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School Management & Grading System

A comprehensive system for managing school operations, student records, and automated grade computation with report card generation.

Role:Full-Stack Developer
Next.jsTypeScriptPostgreSQL
Unlimited
Student Records
Scalable student management
Auto
Grade Computation
Weighted averages, GPA, rankings
PDF
Report Cards
Auto-generated printable reports
4
User Roles
Admin, Teacher, Student, Parent

Key Engineering Achievements

The engineering decisions and challenges behind this project

Automated Grade Computation Engine

Challenge

Different subjects, grading scales, and weighting systems make manual grade calculation error-prone and time-consuming.

Solution

Built a configurable grading engine that supports multiple grading scales (percentage, letter, GPA), weighted category averages, and automatic class ranking with tie-breaking rules.

Impact

Eliminated manual grade calculation errors and reduced report card generation from days to minutes.

Grade EngineWeighted AveragesAuto-Ranking

Role-Based Access Control

Challenge

Different stakeholders (admin, teachers, students, parents) need different views and permissions.

Solution

Implemented RBAC with four distinct roles. Teachers see only their classes, students see their grades, parents see their children's records, and admins have full system access.

Impact

Data privacy maintained while giving every user exactly the access they need.

RBACAuthMulti-tenantPrivacy

PDF Report Card Generation

Challenge

Schools need printable, professional report cards with consistent formatting.

Solution

Built a PDF generation pipeline that pulls student data, computes final grades, applies school branding, and generates downloadable report cards with teacher comments and performance graphs.

Impact

Batch generation of 500+ report cards in under a minute with zero formatting errors.

PDF GenerationBatch ProcessingTemplates

Project Analytics

A data-driven look at the project's architecture and performance

System Modules

Student Mgmt85
Grade Engine95
Report Cards80
Attendance70
Admin Panel75

User Distribution

100%
Students50%
Teachers25%
Parents20%
Admin5%

Developer's Note

The grading system was one of the most rewarding projects because it directly reduced teacher workload. Seeing a school go from 3 days of manual report card creation to 10 minutes of automated generation was the best demo day I've ever had.

GN
George Njoroge
Full-Stack Developer