School Data Sync

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Microsoft 365 Education service data synchronization service

School Data Sync is a Microsoft 365 Education service that automates the import and synchronization of school roster and class data from student information systems into Microsoft’s education tools.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Microsoft School Data Sync APIs	1
School Data Sync canonical	1
School Information Systems (via School Data Sync)	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8703886 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: School Data Sync
Context triple: [Microsoft 365 Education, includesService, School Data Sync]

A. Lab Schools
Lab Schools is a renowned private day school in Chicago affiliated with the University of Chicago, known for its progressive education and strong academic programs from nursery through high school.
B. Record of a School
"Record of a School" is a 19th-century educational work by Elizabeth Peabody that documents and reflects on innovative teaching methods and classroom practices at the progressive Temple School in Boston.
C. PASCH school network support
PASCH school network support is a Goethe-Institut program that fosters a global network of partner schools to promote German language learning and intercultural exchange.
D. MasteryConnect
MasteryConnect is an educational assessment and curriculum platform that helps teachers track student mastery of standards and inform instruction in real time.
E. Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) is a comprehensive U.S. federal data collection program that gathers and reports information on postsecondary institutions, including enrollment, finances, graduation rates, and institutional characteristics.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: School Data Sync
Target entity description: School Data Sync is a Microsoft 365 Education service that automates the import and synchronization of school roster and class data from student information systems into Microsoft’s education tools.

A. Lab Schools
Lab Schools is a renowned private day school in Chicago affiliated with the University of Chicago, known for its progressive education and strong academic programs from nursery through high school.
B. Record of a School
"Record of a School" is a 19th-century educational work by Elizabeth Peabody that documents and reflects on innovative teaching methods and classroom practices at the progressive Temple School in Boston.
C. PASCH school network support
PASCH school network support is a Goethe-Institut program that fosters a global network of partner schools to promote German language learning and intercultural exchange.
D. MasteryConnect
MasteryConnect is an educational assessment and curriculum platform that helps teachers track student mastery of standards and inform instruction in real time.
E. Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) is a comprehensive U.S. federal data collection program that gathers and reports information on postsecondary institutions, including enrollment, finances, graduation rates, and institutional characteristics.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (44)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Microsoft 365 Education service ⓘ data synchronization service ⓘ
availableIn	Microsoft 365 Education tenants ⓘ linked to: Microsoft 365 Education
benefit	keeps class rosters up to date ⓘ reduces manual data entry for class setup ⓘ simplifies onboarding of students and teachers into classes ⓘ
category	school data management ⓘ
configuration	admin-managed sync profiles ⓘ
dataDestination	Microsoft 365 groups ⓘ linked to: Microsoft 365 Groups Microsoft Teams classes ⓘ education apps integrated with Microsoft 365 ⓘ
dataSource	school management systems ⓘ student information systems ⓘ
deploymentModel	cloud service ⓘ
developer	Microsoft ⓘ
documentation	https://learn.microsoft.com/schooldatasync ⓘ
domain	education technology ⓘ
feature	automatic class creation ⓘ automatic roster updates ⓘ group and team provisioning ⓘ mapping of SIS data to Azure Active Directory identities ⓘ
integratesWith	Microsoft 365 ⓘ Microsoft School Data Sync APIs ⓘ linked to: School Data Sync Microsoft Teams for Education ⓘ linked to: Microsoft Teams OneNote Class Notebook ⓘ linked to: OneNote
licenseRequirement	Microsoft 365 Education subscription ⓘ
operatesOn	class data ⓘ school roster data ⓘ student information system data ⓘ
partOf	Microsoft 365 Education ⓘ
purpose	automate import of school roster data ⓘ automate synchronization of school roster data ⓘ provision classes in Microsoft education tools ⓘ
securityFeature	data transfer over encrypted channels ⓘ role-based access control via Azure AD ⓘ
supports	multi-school districts ⓘ multiple terms and academic years ⓘ
supportsStandard	CSV-based data formats ⓘ OneRoster ⓘ
targetUser	school IT administrators ⓘ schools ⓘ teachers ⓘ
uses	Azure Active Directory ⓘ
website	https://sds.microsoft.com ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Microsoft 365 Education → includesService → School Data Sync ⓘ

Microsoft 365 Education → integratesWith → School Information Systems (via School Data Sync) ⓘ

linked to: School Data Sync

School Data Sync → integratesWith → Microsoft School Data Sync APIs ⓘ