eTAP | School Management Systems for Primary and Intermediate Schools
eTAP has a strategic partnership with the Ministry of Education to work collaboratively with the Te Rito project . Me tiaki te mana o te tamaiti me tōna whānau.

Our Story


Ainsley Lewis, the founding Director and owner of eTAP, is an experienced computer systems engineer & architect, computer systems analyst, and network and computer systems administrator, with particular expertise in the field of school software development. He first began developing eTAP in the 1990s, designing it as the first SMS in New Zealand to be fully web-based. Since then, Ainsley has built a dedicated development team who continue to innovate and refine, employing the best software advances known to man and machine.

Since its launch, eTAP has grown to be the student management system of choice for primary and intermediate schools in New Zealand.

Management Team



Ainsley Lewis

Director

University of Canterbury
Christchurch Polytechnic


Inés María Lewis

Managing Director

Bachelor of Arts, Rutgers College
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

Support Team


Esther Futi

Lead Support

Simone Chetty

Support

Fiona Chimwayange

Support

Vinchenzo Williams

Support

Consultants


Angela Johnston

eTAP Consultant

An experienced educator and school senior leader. Consultant to eTAP and coach to eTAP schools.

Testimonials

Jillian Mitchell

Ellerslie School

As a school we moved from using a different SMS to eTAP about 5 years ago. I have found eTAP to be very robust, reliable and stable and it has been easy for all our teachers to use.

The support team is to be commended as their service is very timely and nothing is too much trouble. This 'help' at the e email is invaluable to teachers and management as more often than not, time is of the essence. eTAP has many, many features. This is the easiest and most reliable Student Management System I have used.

Dave Lamont

Koraunui School

We have been with eTAP for many years and have found this SMS to be very effective for our school and needs. We are able to select features from within eTAP that are relevant to our school, and structure these in a way that works for us.

We have found the helpdesk team incredibly helpful and responsive to our needs, usually with all requests and questions responded to within 30 minutes. All questions and requests are dealt with in a professional manner and in a way that makes it easy for us to follow instructions and use the SMS as we need to. The team are fantastic communicators.

We are able to enter data and information once and use this in a variety of ways, depending on the need, which is ideal for our school.

We find that eTAP are constantly updating and improving their service so it is an effective tool for our school. We have found the attendance, student information, learner hub, reporting and finance sections particularly useful and are investigating how to implement the parent portal to help us streamline communication with our school community. There are features we haven't used but the beauty of eTAP is being able to use it in a way that best meets our needs.

Cathy Ediker

Tauranga Primary School

The eTAP staff are always quick to get onto any issues or requests sent through to them.

They communicate in a friendly and efficient manner, ensuring each request is completed to the satisfaction of their users.

Danelle Unuwai

Te Kura o Otangarei

My personal experience with eTAP has been great. Their responses are always timely and fast. They sent two of their team to support my staff in training and they were able to break down the new learning in a fast, clear and effective way. Since then they have continued to support my staff via their online requests which have empowered my staff to use eTAP more effectively. I would recommend other schools to use their services to their full potential. Thanks eTAP.

Brigid Peterson

Ardmore School

eTAP is very responsive to requests and always happy to help.

Shirley Şerban

Lake Brunner School

With an SMS, you want reliability and the knowledge that you can enter and retrieve the information you need easily, without fuss. eTAP does this magnificently, but offers so much more as well. The helpdesk team are friendly, efficient and very fast - 5 minutes after I submit a question, it is usually all sorted. Our school also uses the SPOTLIGHT tool for real time tracking of learning and reporting, and it's a game changer. Big eTAP fan here!

Ron Creigh-Smith

Tokoroa Intermediate School

Tokoroa Intermediate has been using eTAP for a while now. What I have found to be very helpful is the great responses I get when I send a help request and the speedy responses to the query. Their turnaround time is great. Sometimes within minutes of sending a help request.

Peter Barnett

Parkland School

eTAP has taken the time to consider both what schools want and how they might utilise a School Management System. I have found staff at eTAP to be super responsive to the many queries we have sent over the years. We worked alongside eTAP to develop an online reporting format specifically for our school and this has proven to be a lifesaver for teachers in terms of reducing a significant workload with the old style report writing. Parents like being able to access their school information and finances as well as their child's Learner Profile via the eTAP School Mobile App. We are very satisfied with their ability to support the school and to constantly update as required based on the needs of schools.

Donna Walker

Totara Grove School

Our kura have worked with eTAP for a number of years now. We have always found the team very easy to work with - the support and help they provide to requests is efficient and they are very easy to communicate with.

The team is continuously evolving to keep up with educational trends and demands.

Peter Horne

West End New Plymouth School

We have been using eTAP for a number of years for our Student Management System and after looking at a number of options available, we are glad to have settled on eTAP.

As the administrator for this system, I have been very impressed by the ease of use of this in all areas of school operation- i.e. attendance, data analysis, graphing and table reporting to staff and BOT, the formulation of markbooks and the simplicity of the opening interface that teaching staff use daily.

Any details that I am not sure of are well supported with a quick response from the online help desk. The “eTAP experts” are knowledgeable, supportive and responsive to any queries which is very reassuring for us as a learning and teaching community.

Karen Allen

Elm Park School

We have used eTAP at our school for many years. During this time I have had a lot of one on one contact with the help desk. They are amazing in their response time, adjusting a function to meet our requirements and creating a function we need. The team behind the scenes have made my job much easier and can guide me through how to access or create something I need. eTAP is relatively easy to navigate for new staff. When I use eTAP I am able to navigate my way around and have a play to find out what it can do. It is really exciting with the improvements and updates that happen. We are currently looking to use Spotlight as a way of engaging with whanau to have a one stop shop. Another valuable eTAP tool is the phone app which is used regularly.

Sepora Mauigoa

Glendene School

eTAP products and services move with the times. The Help Desk is responsive and timely. The regular access to free coaching is a bonus for small schools and much appreciated.

Clayton Smith

Pomaria School

I have found the team at eTAP to be extremely fast, professional and thorough whenever I have needed assistance, whether that be day to day eTAP questions or the creation of more complex school specific markbooks or reports. They respond instantly with the answers needed or provide accurate timeframes for any requested work. Our school has completely changed our assessment, which meant we were entering different data and needed the tracking of progress for our learners to be done in a different way, etap were able to take our concept and make it work. We are very happy with the service provided by eTAP.

Luana Carroll

Houghton Valley School

We are currently using eTAP and Spotlight to link our SMS and real time reporting tool. We find eTAP very responsive to our needs and quick to support and guide us with any issues or changes we want to make. They also allow us to tailor both to meet the needs of our kura.

Michael Harrop

Silverdale Normal School

We have been eTAP customers for over 10 years. Virtually all our old paper and record keeping systems are now stored digitally on eTAP. Not only has this made things simpler for staff, student transition and communication between teachers has been streamlined. We love the fact that data and reports can be called up quickly and when we need it. I have appreciated the way that the team at eTAP always responds so quickly to our requests and has worked with us to personalise our system to our school’s requirements.

Craig Sharp

Wainuiomata Intermediate

eTAP is a great SMS that more than meets our needs. More impressive than the SMS is the people behind it in the support roles who cannot do enough to help. All queries are answered instantly and changes to forms and reports are all made easy by the support crew. I am happy to be contacted by any one considering eTAP to give my hearty approval.

Kerry Watkins

Northern Health School

Northern Health School has been using the eTAP Student Management System for our Y0-13 students, over a period of 10years. We have valued eTAP staff input and creativity in developing methods of recording, analysing and reporting in areas of curriculum and staffing. Their programming team, and eTAP coach, have been approachable and efficient in their response to any queries or problems.'

He taonga rongonui te aroha ki te tangata - Goodwill towards others is a precious treasure

Rebecca Northe

Havelock North Primary

Working with eTAP is a collaborative experience, where support staff and the coding team work with you to personalise features within the programme. The @school Parent Portal provides whanau with an experience that allows them to update details, view messages, connect with various other facets and school linked portals - making it a 'one stop shop' App. Another great feature is Spotlight, an area of the programme that enables schools to link their School Curriculum to a learning pathway that creates opportunities for students to be agentic in the management of their own learning. The @school Parent Portal has a feature that enables teachers/students to actively communicate student learning goals and accomplishments with whanau. Anytime, anywhere digital reporting procedures can be established reducing workload for teachers.

I love that you only need one web portal to do so many different facets of my job - reducing my workload!

Neil Simons

Longbeach School

We have never looked back since moving over to eTAP. eTAP's system does everything we want and is easy to navigate. Also, whenever I have a question, eTAP's support is amazing as they respond quickly and efficiently. eTAP's new learning and assessment system Spotlight far exceeds our expectations and eTAP have been exceptional in tailoring Spotlight to meet our needs. A+

Tracey Drought

St Joseph's School (Hawera)

I had been involved with using eTAP as a SMS at my two previous schools, as a teacher and then as part of the Senior Leadership team. When I started my new role as a Principal, one of the first changes I made was to move our school to eTAP. It is so user friendly and practical (even for the most technically challenged). The support is incredible, all you have to do is 'request help', type in what you need and the experienced team get back to you quickly.

Mark Keenan

Maraetai Beach School

eTAP has all the information you need at a touch of a button. Easy to use and nothing is too hard for the eTAP team to do

Sharon Ketter

Carew Peel Forest School

I've been using eTAP for the past 13 years in two different schools as teacher, senior leader and now principal. My first task in my new school was to move to eTAP from another SMS and it was the best decision I made. The eTAP helpdesk is always available with a super quick response time, training is readily accessible and the information I need is at my fingertips - and when it's not, eTAP can even tailor make reports to suit my needs!

Mana Toloa

Tokelau Schools

eTAP has been helping Tokelau schools keep track of their students' enrolments, academic progress and achievement. I have been using eTAP for a few years now and have found this system very useful for reporting to schools and parents. Once familiar, the system is easy to use and the support people at eTAP are extremely helpful.

Loraine Best

Kelburn Normal School

I wanted to acknowledge the excellent service the eTAP helpdesk provide. The team is so helpful and always provides prompt service. eTAP are also open to feedback and will make changes where possible. It is also useful having a record of the requests we put through for when we need to refer to a process. Thanks for the great job you all do.

Jason Elder

Stratford School

The eTAP Team has supported our school to develop a tailored reporting format for different year groups. During the development of the reports, the eTAP Team was brilliant at working with our staff, answering questions in a short time frame.

Kate Christie

Cashmere Avenue School

The eTAP crew are quick to respond to our queries. They approach each request with a problem solving mindset. The eTAP facility offers a range of services.