An enterprise-grade Java Spring Boot web application for managing school operations, built with a layered MVC architecture, Spring Security, and MySQL. The system supports multiple user roles (Admin, Student, Guest), delivering functionality for profile management, course enrollment, job applications, holiday tracking, and real-time admin-student communication.
| Category | Tools & Frameworks |
|---|---|
| Backend | Java, Spring Boot, Spring MVC, Spring Security, Spring Data JPA, Hibernate |
| Frontend | HTML5, CSS3, Bootstrap, Thymeleaf |
| Database | MySQL (with JPA ORM & Hibernate) |
| Build & Deployment | Maven, Apache Tomcat |
| Utilities & Libraries | Lombok, Spring Mail, JPA Auditing |
| Security | Role-Based Access Control, Form Authentication |
| Tools | Git, GitHub |
- View and manage Contact Us messages from users; close resolved tickets.
- Review, shortlist, hire, or reject job applicants with automated email notifications.
- Create and assign classes; add students based on email lookup.
- Create and manage courses (title, description, lessons, price, preview image).
- View enrolled students per course with real-time tracking.
- Maintain holiday calendars and synchronize them for student views.
- Login securely and view a custom dashboard.
- Update personal details (name, email, address, mobile number).
- Enroll/unenroll in available courses.
- Track upcoming school holidays and view current class assignment.
- Visit website pages: About Us, Contact, and Careers.
- Register or login to the system.
- Reset forgotten passwords via a secure reset email workflow.
- Apply for jobs using the online career portal.
- Implements Spring Security for user authentication.
- Role-based access for Admin and Student with protected page access.
- HTML view-level access control using Thymeleaf + Spring Security integration.
- CSRF protection and input validation using Spring Boot's validation annotations.
src/
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├── controller/ # Handles web page routing and form submissions
├── model/ # Entity classes (User, Course, Class, Holiday, etc.)
├── repository/ # JPA Repositories for DB access
├── service/ # Business logic
├── security/ # Spring Security configuration
├── templates/ # Thymeleaf-based frontend templates
├── static/ # Static assets like CSS/JS/images
└── application.properties # DB config, mail server config
- Java 17+
- Maven
- MySQL Server
- IDE (IntelliJ or Eclipse recommended)
Update src/main/resources/application.properties:
spring.datasource.url=jdbc:mysql://localhost:3306/spring_school
spring.datasource.username=yourUsername
spring.datasource.password=yourPassword
spring.jpa.hibernate.ddl-auto=update
spring.mail.host=smtp.example.com
spring.mail.username=you@example.com
spring.mail.password=yourPassword# Compile and install dependencies
mvn clean install
# Run the application
mvn spring-boot:runAccess at: http://localhost:8080
- Built-in support for deployment on Apache Tomcat.
- Adaptable for deployment on Heroku, AWS Elastic Beanstalk, or Docker.
- File uploads (images, PDFs) are currently saved in local folders. For cloud compatibility, update to use AWS S3 or Firebase Storage.
- 🔐 Secure login with Spring Security
- 📨 Real-time job application emails via Spring Mail
- 📋 Dynamic forms with server-side validation
- 📚 Role-based navigation: Admin vs Student
- 🧠 Clean separation of concerns (MVC Pattern)
- 💬 Ticketing system for support queries
- 🗓️ Real-time holiday and class syncing
- 🕵️ JPA Auditing for entity tracking (Created By, Updated Date, etc.)
Feel free to contribute new modules, fix bugs, or suggest ideas!
git clone https://github.com/Vkartik-3/spring-school-portal.git
cd spring-school-portal
# Create a branch and commit your changesThis project is licensed under the MIT License.