Replacing paper registers with one secure system
OpenSchool is a self-hosted school management system purpose-built for Sri Lankan schools - one secure application that models everything from academic years and grades - Scholarship through A/Level - to guardians and daily attendance, so school records stop living across notebooks, spreadsheets, and disconnected systems.
Give every school a proper system of record
Most Sri Lankan schools still track students, grades, and attendance across paper registers and disconnected spreadsheets. OpenSchool gives every school - regardless of size - a structured, secure, API-driven system of record for its academic data.
Community infrastructure, not a vendor
We're building OpenSchool in the open, as software any school - or anyone building for schools - can run, inspect, and contribute to, instead of every school reinventing student records from scratch or depending on a closed vendor.
Principles behind the platform
Secure by Default
ThunderID-backed authentication, server-side role checks on every action, rate limiting, and an audit log for sensitive changes.
Built for the Sri Lankan System
The full Grade 1-13 flow - Scholarship years, O/Level, and A/Level streams like Science, Commerce, and Arts - modeled the way local schools actually run.
Open Source & Self-Hosted
Apache 2.0 licensed, with the full source available. Run your own instance on your own infrastructure and keep your data under your own control.
Built to Scale
From a single classroom to a full multi-grade school, the same data model holds up as records grow.
Built for everyone around a school
Principals & Admins
Manage the school profile, academic years, grades, and classes from one dashboarded structure.
Teachers
View assigned classes, mark attendance, and see the students and subjects you’re responsible for.
Guardians
Stay linked to your child’s class, attendance, and subject selections as a primary or secondary contact.
Students
Get a clear record of your class, subjects, electives, and attendance history over the academic year.
Want to run it for your school?
The setup guide walks through every module hands-on.