Is Synergetic Primary Time still available?

Synergetic is now presented under Tes, and the old Primary Time page redirects to the Tes Synergetic page. Whether Primary Time continues as a separately named product is a question for Tes. Schools evaluating it should ask directly rather than relying on older third-party pages.

Does that mean Tes owns most Australian primary timetabling?

Tes owns Edval and Synergetic, which between them covered a large share of the established Australian timetabling market. That is a reasonable thing for a school to factor into a procurement decision, in either direction: a single large vendor can mean stability, or it can mean less choice if the product direction changes.

Do I need a school information system to use Bell Path?

No. Bell Path is deliberately narrow. It does not hold student records, attendance, reporting or finance, and it is designed to sit alongside whatever system your school already uses. Core timetabling does not need student names at all.

Which handles yard duty better?

Both address it. Primary Time was known for a yard duty scheduler. Bell Path builds duty rosters from the accepted timetable, balances the load across the term, and keeps a year-to-date fairness ledger you can show staff, plus wet day supervision from the same screen. Compare the fairness record specifically, because that is what gets asked about after an incident.

Comparison

Bell Path vs Synergetic Primary Time

Primary Time was one of the few products built specifically for Australian primary timetabling, including a yard duty scheduler, and it came from Synergetic, a school information system. It now sits inside Tes alongside Edval. This is an honest look at what that means for a primary school comparing the two.

Synergetic and Primary Time are now presented under Tes. As of the review date, synergetic.net.au/primary-time redirects to the Tes Synergetic page. Product scope and packaging under new ownership can change quickly, so confirm the current offering with Tes directly.

Sources checked · July 25, 2026

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Two honest answers

Which product fits which school.

Choose Bell Path if

You want a workflow built for Australian primary schools.

You want primary timetabling without adopting or already running a school information system
Planning time, part-timers, job-shares and specialist rotations are the hard part, and you want the check to run before you publish
The timetable also has to drive daily cover, wet day plans, event timetables, an operations calendar and staff views
You want published pricing and a printable approval pack rather than a quote after a demo

Choose Primary Time if

Primary Time is a better contextual fit.

Your school already runs Synergetic and keeping timetabling inside the same system matters more than anything else
You want student records, finance, and timetabling from one vendor with one support relationship
You are a P-12 school that needs secondary timetabling alongside the primary years
Your procurement prefers an established vendor with a long Australian trading history

Side-by-side

What the decision usually comes down to.

What it is

A standalone primary timetabling and operations product that sits alongside your existing SIS rather than replacing it

Primary timetabling delivered as part of the Synergetic school information system, now under Tes

Dependency

No SIS adoption required. Bell Path complements Compass, Sentral and CASES21 rather than competing with them

Positioned within the Synergetic ecosystem, so the value case is strongest for schools already on, or moving to, that system

School type

Australian primary schools only. No secondary line construction at all

Part of a suite that serves primary and secondary, with Edval covering secondary timetabling under the same owner

After the timetable

Daily cover, yard duty, wet day plans, event timetables, operations calendar, Education Support and a staff portal in the same workspace

Public material describes timetabling with a yard duty scheduler; other operational workflows come from elsewhere in the suite

Pricing visibility

Founding-school and standard pricing published on the website

No public pricing. Expect a demo and a quote

Evaluation

Setup and the public sample before purchase; generation is payment-gated, with a feasibility check before checkout

Demo-led, consistent with the rest of the Tes school software range

FAQ

Questions schools ask when comparing Bell Path and Primary Time.

Is Synergetic Primary Time still available?
Synergetic is now presented under Tes, and the old Primary Time page redirects to the Tes Synergetic page. Whether Primary Time continues as a separately named product is a question for Tes. Schools evaluating it should ask directly rather than relying on older third-party pages.
Does that mean Tes owns most Australian primary timetabling?
Tes owns Edval and Synergetic, which between them covered a large share of the established Australian timetabling market. That is a reasonable thing for a school to factor into a procurement decision, in either direction: a single large vendor can mean stability, or it can mean less choice if the product direction changes.
Do I need a school information system to use Bell Path?
No. Bell Path is deliberately narrow. It does not hold student records, attendance, reporting or finance, and it is designed to sit alongside whatever system your school already uses. Core timetabling does not need student names at all.
Which handles yard duty better?
Both address it. Primary Time was known for a yard duty scheduler. Bell Path builds duty rosters from the accepted timetable, balances the load across the term, and keeps a year-to-date fairness ledger you can show staff, plus wet day supervision from the same screen. Compare the fairness record specifically, because that is what gets asked about after an incident.

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