International Schools Cut Counselor Admin by 72% with TEX
TEX is a career readiness platform built for international schools. It automates counselor workflows, matches students to 26,000+ career pathways, and tracks every outcome — set up in 1–2 days, not months.
Trusted by international schools across 4 continents
Career Guidance at International Schools Is Broken — Not by People, but by Tools
Maria is Head of Careers at a 1,200-student international school in Dubai. She manages career guidance across four grade levels, two curricula, and students headed to universities in 30+ countries.
Her toolkit? Five spreadsheets, a shared inbox, and a filing cabinet she inherited three years ago.
Finding one student's complete career profile takes 15 minutes. Coordinating an alumni mentoring session takes three weeks. Tracking which Year 12 students still haven't explored post-graduation pathways? She checks manually, every Friday afternoon.
Maria isn't underperforming. She's under-equipped.
The numbers
86%
of counselors spend most of their day on admin, not guidance (ASCA)
1:385
average counselor-to-student ratio — nearly double the recommended 1:250
30+
destination countries typical for international school graduates
Most career readiness software was built for US public school districts. International schools need something designed for multiple curricula, global careers, and international compliance.
What Changes When International Schools Use TEX
Four outcomes measured across global schools in Q1 2026.
72%
Less admin time
TEX automates student lookups, opportunity matching, parent communications, and outcome reporting. Schools using TEX report a 72% reduction in counselor administrative time.
3.5x
More student interactions
When admin work drops, student conversations rise. Schools on TEX report 3.5 times more meaningful student-counselor interactions per term.
26,000+
Career pathways mapped
TEX integrates Lightcast labour market data to surface 26,000+ occupation profiles, matched to each student’s skills, interests, and academic pathway.
78%
Alumni engagement rate
TEX’s alumni mentoring module connects current students with graduates. Schools report 78% engagement — compared to industry averages below 20%.
Real Results from International Schools
Sotogrande, Spain
El Altillo International School
El Altillo ran career guidance on manual effort and good intentions. Counselors spent hours coordinating between spreadsheets, parent emails, and opportunity boards students rarely checked.
0%
Reduction in admin time
0x
Student interactions increase
0+
Alumni mentors connected
“TEX didn’t replace what we were doing — it made what we were already doing work at scale.”
— Head of Student Services
São Paulo, Brazil
Graded — The American School of São Paulo
Graded needed a platform that could handle 1,000+ students across IB and AP curricula, with graduates headed to universities on five continents.
0.0x
More opportunities per student
0%
Alumni engagement rate
0%
Student satisfaction
Live in Days, Not Months
Three steps from contract to career-ready school.
Set Up in 1–2 Days
TEX deploys to your school in one to two working days. Your team imports student data, configures roles, and goes live — with dedicated onboarding support throughout.
Automate Counselor Workflows
From the first login, TEX handles opportunity matching, student communications, meeting scheduling, and outcome tracking. One dashboard replaces five systems.
Measure Every Outcome
TEX tracks career readiness metrics automatically — pathway exploration, opportunity engagement, alumni connections, and post-graduation outcomes. Real data for accreditation and board reports.
26,000+ Career Pathways with Real-Time Data
AI-powered career intelligence draws from Lightcast data covering 26,000+ occupations. Students see pathways relevant to their location, skills, and academic track — updated quarterly. No more outdated guidebooks.
Before & After
Research time per student
15 min → 30 sec
Career data freshness
Annual → Quarterly
Market coverage
Local → Global
Before & After
Opportunity distribution
Blast all → Per student
Opportunities per student
1x → 2.8x
Match relevance
Manual → AI-ranked
AI-Powered Matching — 2.8x More Opportunities
TEX analyses student profiles, interests, and academic pathways to surface relevant opportunities — internships, events, mentoring, courses — ranked by fit. No more emailing every opportunity to every student.
78% Alumni Engagement — with Built-In Safeguarding
TEX's alumni module provides structured mentoring with identity verification and safeguarding aligned to ST4S standards. Alumni set availability, verify credentials, and connect through a moderated platform. Industry average engagement is below 20%.
Before & After
Alumni engagement
<20% → 78%
Safeguarding
Informal → ST4S verified
Mentor coordination
3 weeks → Self-serve
What Changes When You Move from Spreadsheets to TEX
| Capability | Without TEX | With TEX |
|---|---|---|
| Student lookup | 15 minutes across 3 systems | 30 seconds, one dashboard |
| Opportunity matching | Manual email blasts to all | AI-matched per student profile |
| Alumni mentoring | Informal WhatsApp groups | Verified, safeguarded platform |
| Outcome tracking | End-of-year spreadsheet | Real-time analytics dashboard |
| Compliance reporting | Manual data gathering | Automated FERPA/GDPR reports |
| Multi-campus support | Separate systems per campus | One platform, all schools |
| Implementation time | 3–6 months (typical EdTech) | 1–2 days |
| International support | US-centric defaults | Built for global schools |
Most career readiness software was designed for US school districts — single curriculum, single compliance framework. TEX was built international-first: multi-currency, multi-timezone, and compliant with FERPA, GDPR, and ST4S from day one.