Glossary
School management system (SMS)
A cloud platform where admissions, academics, fees, exams, transport, and family portals share one student roster and academic calendar.
Buyers use "SMS" to mean school management system - the operational software your staff log into daily. Cloud SMS products like Schoolyi host the application in the browser so schools avoid on-prem server maintenance.
ERP and CRM features often sit inside the same SMS: fee collection and payroll are ERP-style modules; admissions pipelines are CRM-style workflows - but the student record and calendar stay central.
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Related terms
School management software
A connected platform that runs admissions, student records, academics, fees, exams, and family portals on one academic calendar.
School ERP
Enterprise resource planning tailored to schools - finance, HR, admissions, academics, and reporting on shared student and calendar data inside a cloud SMS.
Student information system (SIS)
The authoritative register of students, classes, guardians, and enrollments that other school modules depend on.
Academic calendar
The master schedule of terms, working days, holidays, and events that attendance, exams, fees, and leave modules share.
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