Terms (School Admin)
Dated academic phases within an Academic Year — e.g. "Term 1" or "Semester 2" — each with a start and end date and an optional default flag.
What this page does
A Term is a dated phase within an Academic Year — for example Term 1, Semester 2 or Trimester 3. Terms sit between the Academic Year and day-to-day records in the hierarchy, giving exams, attendance and reports a period to belong to. Each term has a name, an academic year label, a start and end date, and can be marked as the default for new records.
Common tasks
- Click New term and enter a Name (e.g. "Term 1").
- Type the Academic year it belongs to (e.g. "2025-2026").
- Set the Start date and End date for the term.
- Tick Set as default term if new records should default to this term, add an optional description, then Create.
- Use Download template to prepare terms in bulk in Excel.
- Deleting a term removes it. Records linked to it keep their data but lose the term grouping.
Buttons & controls
- Opens the create modal — Name, Academic year, Start date, End date, Set as default term and Description.
- Marks the term new records fall into by default. Shown as a badge on the row.
- Download template
- Downloads an Excel template (Name, Academic Year, Start Date, End Date, Description) for bulk entry.
- Hover-revealed on a row. Removes the term; linked records keep their data but lose the grouping.