EdSmart is proud to partner with SchoolEasyPay which is EdSmart Payments is an easy, tailor-made solution for collecting all types of school fees and , powered by School EasyPay. It is used by leading schools across Australia. Now Schools can request parents to make SchoolEasyPay payments through a Parent Slip and check the status of it any payments within EdSmart. There are no SchoolEasyPay set-up or ongoing fees, nor does your school need a merchant account, it’s all handled by SchoolEasyPay.
Steps for Configuring SchoolEasyPay with EdSmart
1.School completes SchoolEasyPay Activation Form :
Email School EasyPay - info@schooleasypay.com.au - and mention EdSmart. School EasyPay will provide your school profile details to you and EdSmart to switch on the integration
2. SchoolEasyPay ; because it’s all taken care of with EdSmart Payments.
Benefits to Schools
Increased efficiency - form submission and payments all at once.
Reduce admin and payment chasing.
See who has paid from within EdSmart.
Receive funds by EFT and clear reporting for easy reconciliation.
Better service to parents.
No EdSmart Payments set up or ongoing fees.
No cost - if card payment processing fees are passed on to parents (Fees range from 1.20% to 2.40% excl. GST, depending on card type).
Easy setup - no separate merchant accounts or merchant fees from the bank.
Benefits to Parents
Easier - provide permission or submit a form and pay all at once.
View one consolidated report for form responses and payments.
No need to make offline and separate payments.
No cost - if the school pays the payment processing fee.
Secure online payments - PCI DSS Level 1 solution.
Pay by any credit or debit card:
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To set up EdSmart Payments, please provide your details via the EdSmart Payments Activation Form. |
Steps for Configuring EdSmart Payments
1. Email EdSmart - help@edsmart.com with the subject line ‘I would like EdSmart Payments for my school’
2. EdSmart completes your Setup within 2 business days
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4. School will now be able to use SchoolEasyPay in all their Slipsconfigure payments by using the EdSmart Payments tab when creating a Slip.
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Slip Process - form submissions and payments all at once
School sends Slip with
SchoolEasyPay paymentEdSmart Payments option enabled
Parent completes the Slip and prompted to Pay
Parent pays online by Credit or Debit Card
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School can view consolidated report in EdSmart
School receives fund by EFT and reconciliation file within 3 banking days
EasyPay EdSmart Payments configuration and usage inside Parent Slips
Payment Requested:
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Set this to 'Yes' to request EdSmart Payments from parents. By default it is set to No for all
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Slips.
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22. Payment Amount: Here you can specify the default amount that needs to be paid by Parents
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33. Allow Edit of Amount: Schools can configure whether Parents can edit the amount they want to pay. By default this feature is set to No for all new Slips.
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44. Payment Required: This field lets you choose whether a Payment has to be made by the Parents to complete the Slip, the best option to go with . A good option for this field is 'Only for Positive Responses' as it allows Parents who have chosen Permission not given to also submit a response without making a making a payment. Note :
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NoteThe Mandatory Contact Response in the Parents Section of the Slip will be considered for this field. If Parents say confirm/consent/permission given ... etc, then it is considered as a Positive response. |
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5. Your Reference: Schools can use this field to add a reference number, which can be later used for Reporting, Reconciliation reports, etc.
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6. Submitting the Slip : Parents can confirm the payment amount they have made and submit the response.
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7. Reporting in EdSmart
Status The status of the Payment can be checked by selecting the Responses tab. School The school can also export the responses into a Spreadsheet and these payments are captured in them as well.
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The EdSmart Payments column shows the confirmation of the payment as well as the amount paid by the Parent.
Note: School can see this confirmation only if the Parent has submitted a Slip response, just paying in SchoolEasyPay won't update this status.
Below are the list of benefits for both Schools and Parents with this Integration.
Benefits to Schools
- Increased efficiency - form submission and payments all at once.
- Reduce admin and payment chasing.
- See who has paid from within EdSmart.
- Receive funds by EFT and clear reporting for easy reconciliation.
- Better service to parents.
- No School EasyPay set up or ongoing fees.
- No cost - if card payment processing fees are passed on to parents (Fees range from 1.20% to 2.40% excl. GST, depending on card type).
- Easy set up - no separate merchant accounts or merchant fees from the bank.
Benefits to Parents
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