School website pages parents actually use: admissions, fees, results and disclosures

In March, a parent in Kallakurichi has three schools on a shortlist and ten minutes on the bus. She opens each school’s website on her phone. One shows a slow photo slider and a welcome message. Another shows “Admissions open for 2027–28”, the fee for her child’s class, the bus stops, and a button to call. You can guess which school gets the visit.

This guide lists the school website pages parents actually use, in the order they look for them, and what boards require. For CBSE schools, it walks through the Mandatory Public Disclosure page, using the board’s own circular.

The pages parents look for first

Parents arrive with questions, not to browse. Put these in the top menu, in plain words:

Page	What parents want to see
Admissions	Is it open, for which classes, the steps, the dates, the documents, the form
Fees	The fee for each class, when it is paid, what is extra (books, uniform, bus)
Transport	Bus routes with stops and rough timings, and the bus fee
Results	Board results for recent years, toppers, pass percentage
Calendar	Term dates, exams, holidays, events
Contact	One-tap call, WhatsApp, directions on Google Maps, office hours

Then the pages that build trust: about the school and its management, the principal’s note (short), facilities with real photos, teachers, the gallery, and news or circulars for current parents.

A school website is not a brochure. It is the front office, open at midnight, answering the same ten questions.

A website for school admission: what the admissions page needs

The admissions page decides whether a parent calls you or the next school. Keep it short and complete:

1. Status at the top: “Admissions open for LKG to Class 9, 2027–28” or “Admissions closed; opens in January”.
2. Age rules for each entry class, with the cut-off date.
3. Steps: enquiry, form, visit or interaction, documents, fee payment.
4. Documents list: birth certificate, transfer certificate, Aadhaar, photos, previous report card.
5. The form: an enquiry form (name, class, phone) is enough online; collect the rest at the visit.
6. A contact person with WhatsApp and office hours.

An admission form collects children’s details. India’s Digital Personal Data Protection Rules, 2025 bring a duty to take verifiable parental consent before processing a child’s data; most duties start 18 months after the November 2025 notification, so in May 2027. Ask only what you need online, and keep it safe.

CBSE Mandatory Public Disclosure: what the page must show

CBSE’s affiliation bye-laws require every affiliated school to keep its own website (clause 2.3.8), with information such as affiliation status, infrastructure, teachers and their qualifications, student numbers, contact details and fees (clause 2.4.9). In Circular 1/2026, dated 12 January 2026, the board reminded schools to keep teacher details and self-attested documents up to date on the website in the Appendix IX format.

Part	What goes in it
A · General information	School name, affiliation number, school code, full address, principal and qualification, email, phone
B · Documents	Affiliation letter, society or trust registration, state NOC, RTE recognition, building safety, fire safety, DEO certificate or self-certification, drinking water and sanitation certificates
C · Results and academics	Fee structure, annual academic calendar, School Management Committee, PTA members, last three years’ Class 10 and 12 results
D · Staff	Principal, vice principal, head teacher, all teachers with name, designation and qualification, teacher–section ratio, special educator, counsellor
E · Infrastructure	Campus area, classrooms, labs and library sizes, internet, toilets for girls, boys and children with special needs, a video of the campus

The documents in part B must be self-attested by the chairman, manager or secretary and the principal. Make this one page, linked from the footer as “Mandatory Public Disclosure”, with each document as a small PDF that opens on a phone. State board schools have their own rules, but parents value the same openness, so a short version of this page helps any school.

Results, gallery and news: keep them fresh

An old website hurts more than no website. If the newest result is from three years ago, parents assume the school stopped caring.

• Results: update within a week of the board results. Show the pass percentage and a few toppers with consent.
• Gallery: a few good photos per event beat a hundred blurry ones. Compress them so the page opens fast on mobile data.
• News and circulars: date every post. Remove last year’s “Admissions open” banner.
• Calendar: one page, updated each term.

Give one person in the office the job, and the logins. Our guide on website cost in India explains what yearly upkeep costs if you would rather hand it over.

How to create a school website that works on a phone

Most parents will open the site on a phone, often on mobile data. Build for that first:

• Call, WhatsApp and directions as buttons on every page.
• Fast pages: small photos, no auto-playing video or long slider on the home page.
• Plain menu: Admissions, Fees, Transport, Results, About, Contact.
• Readable text in English and Tamil if your parents prefer it.
• Your own address: recognised schools and colleges can use an edu.in or ac.in domain, registered only through ERNET; others can use a .in or .com. Our guide on domain names and hosting explains both.

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Questions

What pages should a school website have?

Start with Admissions, Fees, Transport, Results, Calendar and Contact, since those answer what parents ask most. Then add About, Facilities, Teachers, Gallery and News. CBSE schools also need a Mandatory Public Disclosure page.

What is CBSE Mandatory Public Disclosure?

It is a page every CBSE-affiliated school must keep on its website in the board’s Appendix IX format. It lists general information, certificates such as fire and building safety, the fee structure, three years of results, teachers with qualifications and the school’s infrastructure.

Is a website compulsory for a CBSE school?

Yes. The affiliation bye-laws (clauses 2.3.8 and 2.4.9) require every affiliated school to develop and maintain its own website with comprehensive information, including fees. CBSE repeated this in Circular 1/2026 of 12 January 2026.

How do I create a school website?

Decide the pages first (admissions, fees, transport, results, contact), collect the facts and photos, then pick a builder: a website builder you manage yourself, or a designer who builds it on WordPress or similar. Register the domain in the school’s name, and give one staff member the job of keeping it updated.

Can a school get an edu.in domain?

Recognised educational institutions can apply for an edu.in or ac.in address, and ERNET is the only registrar for them. Other schools and coaching centres can use a .in or .com domain from any accredited registrar.

Should the admission form be online?

An online enquiry form (name, class, phone) helps parents who browse late at night. Keep detailed forms with documents for the school visit, collect only what you need, and protect it, because children’s data will need parental consent under the DPDP Rules from May 2027.