Student Attendance Overview
Premeena supports two attendance modes per section: Daily (one register per day) and Period-wise (one register per timetable period). The mode is set in Sections → Settings and can be changed at any time.
Attendance modes
Section titled “Attendance modes”| Mode | Register created | Best for |
|---|---|---|
| Daily | One per class per day | Primary schools, homeroom-based timetables |
| Period-wise | One per period per day | Secondary schools where each subject teacher marks separately |
Default status: Absent
Section titled “Default status: Absent”When an attendance session is first opened, every student on the roster is pre-filled as Absent. Teachers mark students present (or with another status) from that baseline. This ensures that students who are not actively marked cannot accidentally show as present.
Statuses
Section titled “Statuses”| Status | Label | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| P | Present | Student was in class |
| A | Absent | Student was not present; an optional leave type can be attached |
| ½ | Half Day | Student attended part of the day |
| L | Excused / Leave | Approved absence; attach a leave type and optional note |
Daily view
Section titled “Daily view”Open Sections → Attendance → Daily to mark today’s attendance.
- The page opens on today’s date in your school’s configured timezone.
- All students start as Absent until marked otherwise.
- Click a status button next to each student to toggle their status.
- Use Mark All Present to set every student to Present in one click.
- Click Save Draft to save without locking, or Finalize to lock the register.
Monthly view
Section titled “Monthly view”Open Sections → Attendance → Monthly to see and edit a full month at a glance.
- Each column is one calendar day; each row is one student.
- Days with a saved session show colored chips (P / A / ½ / L). Days with no session show a dot.
- Click any chip to cycle through statuses. Click a dot to start marking that day.
- Today’s column shows full P / A / ½ / L buttons for easier marking.
- Mark All Present (top-right) marks every student as Present for today in one click.
- Click Save changes to write only the entries you have changed — other students are untouched.
- The 🔓 icon under a column header finalizes that day’s register; 🔒 means it is already locked.
Finalization
Section titled “Finalization”Finalizing a register locks it so no further edits can be made through normal marking. This is typically done by the class teacher or admin after confirming the day’s attendance is correct.
- A finalized session shows a 🔒 icon in the monthly grid.
- Re-opening requires owner or manager permission.
- Attendance imported from the Face Attendance scanner is saved as a Draft — an admin must finalize it from this dashboard.
Timezone
Section titled “Timezone”All “today” calculations — the default date on the daily view, the Today column in the monthly grid, and face-attendance token dates — use your school’s configured timezone (set in Settings → General). This ensures teachers in any location always mark against the correct school-day date.