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Multi-campus management operates several campuses of the same institution on one shared instance with a campus dimension separating records. Multi-tenant SaaS operates several completely independent customer institutions on one instance with strict tenant isolation. A school group with 20 campuses is one tenant with 20 campuses in a multi-campus system. A SaaS vendor serving 200 independent schools uses multi-tenant architecture. Both patterns can coexist: OpenEduCat runs as multi-tenant SaaS for its cloud customers, and each tenant may itself be a multi-campus group.

A student transfer moves the student record's primary campus dimension while preserving attendance, gradebook, fee history, and library records. The sending campus initiates the transfer with an academic and financial no-dues clearance, the receiving campus accepts and assigns a batch and program, and the system logs the transfer in the audit trail. Fee balances follow the student, and past academic records surface in the receiving campus's gradebook without re-entry. Group standard operating procedures ensure that transfers do not lose data or create duplicate identities, which is a common failure mode when campuses run separate systems.

Yes. A group defines the master academic calendar with shared dates and each campus layers local holidays, exam windows, and closures on top. Fee structures work the same way: the group defines fee heads such as tuition, transport, and library, and each campus configures its own amounts, discount rules, and payment cycles. Regional overrides matter because Karnataka schools follow different state-board calendars from Maharashtra, US private schools follow state-specific requirements, and Gulf campuses follow KHDA or ADEK rules. Consolidated group reporting still works because the underlying data model is shared.

The group shares one chart of accounts, so every campus posts to the same expense and revenue codes. Journal entries stay campus-tagged so campus-level P&Ls remain intact, but consolidated group P&Ls and balance sheets roll up automatically without manual export-import. Inter-campus transactions such as central overhead allocation are handled through intercompany journals with automatic elimination in the consolidated view. Multi-currency groups convert to a group reporting currency using period-end or average rates as defined by IFRS or local GAAP. Modern accounting engines in Odoo and OpenEduCat produce consolidated reports at the click of a button.

OpenEduCat inherits Odoo's multi-company model, so every module operates multi-campus by design. openeducat_core stores academic year, program, and batch with a campus dimension. openeducat_admission handles per-campus applications with a shared applicant pool. openeducat_fees produces per-campus invoices posting to a shared chart of accounts. Consolidated dashboards run out of the box, and inter-campus transfers preserve academic history. Community Edition supports unlimited campuses under LGPLv3 with no additional license fee. Enterprise adds managed multi-region hosting and SLA support starting at $19 per staff user per month for group administrators.