SchulOS

Free & open-source competence & grading platform for schools

Kompetenzorientierte Beurteilung fur alle

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What is SchulOS?

SchulOS is a comprehensive, free, and open-source web application designed for schools to track student competencies, manage assessments, compute grades, and generate reports. Built with modern web technologies, it provides a rich, professional interface for teachers, school administrators, students, and parents.

Features

Core Modules

• Dashboard — Overview with KPIs, trends, recent activity, and quick actions
• Classes & Students — Manage classes, enrollments, seating order, and student profiles
• Competency Grids — Assign and track competency templates per class and subject
• Progress Entries — Record and visualize student learning progress over time
• Competence Flower — Radar chart visualization of student competencies per subject
• Mastery Matrix — Grid view of student mastery levels across all competencies
• Assessments — Create and manage tests, oral exams, projects, and homework
• Grading — Compute grades with configurable weight rules, overrides, and breakdowns
• Reports — Generate narrative report cards with phrase templates
• Attendance — Track student attendance with sessions, stats, and calendar heatmap
• Calendar — Unified calendar view of assessments, attendance, and deadlines
• Lesson Plans — Plan and manage lessons with objectives, materials, and reflections
• Analytics — Insights with mastery trends, risk detection, and competency analysis

Additional Features

• Parent Communication — Message system for parent-teacher communication
• Behavior Tracking — Incident logging with categories, severity, and follow-up
• Rubric Library — Create and share analytic/holistic rubrics
• Comment Bank — Reusable comment templates for report cards
• Curriculum Coverage — Track which competencies have been assessed
• Settings — Admin panel with user management, demo accounts, audit logs, and data export
• Student Detail — Comprehensive student profile with journey timeline, grades, and export

Technical Features

• Keyboard Shortcuts — Cmd+K command palette, Cmd+1-9 view switching, Cmd+/ shortcuts dialog
• Batch Operations — Batch deletion of progress entries
• Drag-and-Drop — Student seating order reordering
• Custom Color Palette — 7 preset colors + custom picker for competence flower
• Notification System — Deadline reminders and missing observation alerts
• Onboarding Tour — Guided tour for new users
• CSV Export — Export student data as CSV
• Print Support — Print-optimized CSS for report generation
• Dark Mode — Full light/dark mode support with next-themes
• i18n — 700+ translation keys in German and English
• Responsive Design — Mobile-first responsive layout

Tech Stack

• Framework: Next.js 16 (App Router)
• Language: TypeScript 5
• Styling: Tailwind CSS 4 + shadcn/ui
• Database: Prisma ORM + SQLite
• State: Zustand + React Query
• Charts: Recharts (Radar, Bar, Line)
• Auth: Cookie-based sessions + bcryptjs
• Icons: Lucide React (no emojis)
• Animations: Framer Motion

Getting Started

Prerequisites

• Node.js 18+ or Bun
• npm, yarn, or bun

Installation

# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/cetinmustafa83/schulos.git
cd schulos

# Install dependencies
npm install
# or: bun install

# Set up environment
cp .env.example .env

# Push database schema
npm run db:push

# Generate Prisma client
npm run db:generate

# Seed demo data
npm run db:seed

# Start development server
npm run dev

Demo Accounts

After seeding, you can log in with these demo accounts:

Role	Email	Password
Admin	demo@competencetrack.org	Demo2025!
Teacher	demo.teacher@competencetrack.org	Demo2025!
Student	demo.student@competencetrack.org	Demo2025!
Parent	demo.parent@competencetrack.org	Demo2025!

Project Structure

schulos/
  src/
    app/              # Next.js App Router pages & API routes
      api/            # 34+ API endpoint directories
      globals.css     # Global styles & animations
      layout.tsx      # Root layout
      page.tsx        # Entry point (SPA)
    components/       # 26 React components
      auth-view.tsx
      dashboard-view.tsx
      classes-view.tsx
      competence-flower-view.tsx
      ...
    hooks/            # Custom React hooks
    lib/              # Utilities
      api.ts          # API client functions
      auth.ts         # Auth helpers
      db.ts           # Prisma client
      i18n.ts         # Internationalization (700+ keys)
      store.ts        # Zustand state management
      utils.ts        # Utility functions
  prisma/
    schema.prisma     # 30+ database models
    seed.ts           # Demo data seed script
  public/
    logo.svg          # App logo

License

MIT License — see LICENSE for details.

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! This is a free and open-source project aimed at making competence-oriented assessment accessible to all schools.

1. Fork the repository
2. Create your feature branch (git checkout -b feature/amazing-feature)
3. Commit your changes (git commit -m 'Add amazing feature')
4. Push to the branch (git push origin feature/amazing-feature)
5. Open a Pull Request

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SchulOS — Kompetenzorientierte Beurteilung fur alle