Who visits a school website?
Three groups use a school website, and each wants something different. Parents choosing a school want to know fees, facilities and results. Current parents and students want notices, routines and results. Officials and partner organisations want to confirm that the school is real and active. A good website serves all three from the home page.
Pages every school needs
- Home: the school's name, location, levels taught and the latest notices.
- About: history, the principal's message, management committee and affiliation.
- Academics: programmes, levels, subjects and the academic calendar in Bikram Sambat.
- Admissions: process, required documents, dates and an enquiry form.
- Notices: one place for all announcements, newest first.
- Gallery: real photos of classrooms, labs, sports and events.
- Contact: phone, email, map and office hours.
Features that save office time
- Online admission form that reaches the office by email, so parents do not need to visit for a first enquiry.
- Notice board the staff can update themselves in a minute, with file upload for PDF notices.
- Result lookup by symbol number or student ID.
- Downloads for forms, book lists and routines.
- Nepali and English content, because many parents prefer Nepali.
- SMS notices to parents for urgent announcements.
Built for phones first
Most parents open the site on a mobile phone using mobile data. Pages should be light, text should be readable without zooming, and the phone number should be clickable. Avoid large sliders and heavy animations that slow the site down.
Protecting students
- Get permission before publishing children's photos, and avoid full names beside photos of young children.
- Do not publish addresses, phone numbers or other personal details of students.
- Keep the site on HTTPS and limit who has the admin login.
Website or school management software?
A website informs the public. School management software (LMS) runs the school's daily work: attendance, fees, exams and report cards, with separate logins for teachers, parents and students. Many schools start with a website and add the software later, with both sharing notices and results.
See web development for school websites, school LMS development for management software, and our buyer's guide to LMS software. Planning costs are on the pricing page.
