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School Settings

Go to Admin → Settings to configure your school's profile and preferences.


General Settings

Update your school's core information:

  • School name, email, phone, address, website
  • Timezone, currency, language
  • Footer text shown on printed documents

Click Save General Settings when done.


Branding

Upload your school's logo and favicon:

  1. Click Choose File next to Logo to upload your school logo (PNG or JPG, max 2 MB).
  2. Click Choose File next to Favicon to upload a small icon for the browser tab (PNG or ICO, max 512 KB).
  3. Click Save Branding.

The logo appears in the sidebar. The favicon appears in the browser tab.


Academic Settings

Configure academic preferences:

  • Default passing marks percentage
  • Grade scale (what percentage gets which grade)
  • Whether to show marks or grades on reports

Click Save Academic Settings when done.


Notification Settings

Choose which automatic notifications are sent:

NotificationWhat it does
Attendance SMS to ParentsSends a message to parents when their child is marked absent
Fee Due ReminderNotifies parents when a fee payment is overdue
Exam Result AlertNotifies students/parents when results are published
New AnnouncementNotifies users when a new announcement is posted

Toggle each one on or off and click Save Notification Settings.


Managing Users

Go to Admin → Manage Users to create login accounts for staff, students, and parents.

Creating a User Account

  1. Click Add User.
  2. Enter the name, email, and temporary password.
  3. Select the Role (Teacher, Accountant, Librarian, Student, Parent, etc.).
  4. Click Save.

Share the email and temporary password with the person — they can change the password after first login.

Linking a User to a Staff/Student Record

After creating the user account, open the relevant staff or student record and link the user account to it. This connects the login to the correct profile data.

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