You need to consult a consultant with wealth of experience

in this field because what you want is much.

what programming language are you most comfortable with?

I might come back to Flesh this out.

Admin:
------>expenses
------>payroll.
------>employee biodata
------>student data
---------->biodata
---------->academic
---------->financial
---------->disciplinary

Parents:
---->contact student's class teacher.
---->check student financial history.
---->get student's attendance records
-------->get attendance print out
-------->register for SMS notification of absence
---->get students academic records
-------->sign up for email notification of academic records.
---->read student's disciplinary records
---->lay complaint.

Teachers:
---->update student attendance records
---->update students academic records
---->update students disciplinary records
---->check inbox
Students:
----> check/print out timetables.
----> get school news.
----> print out transcripts
----> register for school activities
----> send/recieve messages.


You also have a few other questions to answer.

Are students going to have access to those functions above or its strictly for admin?
what platform are you going to use to deploy it? Apache or IIS?
what language? PHP or ASP.Net or .....?

Ideas above are mostly about functionality. Other things might be included like a school blog, newsletter etc. Will be back if any other ideas pop up. Be safe man.

8figure: Hello fellows, I would like to hear your own procedures. Building a school website, from where the students et teachers can access and upload data(teachers(assignments,grades,..),students(answers,check results...)). The students can check their results with scratch card,enroll for entrance exam by filling online form(like jamb).(how do i go about the scratch card generation and management).

please I need guidelines on how to provide such services through the website,what are the requirements,what and which skill is sufficient to successfully implement such project.


This is my first project,so please I need your advice.

If you have no clue what to do, better start off putting together a specification, and then a design document. That way, you know what you want before you even attempt providing any services, and you have ideas of what exactly it is you are building.

JoelOnSoftware has some good tips on writing functional specs ----> http://www.joelonsoftware.com/articles/fog0000000036.html . Enjoy

8figure: You Guys Are Just Awesome! Am grateful, I think I will Start with UML modeling and some planning, but I don't have much time on my hand.

I will try nginx as Fayimora suggested, but am not conversant with it,but shall give it a shot.

@Kobojunkie I've tried documenting on the project,and I think I need more documentation based off on you guys advice and suggestion.

Thanks All ,And Am Still On It
Am Not Tired Of Your Suggestion And Advice.

You do not think of programming or even what language you will write your solution in, until you have a well written specification detailing exactly what you need, what is feasible, and the scope. Then you work on a good analysis and design document.

Many more projects fail because BAs/developers rush to code before taking enough time to do thorough research on project requirements, making sure to document project needs as against wants, with great focused placed on ensuring design not only meets current need, but scales considerably in the situation that additional modification will be made, post-delivery.

From your description, it is very clear that you have not adequately documented your project. You should spend time researching the various pieces you actually need as against pieces you think may sound nice to have(those could come later on).

yeah yeah ,but there is one area I've not seen reply, i.e generating of scratch cards and its management ,how's it done?


@Fayimora , why do you prefer ruby over javascript and php. I need clues.

8figure: yeah yeah ,but there is one area I've not seen reply, i.e generating of scratch cards and its management ,how's it done?

I've not seem to have got any reply,regards to the red colored part. Guys I need clues please.

@Fayimora ; Ruby! Ruby!! Ruby!!!

8figure: there is one area I've not seen reply, i.e generating of scratch cards and its management ,how's it done?

generate random numbers/strings & ensure that each is unique,
assign user-permissions to each & secure & store in your database
print your scratch cards/strings

For the implementation of scratch card try go this code

protected void lkLogin_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
JibokuFoundationDBEntities1 jent = new JibokuFoundationDBEntities1();
List<Pin> pins = jent.Pins.Where(p => p.PinCode == txtPin.Text).ToList();
if (pins.Count == 0)
{
lblInfo.Text = "Invalid Pin";
}
else
{

Pin pin = pins.First();

if (pin.Applicants.Count != 0 && pin.DateFirstUsed != null)
{
//lblInfo.Text = "The Pin has already been used";
lblApplicationId.Value = pin.Applicants.First().ApplicantId.ToString();
hkPrint.NavigateUrl = "~/Shared/Printout.aspx?ID=" + pin.Applicants.First().ApplicantId.ToString();
MultiView1.SetActiveView(vwFInalize);
pin.DateLastUsed = DateTime.Now;
jent.SaveChanges();
}
else
{

pin.DateFirstUsed = DateTime.Now;
pin.DateLastUsed = DateTime.Now;
jent.SaveChanges();
lblPinId.Value = pin.PinId.ToString();
MultiView1.SetActiveView(vwAppForm);
}
}

}
}