Your daily operations begin here. With Illumine, tracking attendance and maintaining a school calendar is simple, automated, and seamlessly integrated with parent notifications.
📌 1. Mark Student & Staff Attendance
Navigate to: Attendance → Student Attendance / Staff Attendance
Illumine’s attendance module supports:
Student & Staff Check-In/Check-Out
Leave Tracking
Staff-to-Student Ratio Monitoring
Forecasting Attendance Trends
Ways to Mark Attendance:
QR Code Scan at school entry/exit
Kiosk Mode using student/staff unique IDs at reception
Manual Marking via mobile app or web dashboard
📲 Parents and staff receive instant notifications once attendance is marked.
🛑 2. Manage Leave Requests
Both parents and staff can apply for leave directly from their respective apps.
Admins can:
Approve or reject leave requests within the platform
Trigger automatic notifications for both approval and rejection statuses
3. Set Up School Calendar
The School Calendar in Illumine helps you manage and share important school-wide events, holidays, and important dates with staff and families. This ensures everyone stays informed about upcoming activities.
Navigate to Calendar
To access the School Calendar:
Log in to your Illumine dashboard
From the left-hand menu, click on Calendar
Under Calendar, you will see the following sections:
Staff Schedule – View and manage staff working schedules
Student Schedule – View and manage student schedules
Staff Holidays – Manage staff leave and holiday calendars
Birthday Calendar – Track student and staff birthdays
School Calendar – Manage school-wide events, holidays, and important dates
Click on School Calendar to manage your school’s events.
School Calendar – Monthly View
The School Calendar opens in a monthly calendar view, where you can see all school-wide entries at a glance.
From this screen, you can:
View all Events, Holidays, and Important Dates
Switch between months
Search for events by name
Filter by:
Rooms
Category (Event, Holiday, Important Date)
Time Range
Mark and view Staff Only events
Use Create to add a new event
Use Bulk upload to add multiple events at once
Create a School Calendar Entry
You can create individual events, holidays, or important dates directly from the School Calendar.
Steps:
Go to Calendar → School Calendar
Click on Create (top-right)
Enter the required details:
Event Name
Type: Event, Holiday, or Important Date
Start Date & Time
End Date & Time
Description (optional)
Rooms (to apply the event to specific classrooms)
Enable Staff Only if the event is for staff visibility only
Click Post/Save to publish the event
The event will now appear in your School Calendar.
Bulk Upload School Calendar
Use Bulk Upload to add multiple calendar entries at once using a CSV file.
Steps:
Go to Calendar → School Calendar
Click on Bulk upload
Click Download Format to download the CSV template
Fill in your calendar details in the file
Upload the completed CSV file
Important guidelines:
Do not remove the header row
Use DD-MM-YYYY for dates
Use HH:MM for time
Event type must be:
Holiday
Event
Important Date
After upload, all entries will be added to your School Calendar and can be edited individually if needed.
🎯 You're Now Set to Manage Attendance and Calendar with Confidence!
Continue to Step 4 → Share Activity Updates & Message Parents
📆 Need help? Schedule a free onboarding session
Set up your calendar, explore attendance features, and get tailored support from our onboarding team.
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