This is a study on designing Analytics Platforms for Education (APEs) in a university environment. It focuses on visualisation tools such as, dashboards that turn data into useful analytics. Students, faculty, and administrators were surveyed to gauge perceptions and identify their respective needs and priorities for dashboard features. The findings reveal academic planning, career readiness, and mentorship as student priorities. For faculty the priorities are observed to be research productivity, teaching effectiveness, and workload management. The priorities for university administrators include student retention, strategic goals, and institutional performance, with a focus on gender inclusivity and operational efficiency. Analysis of the feedback using quantitative and qualitative methods provides recommendations for designing user-centred dashboards tailored to each stakeholder group.