DARASA is an all-in-one classroom management app for Kenyan teachers, made by Vertex Tech Solutions. It brings a gradebook, lesson planner, AI marking scheme generator, class teacher tools, and parent messaging into one web app, for CBC and 8-4-4 classes from pre-primary to Form 4.
The Problem DARASA Solves
Teaching in Kenya comes with a lot of paperwork: schemes of work, lesson plans, learner records, marking schemes and messages to parents. Under CBC, learners are assessed strand by strand and graded in performance levels, which means more records and more calculation than a single end-of-term mark. DARASA puts these tools in one account so that you spend less time on paperwork and more time teaching.
What DARASA Does
- Grades CBC classes with EE, ME, AE, and BE performance levels, and 8-4-4 classes by subject and exam score.
- Helps you write lesson plans and get AI drafts of schemes of work, built around KICD curriculum designs.
- Drafts marking schemes from an exam paper you scan, upload, or paste, for you to review and download as a PDF.
- Keeps working offline once it is open, and syncs when you reconnect.
- Lets you message parents on WhatsApp, SMS, or email; you review each message and press send.
DARASA in the Kenyan Context
Many Kenyan schools are running CBC and 8-4-4 side by side until the last 8-4-4 classes finish, so DARASA lets you set each class to either one and grades it the way that curriculum expects. It is built around KICD curriculum designs, and it is a web app that runs in the browser on a phone or a computer and keeps working offline once it is open, which helps where the connection comes and goes.
The DARASA Tools
- CBC Gradebook App: A CBC gradebook that records each assessment by strand and sub-strand and turns scores into EE, ME, AE and BE performance levels. Free trial, no card.
- 8-4-4 Gradebook App: An 8-4-4 gradebook app that grades by subject and exam score like KCSE expects, with an AI marking scheme generator to speed up exam marking.
- CBC Lesson Planner: A CBC lesson planner and scheme-of-work generator built on the real KICD curriculum design — strands, sub-strands, and pathways, PP1 to Senior School.
- Schemes of Work: Draft a term's scheme of work week by week for CBC or 8-4-4, edit it, and download it as a PDF. Uses official KICD strands where built in.
- AI Marking Scheme Generator: Scan, upload or paste an exam and get a marking scheme with answers, mark breakdowns and common mistakes. Review it and download it as a PDF.
- Class Teacher Tools: One hub for your class: class list, attendance register, performance insights, class officials, discipline records, meetings and parent messages.
- Attendance Register: Take your class register by date, mark everyone present in one tap, adjust late, excused or absent learners, and see each learner's attendance rate.
- Parent Communication: Message parents on WhatsApp, SMS or email from your own phone, with templates for updates, meetings, fee reminders and performance concerns.
- Teaching Resources: Keep revision notes, official documents and reference materials for each class in one searchable library. Upload PDF, Word, Excel, PowerPoint or images.
- Works Offline: DARASA keeps working offline once it's open: record marks and attendance, edit lesson plans, and sync automatically when you reconnect.
Who It Is For
Teachers in Kenya, from pre-primary to Form 4, including teachers running CBC and 8-4-4 classes side by side. Each teacher signs up for their own account, and each teacher's classes, students, and marks stay private to them.
Pricing
Every account starts with a 7-day free trial, no card required. After that you can stay on the free Standard plan or subscribe for full access: Ksh 450 a month, Ksh 1,150 a term, or Ksh 3,100 a year. See the pricing page for details.