School Payments

Primary and secondary schools throughout Ireland use Easy Payments Plus to process a range of school expenses. Our solution enables parents to pay school expenses online 24/7. Your school can reduce administration, manage pupil data and improve security for everyone with our convenient payment options. Completely eliminate cash from your school by enabling parents to pay at their local Payzone shop.

Following a lengthy tendering process Easy Payments Plus were selected by the Education Procurement Office to supply payment solutions to both primary and post primary schools.

We are the only member of the framework to be able to supply a cashless solution to schools. Through our solution, parents can pay school expenses at any of the 3,500 Payzone shops, completely eliminating cash from schools. All payments processed go directly to the schools bank account. There is no 3rd party involved in handling funds. Our system enables your school to become fully GDPR compliant.

Examples of payments processed:


School Fees School Tours School Books
Insurance Cover Exam Fees School Materials
Uniforms Transition Year Expenses Voluntary Contributions
First Year Booking Deposit Bus Hire Summer Camps
Extra-Curricular Activities After School Study Fundraising

System Features

Easy Payments Plus offers a host of features to help manage your customers payments. See below for some of the features you benefit from by using EPP for your education payments:


School can display all expenses available for payment online
Generate reports to display who has paid / not paid at class level
Ability to account for all cash and cheques received
Receive automatic payments by instalment
Payments are automatically recorded and receipts issued via email
Uses SSL and adheres to PCI (Payment Card Industry) standards
Integration with most student database systems
Send payment requests to parents individually or to the entire class
No IT overhead – web based hosted system
System is easy to setup and implement

Solution Benefits

  • More streamlined and efficient method of payment collection
  • Reduce administration effort in time, personnel, phone calls, stationery and trips to the bank
  • Better security for the school with less cash on the premises
  • Better security for students as they don’t need to carry cash
  • Convenience for parents as they can pay online 24/7
  • Facility to offer instalment payment option to parents
  • Preferred payment method as opposed to cheques
  • More time for teachers in the classroom
  • Improved communication with text message and email facility

Testimonials

" I LOVE LOVE LOVE the new easy payment system. Got email for 2nd year trip, tada!! Paid and sorted within seconds!! No looking for cash, no kids forgetting to hand it over, no last minute worries. Just done and dusted. It's a fantastic system and I am thrilled the school adopted it as a system to pay bills."
Niamh Brookles, Parent
Sutton Park School
FAQ

What will my client see?
The page displayed to your client will contain your own branding...
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What about security?
Easy Payments Plus use SSL to transmit all data over the internet...
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Where does the money go?
The money will go directly to your bank account overnight...
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Do I need a website?
Don’t worry if you don’t have a website. We can set you up...
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Where can I find a Payzone Agent?
Payzone agents are available in many locations across the country...
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