What is POLUS?
POLUS is an ecosystem of Information Technology innovations built with the mission of being an enabler for a democratized, student-centric education sector that is a key contributor to the transformation of the Philippines into a first-world economy.
At the heart of POLUS is the POLUS School Management System (SMS), a web-based School Management System that covers the non-instructional component of the student lifecycle in a user-centric, customizable, and easy-to-sustain software-as-a-service offering. POLUS SMS has two primary modules: Admissions Management, and Student Lifecycle Management.
Admissions Management
- Online application portal for aspiring students
- Seamless uploading and assessment of applicant’s supporting documents
- Online and real-time processing of application fees through a payment gateway technology
- Automated release of examination permits through email and the portal
- Secure, encrypted examination question preparation and answer key generation
- Automated checking of examination papers through Optical Character Recognition (OCR)
- Automated generation of examination results and student profiles for successful passers
- Streamlined online enrolment module for new and returning students
Student Lifecycle Management
- Centralized student information management
- Comprehensive student services management, including health records, disciplinary actions, guidance & mental counselling
- Automated report card generation and dissemination
- Billing and payment modules capable of integrating with existing third-party ERP and payment gateway solutions
- Granular, secure user access management for unlimited number of campuses and users
- Detailed definition of campuses, departments, units, sections, subjects, classrooms and advisers
- Customized reports exportable in PDF, CSV or XLS formats
Security Considerations
- Use of OWASP (Open Web Application Security Project) and OWASP MASVS (Mobile Application Security Verification Standard) in Software Architecture Design
- Independent, 3rd Party Source Code Quality & Security Assessment
- Session-based & Role-based Access Control
for Web APIs and Databases - AWS & Google Cloud-trained Cloud Architect
and Data Engineers - CI/CD (Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery) Software Development Methodologies applied
- Multi-Factor Authentication
- Google Authenticator App and reCaptcha
- Email and/or SMS-based PIN