, enabling schools to generate career management documents in ProEco and send them directly to the administration without leaving their work environment.
• Horizon Portal Web portal and transversal access management system. Provides unified authentication and user access management across all Scolares software suite, enabling optimal interoperability between applications.

Quantifiable outcome

• 55% of mandatory education sector coverage in Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration6 records

Feature8 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and flagship.

• Index EducationcoreTechnology or IntegrationIndex Education is the developer of EDT software for schedule management. Scolares distributes EDT to the majority of Belgian secondary schools, providing a complementary solution to its administrative management software.
• SeGEC (Secrétariat Général de l'Enseignement Catholique)flagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerHistorical partner and founding stakeholder of the organization. SeGEC collaborates with Scolares on regulatory interpretation, co-animates training sessions at Séminaires de Houffalize, and provides administrative-juridical expertise. Partnership originated from Cerdecam initiative in 1986.
• FWB (Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFWB is the education regulator and GEDI-Pro platform owner. Scolares participates in GEDI committees and developed Scolares-GEDI for automated document exchange with FWB administration for teacher career management.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Informat: Belgian provider of administrative software for schools and PMS centers, with deep regulatory integration similar to Scolares. Directly competes in administrative management of French-speaking Belgian education.
• Smartschool: Belgian K-12 digital platform widely used in Flemish schools, offering gradebook, communication, and learning workflows. Comparable to Scolares as a national-scale K-12 administration ecosystem, though primarily Flemish-speaking.
• Skolengo: French K-12 digital workspace and administrative suite operated by the Caisse des Dépôts group. Comparable as a public-interest, network-aligned platform bundling administrative, pedagogical, and communication tools.
• Index Education: French developer of EDT scheduling software, already a Scolares distribution partner. Comparable as a K-12 administration specialist with deep penetration in French-speaking schools.
• AIMS (AIMS Informatik): Swiss provider of school administration software with comparable regulatory-driven feature set. Comparable as a regional specialist in school management software adapted to local education law.

Broad incumbents

• Blackbaud: US-listed education management software provider serving K-12 and nonprofits. Comparable as a multi-module suite for school administration, finance, and constituent management.
• Tyler Technologies (Education Division): US public-sector software provider with student information, transportation, and school finance modules. Comparable as a multi-module administrative suite for K-12 and public education agencies.
• PowerSchool: Largest North American K-12 Student Information System provider, with expanding European footprint. Comparable as a comprehensive SIS and administrative platform serving K-12 school districts.
• Sanoma (Sanoma Pro): Finnish learning and education group combining content, digital platforms, and K-12 services. Comparable as a Northern European incumbent with integrated administrative and pedagogical offerings.

Regional players

• itslearning: Nordic-origin learning management system now distributed in Belgium by Scolares itself. Comparable as a complementary K-12 platform and a real alternative for the pedagogical layer Scolares bundles.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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