EduCore – School Management System

🚧 In Development

🌍 About EduCore

EduCore is a modern, Ethiopian-inspired School Management System designed to help administrators, teachers, students, and parents stay connected.

It streamlines and digitalizes daily school operations such as:

• Built-in spreadsheet software for grades & ranking
• Attendance tracking & analytics
• Student and teacher dashboards
• Admin dashboard with role-based controls
• Secure authentication and account management
• Communication tools for collaboration and updates

EduCore combines tradition and innovation, supporting schools with a simple, reliable, and accessible platform tailored for the Ethiopian and global education context.

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🚀 Features

🎓 Academic

• Student information management (profiles, enrollment, academic history)
• Teacher information management (profiles, subjects, schedules)
• Class & section management
• Gradebook & result calculation (sum, average, rank, GPA)
• Built-in spreadsheet for advanced calculations and visualizations
• Timetable & exam scheduling (auto/manual)
• Homework/assignment management
• Report cards & transcript generation
• Library & resource management

📊 Administration

• Admissions & enrollment (digital forms, approvals)
• Attendance tracking (manual/biometric/RFID-ready)
• Fees & finance management (invoices, receipts, late fee calculation)
• Staff payroll management
• Transport management (routes, fees, tracking)
• Hostel/dormitory management
• Inventory & asset management

📱 Communication & Engagement

• Role-based dashboards (Admin, Teacher, Supervisor, Homeroom Teacher, Student, Parent)
• File transfer & chatting system for teachers ↔ students
• Built-in calendar & event reminders
• Announcements & notice board
• Parent portal (grades, attendance, fees, reports)
• Student portal (assignments, progress, schedules)
• Notifications (email, SMS, in-app)

🌍 Advanced & Modern

• Secure authentication with bcrypt password hashing
• MongoDB-powered scalable database
• AI-ready analytics dashboard (performance prediction, attendance insights)
• Mobile-friendly design (HTML, CSS, JavaScript frontend)
• Multi-school/multi-branch support
• Role-based access control & permissions
• Cloud backup & data recovery
• Ethiopian-inspired design & naming

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📂 Project Structure

EduCore/
│── Development/
│   ├── server.js          # Express server entry point
│   ├── mongodb.js         # MongoDB connection
│   ├── package.json
│   ├── package-lock.json
│   │
│   ├── public/            # Frontend files
│   │   ├── admin.html
│   │   ├── teacher.html
│   │   ├── student.html
│   │   ├── login.html
│   │   ├── signup.html
│   │   │
│   │   ├── css/           # Stylesheets
│   │   │   ├── style.css  # Global + shared styles
│   │   │   ├── admin.css
│   │   │   ├── teacher.css
│   │   │   └── student.css
│   │   │
│   │   ├── js/            # Frontend scripts
│   │   │   ├── auth.js    # Login/Signup logic
│   │   │   ├── admin.js
│   │   │   ├── teacher.js
│   │   │   └── student.js
│   │   │
│   │   └── img/           # Images, logos
│   │       └── logo.png
│   │
│   ├── models/            # Database models
│   │   └── User.js        # Handles Admin, Teacher, Student roles
│   │
│   ├── routes/            # Express routes
│   │   └── auth.js        # Login & signup routes
│   │
│   └── README.md
│
└── .env                   # Environment variables (DB, secrets)

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⚡️ Installation

Clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/kirubelm1/EduCore.git
cd EduCore/Development

Install dependencies:

npm install

Run development server:

npm run dev

Run production server:

npm start

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🛠 Tech Stack

• Frontend: HTML, CSS, JavaScript
• Backend: Node.js, Express
• Database: MongoDB
• Security: bcrypt (password hashing), cors (communication)

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🎯 Roadmap

• Attendance module with analytics
• Assignment upload & submission system
• AI-powered student performance dashboard
• Parent & student mobile app
• Transport & hostel modules
• Multi-language & multi-branch support
• Finance & payroll automation
• API integrations (payment, SMS, video classes)

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🤝 Contributing

Contributions are welcome!

1. Fork the repo
2. Create a feature branch:

   git checkout -b feature-name

3. Commit changes:

   git commit -m "Add new feature"

4. Push to your branch and submit a PR

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📜 License

This project is licensed under the MIT License – see the LICENSE file for details.

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🌟 Show your support

If you like this project, please ⭐ star the repo to support development!

👉 Repository: EduCore on GitHub