School Management System for International Schools
A single platform that handles IB PYP, MYP, DP, IGCSE, and A-Level curricula in parallel, with multi-currency tuition, multi-language student records, and CIS accreditation reporting. Deployed by international schools across 150+ countries and open-source at the core.
A school management system for international schools is an integrated SIS/LMS/ERP platform that supports multiple curricula (IB, IGCSE, A-Level, AP, national frameworks), multi-currency tuition billing, and multi-language student records at the same campus. OpenEduCat's openeducat_core suite handles admissions, gradebook, transcripts, fee collection in 40+ currencies, and IB Managebac-style unit planners under an LGPLv3 license.
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Multi-Curriculum Gradebook (IB, IGCSE, A-Level, AP)
Configure separate grading schemes per program: IB 1-7 with predicted grades, IGCSE A*-G, A-Level A*-E, and AP 1-5. Standards-based rubrics for PYP and MYP with Approaches to Learning (ATL) tagging. Report cards can render in any combination for third-culture families needing US, UK, and IB transcripts simultaneously.
CIS, IB, and NEASC Accreditation Reporting
Pre-built evidence exports for Council of International Schools (CIS), NEASC, and IB authorization visits. Track Domain A-H standards, self-study progress, and attach evidence documents to specific indicators. Cuts accreditation prep from months to weeks.
Multi-Currency Tuition and Fees
Bill tuition in USD, EUR, GBP, AED, SGD, HKD, or any of 40+ ISO 4217 currencies. Handle sibling discounts, corporate contract billing (for embassy and multinational HR contracts), and installment plans in the parent's home currency. FX rates update daily from the ECB feed.
Multi-Language Student and Parent Portal
Portal renders in English, Spanish, French, German, Arabic (RTL), Chinese (Simplified and Traditional), Japanese, Portuguese, and 50+ other languages. Report cards and transcripts localize per family preference, which reduces translation costs for schools with 40+ nationalities on roll.
Third-Culture Student Records and Transitions
Track prior schools, prior curricula, and mid-year transfers from any country. Automated equivalency mapping between IB, US GPA, UK A-Level, and Indian CBSE grades. Transfer certificates and letters of good standing generate in bulk during moving season.
Admissions with SISO and Country-of-Origin Rules
Track Student Information Sharing Online (SISO) transfers between international schools. Applicant profiles capture nationalities, passports, visa status, and residence permits, which flag renewals for HR-sponsored students. Integrates with Enrollment Management Association SSAT scores.
Boarding and Homestay Management
Room allocation, guardianship records, meal plans, and evening study monitoring for boarding programs. Track homestay families, host inspections, and stipend payments. Full audit trail for CIS standard 12 (residential and homestay) compliance.
Bus Routes for Diplomatic Compounds and Multi-District Pickups
Model complex international-school bus networks: diplomatic housing compounds, embassy pickups, and satellite neighborhoods. Route planning by mileage, traffic zone, and driver hours. GPS tracker integrations for parents monitoring long commutes.
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PYP unit planners live in Managebac, MYP in a separate tool, DP in a spreadsheet, and grades are re-keyed into an unrelated SIS. Coordinators spend weeks reconciling data before authorization visits.
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Unit planners, ATL tags, and criterion grades all live in one system that IB authorization inspectors can query directly. Coordinator time on data reconciliation drops sharply.
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Families arrive mid-year from three continents, each expecting reports in their home country format. Producing US GPA and UK A-Level transcripts for the same student takes a bespoke workflow.
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A single grade record renders as US GPA, UK A-Level projection, or IB predicted grades at report time. Families receive transcripts in the format their next school (or embassy relocation package) requires.
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A five-country network runs each campus on a different SIS. Consolidated enrollment reports for the group board require quarterly manual assembly.
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Every campus runs the same open-source instance in its local hosting region for data residency, but a group-level BI layer queries all five for a unified enrollment and financial dashboard.
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Does OpenEduCat support IB PYP, MYP, and DP together?
Yes. Grade schemes and unit planner templates are configurable per program. PYP central ideas and lines of inquiry, MYP criterion-based assessment with ATL tags, and DP predicted grades all live in the same student record. A student progressing from PYP to DP keeps a single continuous record.
Can we bill tuition in multiple currencies at the same campus?
Yes. Each family or corporate contract can be assigned a billing currency independent of the school's reporting currency. Sibling discounts, embassy sponsorships, and multinational HR-paid tuition are handled with foreign exchange updated daily from the European Central Bank feed. Reports can consolidate to any base currency.
How does OpenEduCat help with CIS accreditation?
The accreditation module maps to CIS Domain A through H standards. Coordinators tag policies, evidence documents, and stakeholder survey results to specific indicators. When the CIS team visits, the self-study report and evidence trail are generated as a bundled export, which typically reduces prep time by 60% versus assembling manually.
Is the parent portal available in Arabic and Chinese?
Yes. The portal supports 60+ languages including Arabic (with right-to-left layout), Simplified and Traditional Chinese, Japanese, Korean, and most European languages. Each parent selects their preferred language and receives report cards, invoices, and school communications in that language.
Can we host in a specific country for data residency?
Yes. Because OpenEduCat is open-source, international schools deploy in any AWS, Azure, GCP, or private data center region. Schools operating under GDPR host in EU regions, schools in the UAE host in-country to meet TDRA data localization rules, and schools in China host with an ICP-licensed provider.
Does it integrate with ManageBac if we already use it?
Yes. OpenEduCat pulls unit planners and criterion grades from ManageBac via its OpenAPI, so schools running a hybrid setup can migrate progressively. Once curriculum planning is fully on OpenEduCat, the ManageBac subscription can be phased out.
How are transfers between international schools handled?
Student records include prior schools, prior curricula, and equivalency-mapped grades. Transfer certificates and letters of good standing generate in bulk (critical during peak international moving windows in June-August). SISO transfer packets can be exported for the receiving school.
Is there a cost for the multi-language and multi-currency features?
No. Multi-language UI and multi-currency billing ship in the Community Edition at zero cost. Enterprise support at $19 per user per month adds SLA-backed help, priority patches, and managed hosting, but the underlying features are identical.
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