{"id":1853,"date":"2009-08-24T00:02:55","date_gmt":"2009-08-23T16:02:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.softwareforenterprise.us\/?p=1853"},"modified":"2022-07-20T16:54:49","modified_gmt":"2022-07-20T08:54:49","slug":"free-and-open-source-student-management-system","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.softwareforenterprise.us\/hub\/free-and-open-source-student-management-system\/","title":{"rendered":"Free and open source school management system"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Are you currently an owner of a school or college, or even thinking of starting one? If yes, did you know that a school management system helps to manage the various aspects of a school such as students, teachers, courses, grades, transcripts, and many more.<\/p>\n<p>Every school, no matter how big or small can utilize a school management system to gain some of the following benefits:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Easily track student demographics (for example, 70% are female students)<\/li>\n<li>Store key student information such as addresses and contact numbers in case of emergencies.<\/li>\n<li>Assist in <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"  rel=\"nofollow\"   style=\"color:#1e73be;\"href=\"https:\/\/www.softwareforenterprise.us\/hub\/recommends\/project-timeline\/\">scheduling<\/a> courses for both teachers and students.<\/li>\n<li>Track student attendance.<\/li>\n<li>Notify students via SMS in case a class is canceled.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Most school management systems these days are usually built from scratch based on a school&#8217;s actual requirements. This approach takes the most time and effort to achieve.<\/p>\n<p>If your school is a new start-up, and you really need a system to be in place before the first few students enroll, you can consider utilizing this free and open source student management system called <a href=\"https:\/\/www.opensis.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>OpenSIS &#8211; Open Source Student Information System<\/strong><\/a>.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.opensis.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-1857 lazyload\" title=\"opensis logo\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.softwareforenterprise.us\/hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/opensis-logo.png\" alt=\"opensis logo\" width=\"179\" height=\"73\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 179px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 179\/73;\" \/><\/a>OpenSIS is a free web-based student information system that is comparable to other costly commercial alternatives in terms of features, looks, ease of use, and administration.<\/p>\n<p>Although OpenSIS is well known as a student information system, I have installed and tried it out on my <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"  rel=\"nofollow\"   style=\"color:#1e73be;\" href=\"https:\/\/partners.webydo.com\/6wdx17ttbarj\">development<\/a> environment and found out that it allows you to manage more than just student information such as:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Teachers<\/li>\n<li>Users<\/li>\n<li>Grades<\/li>\n<li>Report Cards<\/li>\n<li>Health Records<\/li>\n<li>Parent Portal<\/li>\n<li>Transcripts<\/li>\n<li>Courses and Activities<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>OpenSIS is a web-based solution that can be installed on the following platform:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Web Server: Apache<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"  rel=\"nofollow\"   style=\"color:#1e73be;\" href=\"https:\/\/1.envato.market\/q4O2bn\">Database<\/a>: Either PostgreSQL or MySQL<\/li>\n<li>Programming Language: PHP<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>I believe OpenSIS is not just useful for local schools and colleges but also for:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Music schools<\/li>\n<li>Kindergartens<\/li>\n<li>Dancing academies<\/li>\n<li>Martial arts schools<\/li>\n<li>Private institutions<\/li>\n<li>Tuition classes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>To easily evaluate if these OpenSIS features and capabilities suites your school, simply head over to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.opensis.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">OpenSIS website<\/a> and click on the <strong>Try Now<\/strong> button to give it a test without having to install anything. Hope this tool recommendation helps academicians and school administrators out there!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Are you currently an owner of a school or college, or even thinking of starting one? If yes, did you know that a school management system helps to manage the various aspects of a school such as students, teachers, courses, grades, transcripts, and many more. Every school, no matter how big or small can utilize [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1857,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"slim_seo":{"title":"Free and open source school management system - Software for Enterprise","description":"Are you currently an owner of a school or college, or even thinking of starting one? 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