A Student Information System (SIS) is a software application for educational establishments to manage student data. Student information systems provide capabilities for entering student test and other assessment scores through an electronic grade book, building student schedules, tracking student attendance, and managing many other student-related data needs in a school, college or university. Also known as student information management system (SIMS, SIM), student records system (SRS), student management system (SMS) or school management system (SMS) .
The common functions of a Student Information System are to support the maintenance of personal and study information relating to:
> Handling inquiries from prospective students;
> Handling the admissions process;
> Enrolling new students and storing teaching option choices;
> Automatically creating class & teacher schedules
> Handling records of examinations, assessments, marks and grades and academic progression;
> Maintaining records of absences and attendance;
> Recording communications with students
> Maintaining discipline records
> Providing statistical reports
> Maintenance boarding house details
> Communicating student details to parents through a parent portal
> Special Education / Individual Education Plan (IEP) services
> Human resources services
> Accounting and budgeting services
