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New Student Status : Graduated | 24 July 2026

Written by Varun

We've introduced a dedicated Graduated student status to help schools accurately manage students who have completed their journey, while ensuring related workflows are handled automatically across illumine.

Instead of using workarounds like Withdrawn or Inactive, schools can now mark students as Graduated, providing clearer records and more accurate reporting.


What's New

๐ŸŽ“ New Student Status: Graduated

A new Graduated status is now available alongside the existing student statuses:

  • Active

  • Inactive

  • Withdrawn

  • On Hold

  • Signed Up

  • Transferred

  • Graduated

Graduated students remain inactive in the system while preserving their historical records.

The new status is available across:

  • Student Profile

  • Student List

  • Student Transfers

  • Excel exports

  • Learning & Assessment records

  • Billing modules

The Student List also includes a dedicated Graduated count card, along with a unique icon and color for easier identification.


๐Ÿ“… Track Graduation Date

Every time a student's status is changed to Graduated, illumine automatically records their Graduation Date.

Schools can:

  • View the Graduation Date on the Student Profile

  • Edit the Graduation Date if required

  • Pre-fill the date automatically when updating the student's status

This provides greater flexibility while maintaining accurate graduation records for reporting.


๐Ÿ”’ Automatically Revoke Parent Access

When a student is marked as Graduated, parent access to the student is automatically revoked in line with the platform's access management rules.

This helps ensure only active student records remain accessible to families.


๐Ÿ“š Automatically End Active Programs

To keep student records accurate, any active program enrollments are automatically ended when a student is marked as Graduated.

A confirmation message is displayed before completing the action, ensuring administrators are aware of the impact.


๐Ÿ’ฐ Continue Billing Administration

Schools can continue managing financial records for graduated students without reactivating them.

Billing actions such as refunds, credit notes, debit notes, deposits, and balance settlements remain available, while no billing email notifications are sent to parents after a student has graduated.

This allows finance teams to complete outstanding financial reconciliation without unnecessary parent communication.


๐Ÿ—“๏ธ Graduated Students Excluded from Daily Operations [Coming Soon]

Graduated students are automatically excluded from workflows intended only for active students.

They will no longer appear when:

  • Recording Attendance

  • Creating Activities

  • Sending Messages

  • Sending Newsletters

  • Creating New Invoices

This helps keep operational workflows focused on currently enrolled students.


๐Ÿ“Š New Graduated Students Report [Coming Soon]

A new Graduated Students Report is now available, making it easy to track students who have graduated within a selected date range.

The report includes:

  • Student Code

  • Student Name

  • Centre Name

  • Category

  • Program

  • Graduation Date

  • Outstanding Amount

  • Deposit Amount

This provides schools with better visibility into graduation records and any outstanding financial information.


๐ŸŒ Available Across All Languages

The Graduated status is fully supported across all 28 languages available in illumine, ensuring a consistent experience for schools worldwide.


Why this matters

With the new Graduated status, schools can:

  • Maintain accurate student lifecycle records

  • Clearly distinguish graduated students from withdrawn or inactive students

  • Automatically end active programs and revoke parent access

  • Continue managing financial records without sending unnecessary notifications

  • Exclude graduated students from operational workflows

  • Track graduation dates and generate dedicated graduation reports

This enhancement provides a more complete and accurate way to manage students who have successfully completed their enrollment journey.

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