A Decision Support System for School Planning Using the TOPSIS Method: Design and Development Approach

DOI

10.2991/978-2-38476-543-0_6How to use a DOI?

Keywords

Decision Support System; Educational Management; Performance Evaluation; School Planning; TOPSIS; Web Application

Abstract

This study presents the development and evaluation of a Decision Support System (DSS) for school planning (Rencana Kerja Sekolah – RKS) using the Technique for Order Preference by Similarity to Ideal Solution (TOPSIS) method to enhance objectivity and transparency in educational decision-making. The system was implemented as a web-based application employing a three-tier architecture consisting of presentation, application, and data layers. The frontend, developed with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, provides dynamic input forms and interactive result visualization, while the backend, built using PHP 8.1 and MySQL 5.7, automates TOPSIS computation through normalization, weighted processing, and preference scoring. A case study using data from a regional education office evaluated five school planning alternatives across ten criteria (six benefit and four cost). The DSS generated rankings consistent with expert assessments, validating its analytical accuracy and decision reliability. Performance testing using Apache JMeter under user loads of 10, 50, and 100 concurrent sessions yielded average response times of 0.8s, 1.5s, and 2.9s respectively, with CPU utilization remaining below 70%, demonstrating system stability and scalability. The results confirm that the DSS RKS effectively supports data-driven, efficient, and accountable school program prioritization. Future enhancements include integration with educational data systems, incorporation of hybrid decision models (AHP–TOPSIS, Fuzzy TOPSIS), and the development of a mobile-based version for wider accessibility.

Copyright

© 2026 The Author(s)

Open Access

Open Access This chapter is licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/), which permits any noncommercial use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons license and indicate if changes were made.

Download article (PDF)

TY  - CONF
AU  - Nugroho Dwi Saputro
AU  - Ghufron Abdullah
AU  - Nurkolis Nurkolis
PY  - 2026
DA  - 2026/02/26
TI  - A Decision Support System for School Planning Using the TOPSIS Method: Design and Development Approach
BT  - Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Education and Social Science Research (ICESRE 2025)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 43
EP  - 58
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/978-2-38476-543-0_6
DO  - 10.2991/978-2-38476-543-0_6
ID  - Saputro2026
ER  -