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Academic calendar

Define academic years and terms, set the current year/term, and choose which exam types are assessable in each term.

Who can use this​

  • ADMIN

Path​

/admin/academic-calendar

Dependencies​

  • School identity exists (School settings).
  • Open next year only after the prior year dates are correct.

Screenshot​

Academic calendar desktop

Academic calendar mobile

Steps​

  1. Open Academic calendar at /admin/academic-calendar as ADMIN.

Academic calendar step 1 desktop Desktop - focus for step 1 Academic calendar step 1 mobile Mobile - focus for step 1

  1. Use List (years + terms) or Month view. On mobile List, switch Academic years / Terms tabs.

Academic calendar step 2 desktop Desktop - focus for step 2 Academic calendar step 2 mobile Mobile - focus for step 2

  1. Click Open next year when rolling forward. Select a year to Edit dates or Set current year.

Academic calendar step 3 desktop Desktop - focus for step 3 Academic calendar step 3 mobile Mobile - focus for step 3

  1. Select a term to Edit: keep the name, tick Assessable exam types (AOI, Assessment, Beginning of term, Mid-term, End of term), optionally expand Term dates (advanced), then Save.

Academic calendar step 4 desktop Desktop - focus for step 4 Academic calendar step 4 mobile Mobile - focus for step 4

  1. Use Set current term so marks, fees, and report cards default correctly. Hint link Open classes when years are ready.

Academic calendar step 5 desktop Desktop - focus for step 5 Academic calendar step 5 mobile Mobile - focus for step 5

Fields and actions​

  • View: List / Month
  • Years: Open next year, Edit, Set current year
  • Terms: Edit, Set current term, Assessable exam types, Term dates (advanced)
  • Search years / Search terms

Common mistakes​

  • No current year or term selected
  • Exams or fees dated outside defined terms
  • Editing year name offline instead of using Open next year
  • Clearing assessable exam types so marks entry has nothing to publish against