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Knowledge Base

User Guide

Find quick answers, setup guides, and detailed walkthroughs for all features in our platform.

Quick Start & Core Settings

General administration, session configurations, and role permissions setup.

School Session & Terms Setup

To configure the active academic session (e.g. 2026/2027) and switch active terms:

  1. 1
    Navigate to Communication & Settings > General Settings.
  2. 2
    Define active terms, set minimum pass marks, and fill in overall school settings.
  3. 3
    Click Update Settings to persist global session parameters.
Role & Permission Management

Assign privileges to staff members based on their school duties:

  1. 1
    Go to Communication & Settings > Roles & Permissions.
  2. 2
    Create custom roles (e.g. Account officer, Form teacher) and toggle individual checkbox permissions.
  3. 3
    Assign these roles to staff members in the People & Directory > Staff Directory area.

Academics & Curricula Management

Managing school classes, directories of subjects, staff allocations, and learning curriculum assets.

Setting Up Classes & Subjects

Configure classes, sections, and assign teachers to their taught subjects:

  1. 1
    Create core classes under Academics > Classes.
  2. 2
    Assign sections (e.g. Grade A, Grade B) under Academics > Sections.
  3. 3
    Navigate to People & Directory > Staff and select Assign Classes or Assign Subjects to allocate teaching staff.
Learning Resources & Assignments

Upload worksheets, slides, course notes, and grade homework assignments:

  1. 1
    Visit Academics > Learning Resources to upload documents and associate them with classes and subjects.
  2. 2
    Navigate to Academics > Assignments to publish new homework tasks with specified due dates.
  3. 3
    View, review, and score student submissions online from the assignment dashboard.

Students & Parents

Registering students, linking parents, promoting students, and tracking attendance.

Admissions & Student Registration

Register new pupils and link them to parental guardian accounts:

  1. 1
    Go to People & Directory > Student Admission.
  2. 2
    Fill in student biodata, upload a profile photo, and select their starting class.
  3. 3
    Assign an existing parent user or create a new parent record to link multiple children.
Student Attendance Tracker

Record daily class presence and compile monthly statistics:

  1. 1
    Go to People & Directory > Attendance.
  2. 2
    Select the class, section, and date, then load the student register.
  3. 3
    Mark students as Present, Absent, or Late, then click Save Attendance.

Examinations, Grading & Result Sheets

Setting up assessment scores, importing marks, processing psychomotor metrics, and printing broadsheets.

Exam & Continuous Assessment (CA) Setup

Configure grade assessments and custom CA split weights:

  1. 1
    Visit Examinations > Exam Setup.
  2. 2
    Define assessment columns, allocate maximum score metrics, and toggle active status.
  3. 3
    Configure grade remarks and letter scales under Examinations > Grading Systems.
Marks Entry & Comments Upload

Upload student results class-by-class or upload in bulk:

  1. 1
    Navigate to Examinations > Record Marks.
  2. 2
    Select the class, subject, and active assessment phase to load the spreadsheet layout.
  3. 3
    Type in student scores or download/upload the formatted Excel sheet.

CMS & Portal Website Builder

Customizing landing page layouts, sliders, pages, navigation menus, news, events, and forums.

Page Builder & Navigation Menus

Build custom website pages and modify top navigation links:

  1. 1
    Go to CMS & Portal > Pages to create custom pages using dynamic theme blocks.
  2. 2
    Use the CodeMirror syntax editor to embed custom CSS overrides for pixel-perfect styles.
  3. 3
    Navigate to CMS & Portal > Menus to organize items, nest links, and save the front-end layout structure.

Finance & Payroll Management

Setting fee items, viewing student transactions, setting bank details, and managing staff salaries.

Fee Allocation & Transactions

Manage student billings and invoice payments:

  1. 1
    Navigate to Finance Management > Fee Items.
  2. 2
    Add fee definitions (e.g. Tuition, Sports, Bus fee) and allocate them to classes.
  3. 3
    View collected income and track individual transaction records under Finance Management > Payment Transactions.

Logistics, Transit & Accommodation

Managing fixed school assets, inventory logs, hostels allocation, and transit routes.

Hostels & Dorm Allocation

Manage campus boarding houses and assign students to rooms:

  1. 1
    Go to Operations & Logistics > Hostels.
  2. 2
    Create hostel blocks, configure rooms, and log available bed spaces.
  3. 3
    Allocate boarding students to their respective rooms and track vacancies.