Case Study4 min read
Higher Education & Student Analytics

Data-driven cohort trend
and attrition analysis.

Cloud-powered dashboards analysing student cohort trends, attrition, and completion — surfacing early-risk students for targeted intervention and supporting timetabling and resource planning.

Industry
Higher Education
Capability
Cohort Analytics · Data Modelling
Stack
Power BI · Cloud DW
Cohort Analytics · Student Insights · Power BI
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Student retention improved through targeted, data-driven interventions
Live
Enrolment and withdrawal changes reflected quickly in live dashboards
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Attrition risk surfaced earlier — advisors act before disengagement embeds
✓
Headcount views support timetabling and resource planning

Fragmented data hid the cohort signals that mattered.

Limited ability to analyse cohort trends due to fragmented data. Early-risk students were difficult to identify, hampering proactive intervention and limiting the data-driven planning needed for timetabling and resource decisions.

Our approach

Unified cohort data with cloud-powered models and dashboards.

Built dashboards analysing student cohort trends, attrition, and completion using cloud-powered data models — making cohort progression and risk visible by programme, intake, and equity group.

The Technology

Cohort insight at the speed of decision.

Cloud data warehouse models student journey events into cohort-shaped facts; Power BI exposes progression, attrition, and early-risk indicators to advisors and faculty leadership.

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Outcomes

Cohort signals translated into action.

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Student retention

Targeted, data-driven interventions across program, intake, and equity group.

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Earlier risk detection

Advisors act sooner — using agreed rules to flag students before disengagement embeds.

Live

Live progression view

Enrolment and withdrawal changes reflected quickly in the dashboard.

✓

Planning-ready

Headcount and load views support timetabling and resource planning across faculties.

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