What is OpenEMIS School?
OpenEMIS School is a free and open source education management information system (EMIS) designed for developing countries to help manage schools more efficiently. It was created by the OpenEMIS Foundation with support from UNESCO and other partners.
Some key features and benefits of OpenEMIS School include:
- Student registration and attendance tracking
- Monitoring of student performance and test scores
- Teacher records and assignment tracking
- School infrastructure and resource planning
- Custom reporting and data analysis
- Secure user access controls
- Translated into multiple languages
- Designed to work offline in remote areas
By providing transparent school data in an accessible online system, OpenEMIS School aims to help education administrators allocate resources more effectively, plan interventions, and monitor quality and progress to support learning across entire education systems, especially in developing countries.
The software is open source, so it can be customized for different country needs and integrated with other e-governance systems. With a modular architecture and robust data security tools, OpenEMIS serves as a foundation for data-driven education planning toward quality education access for all students.