An Education Portal for Student Management built with Power Pages offers a secure, scalable, and user-friendly platform to manage student enrollment, attendance, performance tracking, and communication between students, teachers, and administrators. Leveraging Dataverse, Power Automate, and Power BI, this portal can streamline academic operations while providing transparency and engagement.
Key Features of a Student Management Portal
- Student Registration & Profile Management
- Use Entity Forms to allow students to register and update personal details.
- Auto-assign unique student IDs using Power Automate.
- Use Azure AD B2C or Microsoft Entra ID for secure authentication.
- Course Enrollment & Timetables
- Display available courses using Entity Lists.
- Enable students to enroll in courses, with conditional logic based on eligibility.
- Allow students to view class schedules dynamically.
- Attendance Tracking
- Integrate attendance forms for faculty or self-check-in for students.
- Generate Power BI reports for attendance trends and flags.
- Grades and Progress Reports
- Securely display individual grades via filtered Entity Lists (filtered by logged-in user).
- Allow faculty to enter or import grades.
- Use FetchXML to calculate GPA or subject averages.
- Document Uploads & Certificates
- Enable file upload functionality for documents (e.g., ID proof, assignments).
- Provide downloadable certificates post-course completion.
- Parent/Guardian Access
- Allow authorized guardians to view student data via Web Roles and Table Permissions.
- Communication & Notifications
- Automated emails/SMS via Power Automate for:
- New announcements
- Grade release
- Attendance issues
- Chat integration using Power Virtual Agents.
- Automated emails/SMS via Power Automate for:
- Support & FAQs Section
- Provide a knowledge base with categorized FAQs using Entity Lists and tags.
- Admin & Faculty Panel
- Allow admin users to manage student records, courses, and events.
- Faculty can manage attendance, assignments, and grading.
- Security & Compliance
- Role-based access control using Web Roles and Table Permissions.
- GDPR-compliant data handling.
- CAPTCHA on forms to prevent spam.
Technical Components
| Component | Purpose |
|---|---|
| Dataverse Tables | Students, Courses, Grades, Attendance, Teachers |
| Entity Forms & Lists | Dynamic student views and input forms |
| Web Roles | Student, Faculty, Admin, Parent |
| Power Automate | Automations for notifications and data processing |
| Power BI Embedding | Visual dashboards for performance and attendance |
| Azure AD B2C | Authentication and user management |
| Liquid + JavaScript | Custom logic and dynamic UI interactions |
Sample Modules
- Student Dashboard: Profile, enrolled courses, upcoming exams
- Faculty Panel: Grade submissions, attendance, feedback
- Admin Dashboard: Manage users, academic calendar, approvals
- Parent Access: View student performance and attendance