Dire Dawa Administration Education BureauSIMS · Student Information Management System
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Dire Dawa Administration Education Bureau

Diligence for quality Education! ትጋት ለጥራት ትምህርት!

One system for every school, class and student.

SIMS connects the Education Bureau and its schools: registration, timetables, attendance, marks out of 100, report cards, certificates and the Grade 12 online model exam — in English, Amharic, Afaan Oromoo and Somali.

Secure sign-in & audit log 4 languages Works on any device
305Schools
91,276Students
1,896Teachers
47%Girls among students
DEMO – Model exam test (2017 E.C.) Papers are open now. Candidates: sign in with the exam number and password on your admission slip. Go to exam portal
Everything in one place

From registration to graduation

Every module works on the same student record, so information is entered once and used everywhere — by the school and by the Bureau.

Student registry

One record per student for life, with a unique UID, guardian, health and special-needs details. Duplicates are caught at registration.

Classes & timetables

Create sections, balance boys and girls automatically, assign teachers and build clash-free weekly timetables.

Attendance

Daily or per-period registers in seconds, monthly PDF registers, and SMS notices to guardians of absent students.

Marks out of 100

Continuous assessment and final exam add up to 100. Teachers enter marks online or with Excel; totals and ranks update instantly.

Report cards & promotion

Printable report cards and transcripts, conduct, and year-end promotion decisions approved by the director.

Certificates with QR

ID cards, transfer, completion and graduation certificates with serial numbers and a QR code anyone can verify.

Transfers

Clearance, Bureau approval and transfer certificates. The student keeps the same UID and full history.

Analytics

Enrolment, averages and pass rates from the whole city down to a single class, with at-risk students highlighted.

Discipline & awards

Black list records for warnings and penalties, and awards for achievements, for students and teachers.

Fair and transparent grading

Every subject is marked out of 100

Continuous assessment (quizzes, tests, assignments) and the final exam add up to 100. There are no letter grades: a student passes when the total reaches the pass mark set within the Bureau’s policy.

  • Weights set by each school within Bureau limits
  • Totals, averages and class ranks calculated automatically
  • Marks locked by the director once checked
40Continuous assessment
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60Final exam
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100Total
Default weights; schools may choose others within the Bureau policy bounds.
Grade 12 · Natural & Social streams

The online model exam, just like the national exam

The Bureau prepares the papers centrally; schools admit their students and print admission slips; candidates sit timed papers on a computer, and results are calculated instantly.

  1. Bureau preparesPapers per stream, questions, schedule and a 4-digit exam code per paper.
  2. Schools admitEach candidate gets an exam number and password on a printed slip.
  3. Candidates sit the examEnter the code announced in the room, answer, flag and review — every answer is saved instantly.
  4. Results & monitoringLive monitor on exam day; scores out of 100 per paper, school and candidate.
Go to exam portal
Who it serves

The right tools for every role

Each person sees only what their role needs. School staff only ever see their own school.

Education Bureau

  • Register and verify schools
  • City-wide analytics and reports
  • Approve transfers
  • Run the Grade 12 model exam

Directors & vice principals

  • Classes, subjects and teachers
  • Timetables and assessment settings
  • Lock marks, approve promotion
  • Discipline and awards

Registrars

  • Register and confirm students
  • Import from Excel
  • Certificates and rosters
  • Transfers in and out

Teachers

  • Take attendance
  • Enter CA and final marks
  • See class results
  • Record warnings and awards
For universities, employers and parents

Is this certificate genuine?

Every certificate, transcript and report card issued by SIMS carries a QR code. Scan it with any phone camera: the verification page shows whether it is valid, the serial number, the school and the student’s name. No sign-in needed.

Scan the QR code
See Valid or Revoked
Compare name and serial

Secure by design

Encrypted passwords, sign-in limits, optional two-factor authentication and automatic sign-out after inactivity.

Every change recorded

The audit log keeps who changed what and when, with before-and-after values.

Each school sees its own data

Strict separation between schools; the Bureau sees the whole city.

Built on existing records

The system runs on the Bureau’s existing student database — nothing was lost in the move.

Questions

Frequently asked questions

Accounts are created by your school director, the HR officer or the Education Bureau. You receive a username and a temporary password and choose your own password at first sign-in.

Use “Forgot password?” on the sign-in page if your account has an e-mail address, or ask your school administrator to reset it.

Your school gives you an admission slip with your exam number and password. On the exam day, open the exam portal (or the SIMS sign-in page), sign in, and type the 4-digit exam code your supervisor announces.

Not at the moment. Students and parents receive printed report cards from the school; only staff and model-exam candidates sign in to SIMS.

English, Amharic (አማርኛ), Afaan Oromoo and Somali. Choose your language with the globe button at the top of any page.

After signing in, open Help → User manual in the menu, or press the ? button on any page for step-by-step instructions.
Diligence for quality Education! ትጋት ለጥራት ትምህርት!

Ready to get started?

Sign in with the account given by your school or the Education Bureau.