Class

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 Create a Class

Follow the steps below to create a class:

Step 1: Log in to the portal.
Step 2: Navigate to the Administrative section of the main menu and click Class
Step 3: Click Manage Class on the Class sub-menu.
Step 4: Click the Add Class button at the top right corner.
Step 5: Enter the class name. (Note: if the class has an arm click Yes to add an arm, and click the Add More button to add more arms).
Step 6: Click Save

Classes should be created with an arm to manage future expansion.

Follow the steps below to create a class arm:

Step 1: Log in to the portal
Step 2: Navigate to the Administrative section of the main menu
Step 3: Click Class (a menu under Administrative)
Step 4: Click Manage Class (a sub-menu of Class). This would take you to a list of classes already existing
Step 5: Click the View Arms button on the class of interest
Step 6: Click the Add Arm button in the top right corner
Step 7: Enter the class arm name e.g Gold. (Click the Add More button to add more arms)
Step: Click Save

Follow the steps below to assign a student or students to a class:

Step 1: Log in to the portal.
Step 2: Navigate to the Administrative section of the main menu and click Class.
Step 3: Click Manage Students/pupils on the Class sub-menu.
Step 4: Click the View Students/pupils button on any class of interest (The class you want to assign the student/pupil to).
Step 5: Click the Assign Student button at the top right corner.
Step 6: Search for student/pupil by name and select by clicking the name of the student/pupil (Note: you can select more than one student)
Step 7: Click Save

Follow the steps below to assign subjects to a class:

Step 1: Log in to the portal.
Step 2: Navigate to the Administrative section of the main menu and click Class
Step 3: Click Class Subjects on the Class sub-menu
Step 4: Click the Assign Subjects button on any class of interest
Step 5: Click the Assign Subjects button at the top right corner
Step 6: Select the subjects that apply to the class (multiple subjects can be selected)
Step 7: Click Save

If the selected subjects apply to other classes (i.e exactly the same) click Yes and select the class
To delete a subject, click the Delete button on the subject of interest

Follow the steps below to promote students:

Step 1: Log in to the portal
Step 2: Navigate to the Administrative section of the main menu and click Class
Step 3: Click Promotion (a sub-menu of Class)
Step 4: Click the Manage Promotion button on the class students are to be promoted from
Step 5: Select the Academic Session and Term
Step 6: Click Proceed
Step 7: Click the Promote Pupil/Student button at the top right corner
Step 8: Select the students (multiple students can be selected), then select the class the students should be promoted to
Step 9: Click Save

Promotion is mostly done at the end of an academic session and term. Select the just-concluded academic session and term/quarter
Pupils/Students repeating a class should not be promoted
A quick promotion tip is to always begin with the top class. This will save you time and clear up any confusion. e.g From grades 7 to 9 Start from grade 9, then 8, and lastly 7

When dealing with students transitioning from primary school to college, do the following:

Promote the pupils to graduated. (This would automatically make the graduated students inactive)
Navigate to the pupils menu under the administrative section and access the list of inactive students. See How to Move Inactive Students to Active and follow Steps 1 - 7
Follow the steps in How to Move Student From One School to Another

Follow the steps below to set a learning target:

Step 1: Log in to the portal.
Step 2: Navigate to the Administrative section of the main menu and click Class
Step 3: Click Class Subjects on the Class submenu
Step 4: Click the View Subjects button on the class of your choice
Step 5: Click the Manage Contents button on any subject of your choice
Step 6: Select a Term
Step 7: Click Proceed
Step 8: Click the Content button at the top right corner, and select Add Content. To select content from the archive click Content Archive and select the content of your choice
Step 9: Fill in all required fields. Click Yes if the content applies to other classes or terms. Click Add More button to add more content
Step 10: Click Save

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