Sports days, galas, and school plays generate hundreds of photos and, traditionally, a mountain of admin — order forms, cash envelopes, and someone manually matching prints to the right family. MyEncore's photography marketplace lets parents browse and buy directly in the app they already use for everything else at the school.
Book a Demo See Pricing| Step | What happens |
|---|---|
| 1. Photographer covers the event | School sports day, gala, play, or function — same as any event photography engagement. |
| 2. Photos uploaded to the marketplace | Images go into the school's MyEncore marketplace, organised by event. |
| 3. Parents browse and buy | Parents open the app they already use for fees and communication, find photos of their own child, and purchase directly. |
| 4. No cash, no order forms | Payment happens in-app — no envelopes, no chasing outstanding order forms. |
Independent event photography platforms exist for South African schools and clubs, and some schools already use a dedicated photo-sales service for sports days or galas. Where MyEncore differs is integration: photography sits inside the same marketplace parents already use for the cashless tuckshop and school store, rather than requiring a separate account, login, or app just for buying photos.
Running a standalone photo-sales system is often not worth the admin overhead for a single sports day or one annual gala. Because the photography marketplace is already part of the MyEncore platform a school is using for attendance, fees, and communication, there's no separate setup cost or new vendor relationship to switch it on.
Say a primary school runs an inter-house athletics day. The school confirms a photographer in advance — either their own contact or someone they've used before — and lets parents know in the weekly notice that photos will go live in the app within a few days of the event. The photographer shoots the day as normal, then uploads the full set to the school's marketplace, organised by house or age group so parents can find their child's photos quickly. Parents get a notification once photos are live, browse directly in the app, and buy the ones they want. No printed proofs, no cash envelope sent back to school with a form attached, and no separate account for the school office to reconcile against a spreadsheet afterward.
| Who | Responsibility |
|---|---|
| School | Confirms the event and photographer, and lets parents know photos will be available in the app afterward. |
| Photographer | Covers the event and uploads images to the school's marketplace, tagged by event or team where relevant. |
| MyEncore | Handles hosting, parent-facing browsing and purchase flow, and payment collection — no separate photographer website or checkout to build. |
Photos in the marketplace are only visible to parents within that school's MyEncore instance, not published publicly — consistent with how the rest of the platform handles learner data. Schools remain responsible for their own consent and photography policy for events (for example, opt-out arrangements for learners who shouldn't be photographed), which MyEncore doesn't override.
The photography marketplace is included as part of the standard MyEncore platform: R50 per learner per year for schools under 1000 learners, or a five-year taper starting at R27 in Year 1 for 1000+ learner schools (full pricing breakdown). No separate setup fee to enable it.
A photographer uploads event photos to the school's MyEncore marketplace. Parents browse and purchase photos of their own children directly in the app — no order forms, no cash collection at the school gate.
No. Photography is part of the same MyEncore marketplace parents already use for the tuckshop and school store, so there's one login and one payment method instead of a separate photography platform.
Standalone school photography platforms are single-purpose — parents need a separate account just for photos. MyEncore folds photography into the same app parents use for attendance, fees, and communication, so there's no extra download or login.
Book a Demo See Full PricingLast updated: 2026-07-02 · MyEncore CC (Reg 1995/005324/23), Pretoria, South Africa. Home · Tuckshop & marketplace · School events · Pricing