Every scholar accounted for.
Every trip compliant.
Every parent informed.
South Africa's purpose-built scholar transport platform. Connecting parents, drivers, operators, and schools through a single compliance-first ecosystem — powered by NFC boarding, real-time GPS, and regulatory hard-locks.
South African scholar transport is fragmented by design.
Every year, thousands of learners travel in vehicles with expired roadworthy certificates, unlicensed drivers, and no accountability system. Schools don't know who arrived. Parents don't know if their child boarded. Operators can't prove compliance.
Before LearnerGuard
Paper registers
Lost, forged, or never updated
WhatsApp messages
No audit trail, no accountability
Unknown compliance
No visibility into licences or PrDP status
No live location
Parents have no idea where the vehicle is
With LearnerGuard
Automated compliance locks — no trip departs with expired documents
NFC boarding ledger — cryptographic record of every boarding event
Live GPS tracking — parents see the vehicle in real time
Push notifications — boarding confirmations arrive within seconds
POPIA-aligned data retention — every record time-stamped and auditable
Unified platform — school, parent, driver, operator, all connected
One platform. Every stakeholder connected.
LearnerGuard serves every role in the scholar transport ecosystem with purpose-built tools that share a single source of truth.
Six Layers of Protection. No Compromises.
Every trip is guarded by six independent safety systems, each designed to catch what the others might miss.
Pre-Trip Compliance Locks
Vehicle cannot be dispatched if any hard-lock document is expired or missing.
NFC Boarding Ledger
Every learner tap creates a tamper-resistant boarding record with timestamp and GPS.
Distress Alert System
One-tap SOS from driver or learner notifies all stakeholders within seconds.
Safety Incident Logging
Structured incident capture with photo evidence, classification, and follow-up tracking.
Safeguarding Documentation
Criminal clearance, SAFETA certificates, and safeguarding policies enforced by role.
Real-Time Parent Notifications
Parents receive push notifications at every boarding event, arrival, and alert.
Built for South African regulation. Not adapted. Not imported. Built.
Every document requirement, every expiry check, every data retention rule in LearnerGuard was designed against South Africa's actual legislative framework — not a generic international template.
NLTA Act 5 of 2009
Operating licence requirements, public liability insurance mandates, and driver permit classifications enforced at the route level.
Road Traffic & Transport Act (RTRA)
Roadworthy certificates, vehicle licence disc validity, driver licence categories, and medical fitness standards tracked per vehicle and driver.
Western Cape PRE Guidelines
SAFETA scholar transport certification, safeguarding policies, and tracker certificate requirements embedded in the operator onboarding flow.
POPIA
Purpose-limited data collection, role-based access controls, configurable retention periods, and data subject access request (DSAR) workflows.
Document Taxonomy
22 typesDriver Documents
SA ID / Passport
Hard LockNLTA s.72(3)(a)
Professional Driving Permit (PrDP) Category P
Hard LockRTRA s.32
Driver's Licence (C1+)
RTRA s.16
Medical Certificate of Fitness
RTRA s.18
Criminal Clearance
NLTA s.72(3)(b)
SAFETA Scholar Transport Certificate
PRE Guideline
Operator Documents
Operating Licence
Hard LockNLTA s.50
Public Liability Insurance
Hard LockNLTA s.57
Tax Clearance Certificate
Tax Administration Act
Proof of Address
FICA
CIPC Registration (company-type)
Companies Act
Signatory Mandate
Platform requirement
UIF Registration
UIF Act
COIDA Registration
COIDA
Safeguarding Policy
PRE Guideline
Vehicle Documents
Vehicle Registration Certificate
RTRA s.4
Vehicle Licence Disc
Hard LockRTRA s.7
Roadworthy Certificate
Hard LockRTRA s.42
Public Liability Insurance
Hard LockNLTA s.57
Operating Licence Disc
Hard LockNLTA s.50
Lease Agreement (conditional)
Platform requirement
Tracker Certificate
PRE Guideline
Trip blocked automatically when expired
Four interfaces. One connected ecosystem.
Whether you're a parent on a mobile phone or an administrator on a workstation, LearnerGuard delivers a purpose-built experience.
Native mobile experience for parents and drivers
A React Native app delivering real-time NFC boarding events, live GPS tracking, and instant push notifications. Built for intermittent connectivity with offline-first trip logging.
- Real-time GPS tracking with background updates
- NFC tap-on / tap-off boarding events
- One-tap distress alert (SOS)
- Offline trip logging with sync-on-reconnect
- Push notifications for boarding and arrivals
- Driver pre-trip checklist and compliance status
Document Types Tracked
Safety Layers
Platform Roles
Database Migrations
SLA Data Retention
Ready to protect every scholar
on every trip?
Join LearnerGuard and bring compliance, safety, and accountability to your scholar transport operation — from day one.
Built in South Africa · NLTA Aligned · POPIA Compliant