For many independent schools, SIS selection has reached a critical point. This year, a growing number are comparing   Compass Education   and   Veracross , which is interesting because the two systems come from entirely different worlds and weren’t designed as direct competitors at the end of an SIS evaluation. Context: Two Systems, Two Origins These systems matured in very different environments for very different purposes. Compass grew up inside public education.  Its ecosy

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Many people do not fully understand what an enrolment system actually does. There is a general sense that it helps manage prospective...

Earlier this year,   Carey Baptist College   in Western Australia was informally recognized by   Veracross   for the quality of their SIS...

SIS implementations are complex, at times difficult and ultimately immensely rewarding. The journey can be rocky. At times you might feel...

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Yesterday's Approach to SIS migration: Australian, independent schools are facing a real challenge with the rollout of Student...

A quick recap: In the Golden Path Part 1 , we explored the types of roles within the schools and what systems they were likely to use. We...

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As Zen masters and students on summer holidays have always known, time is an illusion. That is, until you are faced with taming the...