Gate attendance with ID cards and parent SMS
Learners check in and out at the school gate with their ID card. Parents get an SMS each time, with a photo from the gate if the school takes one.
The school prints ID cards from the portal, ten to an A4 page. Each card carries a QR code and a barcode, so a phone camera, a webcam or a USB scanner can read it at the gate.
When a learner arrives, the portal records the time, marks them present or late in the morning class register, and sends their parent an SMS. Leaving is recorded the same way in the afternoon.
- Works on a phone, a laptop or a desktop with a scanner
- A photo can be taken with each scan; the parent opens it from a private link that expires after 14 days
- Learners without a card can be found by name
- A lost card is replaced with a new code, and the old card stops working
- The gate log shows who arrived, who was late and who has not come in yet
Gate attendance is switched on for each school by the MySchoolPortal team. Each message to a parent uses one attendance token, which the school buys with Mobile Money or card.