Assignment: School Management System $($SMS$)$

Objective:

Develop a PHP web application to manage a primary school system following the outlined rules and specifications. The project will require a strong understanding of Object$-$Oriented Programming $($OOP$),$ the Model$-$View$-$Controller $($MVC$)$ architecture.

Project Requirements

System Features

Your application must include the following functionalities:

$1.$ User and User Role Management

$-$Administer roles for:

Teachers $($manage scores only$)$

Office Administrators $($manage all other functionalities$)$

$-$Allow CRUD $($Create$,$ Read, Update, Delete$)$ operations for users and their

roles.

$2.$ Grade Management

$-$Predefined grades $($one to six$)$ with no possibility of modification to names.

$3.$ Class Management

$-$Each grade should have between $1$ and $6$ classes.

$-$Classes are uniquely named and cannot switch grades.

$4.$ Student Management

$-$Allow placement of students into specific classes.

$-$A student must belong to only one class at a time.

$5.$ Subject Management

$-$Subjects are shared across all classes in the same grade.

$6.$ Score Management

$-$Teachers should manage scores for students:

Scores are recorded for each term $($three terms per year$).$

Scores must be tied to subjects.

$7.$ School Year and Term Management

$-$Define and manage school years and terms to ensure scores are properly recorded.

Reports

$1.$ Student Report Card

$-$Generate a report card for a specific student for a selected term.

$2.$ Average Performance Report

$-$Calculate and display the average performance of students by grade for

specific subjects.

Technical Requirements

$1.$ Devlopment Framework

$-$implement in pure PHP using OOP principles.

$-$Use the MVC architecture for organization.

$-$The application must run on XAMPP and should not rely on external frameworks.

$2.$ Data Validation and Security

$-$Input validation and sanitation on both frontend and backend.

$-$Prevent SQL injection, XSS and other common securty vulnerabilities.

$3.$ User Interface

$-$Design a user friendly interface for seamless navigation.

$-$Separate access and permissions based on user roles.

Submission Requirements

Submit the following in a compressed file name sms$.$zip:

$1.$ README.txt

$-$Detailed instructions for setting up and running the application on XAMPP.

$2.$ database.sql

$-$SQL dump for a well$-$populated database $($include data for users, grades,

classes, students, subjects, scores, etc.$).$

$3.$ explanation.txt$.$

$-$An explanation of the features in the application.

$4.$ Sms$.$zip

$-$A folder containing the complete PHP application.