--- description: Learn more about Focus/SIS price, benefits, and disadvantages for businesses in Australia. Read reviews from verified users and discover similar tools that fit your business needs. image: https://gdm-localsites-assets-gfprod.imgix.net/images/capterra/og_logo-e5a8c001ed0bd1bb922639230fcea71a.png?auto=format%2Cenhance%2Ccompress title: Focus/SIS Cost & Reviews - Capterra Australia 2026 --- Breadcrumb: [Home](/) > [School Management Software](/directory/20014/school-administration/software) > [Focus/SIS](/software/54489/focus-sis) # Focus/SIS Canonical: https://www.capterra.com.au/software/54489/focus-sis Page: 1 / 2\ Next: [Next page](https://www.capterra.com.au/software/54489/focus-sis?page=2) > A free, open-source, web-based student information system with scheduling, attendance, data management, grading and billing. > > Verdict: Rated **4.0/5** by 8 users. Top-rated for **Likelihood to recommend**. ----- ## Overview ### Who Uses Focus/SIS? Web-based student information management system which assists private schools, school districts and colleges with data and project management. ## Quick Stats & Ratings | Metric | Rating | Detail | | **Overall** | **4.0/5** | 8 Reviews | | Ease of Use | 3.8/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Customer Support | 2.8/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Value for Money | 4.3/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Features | 4.3/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Recommendation percentage | 70% | (7/10 Likelihood to recommend) | ## About the vendor - **Company**: Focus School Software - **Founded**: 2006 ## Commercial Context - **Pricing model**: Per User - **Pricing Details**: Please contact Focus School Software for pricing details. - **Target Audience**: Self Employed, 2–10, 11–50, 51–200, 201–500, 501–1,000, 1,001–5,000, 5,001–10,000, 10,000+ - **Deployment & Platforms**: Cloud, SaaS, Web-based - **Supported Languages**: English - **Available Countries**: United States ## Features - Admissions Management - Assessment Management - Attendance Tracking - Curriculum Management - Financial Management - Online Calendar - Parent/Student Portal ## Integrations (3 total) - Microsoft OneNote - Schoology - itslearning ## Support Options - Email/Help Desk - Phone Support ## Category - [School Management Software](https://www.capterra.com.au/directory/20014/school-administration/software) ## Alternatives 1. 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I also like the grade book reports, it makes parent teacher conferences easier when I can show parents an overview of each assignment. > > **Cons**: The system is down often, but that could be a district issue. ----- ### "FOCUS helped my students get into college\!" — 5.0/5 > **Rhonda** | *2 July 2016* | Education Management | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: It provides information regarding purchasing and payroll, and a learning management system with a lesson planner, but I found it invaluable from a student's perspective. The student has complete control over his academic performance based on the transcript and grades before him. If he's college bound, and wants to earn scholarships or keep track of his rank, he can log into FOCUS on any given day and check it. He can track his attendance and see notes left to him by teachers. From a teacher's perspective, it provides any record one might need. As a coordinator who had to provide data for a certification process, it made my job much easier. > > **Cons**: I can't imagine anything out there could be better than FOCUS. If I find it, I will come back to this post and put in my CON. The only CON is that so many school districts don't have it or something close. > > I've been an AVID teacher/coordinator (college readiness) for 4 years, just long enough to see my 9th graders graduate from college this year. FOCUS not only allowed me to customize and provide required reports for an annual certification process, but it provided an easy checks and balance system for my students to continually track their grades, GPA's and rank. Over the years, I watched the "rank" game become a serious one among my students. Universities base everything on quartile with combined SAT/ACT scores. As an AVID teacher, my students knew their Freshman year what most TX universities required for admittance. Seeing it in print every day, watching ranks go up and down became a motivator for my students and over the years, GPA and rank became part of their vocabulary. They set goals, worked harder and I could hold them accountable because I had attendance records, grades, schedules etc. My own kids attend school 20 minutes away in another school district. It is more affluent, yet their district has nothing close to FOCUS. They contract a separate company to provide transcripts (something my students had at their fingertips) and I pay $3.50 for a copy. Most parents have no idea this is available, nor would they know what to look for if they had it. Having just resigned to seek a higher purpose, I am making it my mission to speak to other school districts about the importance of having an adequate student information system in place. As a result of my 4 year experiment using FOCUS, I had 25 first generation seniors graduate this year with 100% attending college, 85% attending universities and $1,486,000 in scholarships and grants alone. There are many districts who talk a big game about secondary education being the goal, yet they are unwilling to invest in a system that works for the student. ----- ### "It’s not the best" — 3.0/5 > **Alissa** | *3 December 2019* | Education Management | Recommendation rating: 4.0/10 > > **Pros**: I like that I can search for students easily from the home screen. It is also nice that I can run reports to see which students are failing. > > **Cons**: I don’t like the student pass feature. Many teachers don’t see the student pass, because it is not “loud” enough. There isn’t a notification that pops up to get their attention. > > Focus is Ok. Sometimes some of the features randomly don’t work. ----- ### "Great Student Information system" — 5.0/5 > **Chris** | *24 October 2018* | Education Management | Recommendation rating: 8.0/10 > > **Pros**: Focus is easy to organize by class, subject, and grading period. You can color code assignment types and tell focus the grade weights for each type, and let it do the math for you. It also has easy access to all student information, including schedules, addresses and parent contact information. > > **Cons**: printing report cards can be a difficult task as it is not exactly straightforward. Contacting support can be difficult depending on what level of user you are. > > Focus is great for schools and school districts. It is the best student information system I have been able to work with since I've been in education. ----- ### "One Stop for Teachers" — 4.0/5 > **Delaney** | *24 July 2019* | Primary/Secondary Education | Recommendation rating: 7.0/10 > > **Pros**: I love how this product has everything a teacher needs all on one page. It is like the perfect platform for teachers to save time. > > **Cons**: I do not like how there isn't a one stop sign in for all of the other pages that are connected to it. It can also get confusing when navigating through different tabs and pages, as it is easy to lose your spot. > > This software makes it easy for teachers like me to have access to everything we might need during a day. 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