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A school website should distinguish admissions from current-student information

Summary

Separate admissions and current-student information on a school website. Date requirements, reports, fees, and notices and coordinate annual updates.

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A school website should distinguish admissions from current-student information

A school website serves prospective families as well as current students and guardians. Provide clear routes for curriculum and admissions, and for notices and events.

Mixed academic years can make deadlines and fees ambiguous. Label current admissions and historical records by year and date.

State the curriculum and admissions year

Illustrate the educational approach with classes, activities, schedules, and a support contact. Admissions information should state the year, dates, documents, fees, and information sessions.

Date progression figures and define the cohort. Avoid implying selected outcomes represent every student, and link the underlying published report.

Label admissions and current-student navigation

Use clear names for admissions, student notices, and school information. Label multiple navigation regions by purpose. (W3C labelling regions)

Follow publication permissions and school policy for photographs and names. Keep individual grades and private communications out of public pages.

Plan annual updates and expired deadlines

When the admissions year changes, review requirements, sessions, fees, FAQs, and application routes together. Give retained PDFs clear year labels in filenames and links.

Assign departmental ownership and decide what appears after deadlines. Test finding admissions information and applying for a session before publishing.

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Frequently asked questions

Q: Should every notice appear on the homepage?

A: Provide routes by user task and link to details.

Q: Can old admissions documents remain?

A: Label the year and closed intake if retaining them as records.

Q: What about school-life photographs?

A: Follow permissions and publication policy and review personal information.

Q: What if several departments update the site?

A: Assign owners for admissions, fees, and events and coordinate the annual review.

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