Attendance

Everything you need to know about the tools for managing learner, staff, and parent information as well as streamlining administrative operations.

Written by BenIyke

Updated 3 years ago

How to Record Student Daily Attendance

Follow the steps below to record student attendance:

Step 1: Log in to the school portal and navigate to the Administrative section on the main menu
Step 2: Click Attendance
Step 3: Click Student
Step 4: Click the Take Attendance button for the month
Step 5: Select a Date and a Class
Step 6: Click Proceed
Step 7: Select Present or Absent for Morning and Afternoon
Step 8: Click Save

Comments or notes can also be entered for each attendance taken. e.g to comment about a student's absence from school.

Follow the steps below to record staff attendance:

Step 1: Log in to your school portal and navigate to the Administrative section on the main menu
Step 2: Click Attendance
Step 3: Click Staff
Step 4: Click the Take Attendance button for the current month or any month of interest
Step 5: Select a Date
Step 6: Click Proceed
Step 7: Select Present or Absent. (A comment/note can be entered on each attendance taken)
Step 8: Click Save

Follow the steps below to view attendance:

Step 1: Log in to the school portal and navigate to the Administrative section on the main menu
Step 2: Click Attendance
Step 3: Click Staff
Step 4: Click View Attendance

To view attendance for a particular month:

Follow the steps below to manage student attendance:

Step 1: Log in to your school portal and navigate to the Administrative section on the main menu
Step 2: Click Attendance
Step 3: Click Assessment (A sub-menu of Attendance)
Step 4: Click the Manage Attendance button for the preferred assessment
Step 5: Select an Academic session, Term/Quarter, and Class
Step 6: Click Proceed
Step 7: Enter the number of times each student was present
Step 8: Click Save

Follow the steps below to import attendance records:

Step 1: Click the Import from Daily Attendance button at the top right corner
Step 2: Select the Start Date and End Date
Step 3: Click Proceed

Follow the steps below to view attendance history:

Step 1: Log in to the school portal and navigate to the Administrative section on the main menu
Step 2: Click Attendance (A menu under Administrative)
Step 3: Click Staff History (A sub-menu of Attendance)
Step 4: Use the search box to quickly find staff by name
Step 5: Click the View Attendance button on the staff of interest
Step 6: Select an Academic session and Term or Quarter
Step 7: Click Proceed

Follow the steps below to view attendance history:

Step 1: Log in to the school portal and navigate to the Administrative section on the main menu
Step 2: Click Attendance (A menu under Administrative)
Step 3: Click Student History (A sub-menu of Attendance)
Step 4: Use the search box to quickly find students by name
Step 5: Click the View Attendance attendance button on the student of interest
Step 6: Select an Academic session and Term or Quarter
Step 7: Click Proceed

Follow the steps below to set the number of days opened:

Step 1: Log in to the school portal and navigate to the Administrative section on the main menu
Step 2: Click Attendance (a menu under Administrative)
Step 3: Click Assessment (a sub-menu of Attendance)
Step 4: On the preferred assessment, click on the Attendance Setting button
Step 5: Select the preferred Academic Session and Term or Quarter
Step 6: Click Proceed
Step 7: Enter the number of days the school was opened in the box provided
Step 8: Click Save

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