Agile-Based Academic Information System Development for Efficient Assessment at Al-Ma'rifah Boarding School

Advances in information technology provide great opportunities to increase the efficiency of managing academic data in educational institutions, including the Al-Ma'rifah Islamic Boarding School, which has been managing data manually and facing various obstacles such as recording errors, limited data access, and time inefficiency. This research develops an Academic Information System (AIS) based on the CodeIgniter framework with Agile methodology, which allows iterative system development by involving users to ensure needs are met. This system is designed to include student data management features, lesson schedules, UTS and UAS scores, as well as academic reports, using an MVC structure to increase speed, scalability and ease of use. Research data was obtained through observation and interviews with admin and teachers, supported by internal Islamic boarding school documents. The results show that Agile-based AIS is able to increase data management efficiency by up to 70%, reduce recording errors by 60%, and speed up data processing by up to 50%. This system also makes it easier to access academic information, increases transparency, and supports more structured data management. With intuitive navigation and integrated features, this system has received positive responses from users, becoming an effective modern solution to support academic management at Al-Ma'rifah Islamic Boarding School.