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Attendance

Overview

EduDesk tracks daily attendance per class. Teachers mark attendance from their dashboard. Admins can view school-wide reports.

Marking Attendance

Teachers: Go to Attendance → Mark Attendance → select class and date → mark each student Present / Absent / Late / Excused → Submit.

Admins: Can mark attendance for any class via Attendance → Bulk Mark.

Attendance Status Codes

Status Meaning
P — Present Student attended
A — Absent Did not attend, no reason given
L — Late Arrived after roll call
E — Excused Absent with valid reason (medical, etc.)

Viewing Reports

Go to Attendance → Reports:

  • Daily summary — school-wide count per day
  • Per student — full attendance history with percentage
  • Per class — class attendance rate over time
  • Low attendance alerts — students below the threshold (default 75%)

Excusing an Absence

  1. Go to Attendance → [Student Name]
  2. Click the absence date
  3. Select Excuse → enter reason (e.g. Medical Certificate)
  4. Save — the record updates to Excused (E)

Attendance Warnings

Students who fall below the configured attendance threshold receive an automatic warning notice (visible to parents in the portal).

Configure the threshold: Settings → Attendance → Warning Percentage (default: 75%).

Bulk Attendance Import

For large schools, import attendance from a CSV:

  1. Attendance → Import
  2. Download the template
  3. Fill in: date, student_id, status
  4. Upload