E-Okul: Your Digital Gateway to Monitoring Your Children's Educational Journey in Türkiye

In a world rapidly advancing towards digitalization, technological tools have become an integral part of our daily lives, including the education sector.

 In Türkiye, the "E-Okul" platform stands out as a pioneering model in this field. Launched by the Ministry of National Education (MEB) in 2007, it's a comprehensive electronic system designed to simplify and facilitate the monitoring of students' educational processes and foster effective communication among all stakeholders: parents, students, teachers, and school administrations.

 Today, E-Okul is an essential tool for every family with children in Türkiye's official education system, providing instant and comprehensive access to all academic and behavioral data of students.

What is the E-Okul Application?

E-Okul is an integrated digital platform, accessible via a website and a dedicated mobile application. This platform aims to digitize the student monitoring process in Turkish schools by collecting and displaying data directly and instantaneously from schools. This eliminates the need for frequent school visits or phone calls to obtain information, saving time and effort for all parties involved.

Key Features of the E-Okul Application

The E-Okul application offers a wide range of features serving parents, students, and teachers alike:

• Academic Performance Tracking: Instant access to monthly, mid-term, and final exam grades, as well as project and homework scores.

• Attendance and Absence Records: Detailed information on student attendance and absences, specifying whether an absence is excused or unexcused.

• Weekly Timetable: Displays each student's weekly schedule to help them organize their time effectively.

• School Assignments: Allows students and parents to view daily assignments and projects posted by teachers.

• Teacher Notes: Tracks behavioral and academic notes recorded by teachers about students.

• School Announcements: A channel for receiving important notifications and announcements from school administration, such as holiday dates or school activities.

• Transfer and Placement Procedures: Facilitates student transfer processes between schools.

• Health Examination Information: Provides detailed information regarding the student's medical examinations.

• Student Documents: Enables the retrieval of some official documents related to the student.

• Direct Communication Channels: Facilitates direct communication between parents, teachers, and school administration.

How to Access and Use the Application

To access the E-Okul system, a parent needs to enter the student's National ID number (or residence permit number for foreign students) and their school number. After successful login, the parent can browse all available information.

The E-Okul application can be downloaded on smartphones running Android and iOS from the official app stores:

• For Android devices (Google Play Store): E-Okul Veli Bilgilendirme Sistemi

• For iOS devices (Apple App Store): E-Okul Veli Bilgilendirme Sistemi

The platform can also be accessed via a web browser through the official website of the Ministry of National Education:

• Website: https://e-okul.meb.gov.tr/

E-Okul's Scope: Does it Cover All Schools and Universities?

The E-Okul system is specifically designed to cover public and private schools affiliated with Türkiye's Ministry of National Education (MEB). This includes all educational stages from kindergarten up to the end of high school (12th grade).

Regarding Universities: E-Okul does not include universities. Each university in Türkiye has its own electronic system for student monitoring, which varies from one university to another. These systems are typically referred to as "OBS" (Öğrenci Bilgi Sistemi) or Student Information System, and their details and access methods differ depending on the university.

Benefits for Parents and Students

• Easy Monitoring and Transparency: E-Okul provides an easy and direct way for parents to monitor their children's academic progress and behavior with full transparency, without needing to visit the school.

• Time and Effort Saving: Reduces the administrative burden on both schools and parents by providing information electronically and instantly.

• Enhanced Communication: Strengthens the relationship between home and school by providing an effective and direct communication channel.

• Early Problem Identification and Resolution: Helps parents identify any academic or behavioral issues their child may face at an early stage and work on resolving them in coordination with the school.

• Flexible Lesson Tracking: If a student is absent (due to illness or other reasons), they can follow up on their lessons and review assignments through the application.