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
Student retention improved through targeted, data-driven interventions
Live
Enrolment and withdrawal changes reflected quickly in live dashboards
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.

Student retention

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

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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