For many families, keeping a child in school is a long-term commitment built a round planning, sacrifice and consistency. Parents and guardians organize their finances term by term, often makingdifficultchoicestoensurethateducationremainsuninterrupted.
But when the person carrying that responsibility passes away, that stability can change almost immediately.
For a family already dealing with loss, school fees can quickly become another source of uncertainty. For the child, the concern is even more immediate: will my education continue?
That is the question School Pay is seeking to address through Asome by School Pay, a new initiative designed to support education continuity in unfortunate event of the demise of the Parent
Under Asome, School Pay will support the payment of a child’s school fees for the next three school terms, subject to the applicable verification process and programme requirements.
Parents andguardiansusingSchoolPaywillnotneedtocompleteaseparateregistrationormakean additional payment to access the benefit, subject to programme requirements.
Payments will be made directly to the child’s school, helping ensure that the support remains focused on keeping the child in education.
Asome by School Pay became active from November 2026, subject to final roll out confirmation.
A practical model for education continuity:
The process is designed to work through the existing relationship between the family, the school and School Pay.
Where a registered parent or guardian passes a way, the school will notify School Pay after being informed by the family.
School Pay will then engage both the school and the family to verify the circumstancesandcompletetherequireddocumentationbeforethebenefitisactivated.
Fincom CEO Charity Atukwatsa explains: “The process begins with the school. Once the family notifies the school of the death of the registered parent or guardian, the school informs School Pay.”
Theverificationprocessmayincludedocumentationsuchasadeathcertificateandevidenceof previous school-fee payments. Once this is complete, School Pay will begin paying the child’s school fees for the following three terms.
The initiative also recognizes that a child’s education journey may change during that period.
If, for example, a registered parent or guardian passes away while a child is completing Primary Seven and the child transitions to secondary school the following term,the support can continue at the new school for the next three terms, subject to the applicable programme requirements.
That flexibility is important because education continuity is not simplyabout paying the next invoice. It is about helping ensure that a disruption in a family’s circumstances does not automatically become a disruption in the child’s schooling.
From payments platform to education ecosystem:
Asome sits within the broader Do More with School Pay campaign and reflects a wider shift in how School Pay is creating value across the education sector.
While School Pay has traditionally been known for simplifying education payments for parents and schools, the platform has steadily expanded beyond the transaction itself.
Today, the wider SchoolPay ecosystem includes tools and services designed around different aspects of the school, parent and student experience.
Through S-Wallet, parents can send pocket money to students digitally. School Pay’s ER Psolutions support schools in managing student records, attendance, academics, finance, accounting, examinations and other administrative functions.
SchoolPayMedical further extendsthat ecosystembyhelpingschoolsmanagestudentmedicalinformationandrelatedhealthprocesses.
Asome builds on that same thinking.
Rather than viewing SchoolPay only as the point at which a school fee is paid, the initiative reflects a broader ambition to build value around the full education journey—including moments when families need more than a payment channel.
Doing more across the education journey
Educationdoesnotexistinisolation. Its within an ecosystem of schools, parents,students, financial institutions and technology partners,eachplayingaroleinkeepingthejourneymoving.
Asome is one example of how School Pay is extending its role within that ecosystem.
For a family facing the loss of a parent or guardian, three school terms can provide something particularly important: time.
Timetoreorganisehouseholdresponsibilities.Timeforanotherguardiantoassumefinancial responsibility. And,most importantly,time for the child to remain focused on school while the family finds its footing.
That is the broader proposition behind Do More with SchoolPay: moving beyond the payment itselfandbuildingsolutionsaroundtherealitiesthatshapetheeducationjourney.
Asome by School Pay. When life takes a turn, education goes on.
