Student Portal
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The Student Portal provides students with a dedicated interface to view their academic information, fees, assignments, notes, and school communications — without requiring access to the full administration panel.

.. note::

	Access to the Student Portal requires a **Student** user account. See :ref:`users_add_user` for instructions on creating student accounts.

The Student Portal is accessed at ``/studentportal`` on your sERP installation.

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.. _studentportal_dashboard:

Dashboard
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The Student Portal dashboard provides a personal overview including:

* Outstanding fees balance for the current term
* Recent academic activity
* Quick links to key sections


.. _studentportal_fees:

Fees & Billing
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Navigate to **Finance > Fees** to view the current term's fees. This shows:

* Itemised bill
* Amount paid
* Outstanding balance
* Any arrears from previous terms

**Viewing a Bill**

Click **View Bill** to open a printable version of the current term's bill.

**Fee Payment History**

Navigate to **Finance > Payment History** to see a record of all payments made across all terms.

**Online Payment**

If online payments are enabled by the school, a **Pay Now** option is available. See :ref:`finance_online_payment` for details.


.. _studentportal_attendance:

Attendance
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Navigate to **Attendance** to view a personal attendance record for the current term, including:

* Total school days
* Days present and absent
* Attendance percentage

A chart provides a visual breakdown of attendance over time.


.. _studentportal_assignments:

Assignments
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Navigate to **Assignments** to view all assignments set for the student's class. Each assignment shows:

* Subject
* Title and description
* Due date
* Grade and remarks (once marked by the teacher)

Students can also submit assignment work where online submission is supported.


.. _studentportal_notes:

Study Notes
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Navigate to **Notes** to access study notes and materials uploaded by teachers. Notes can be downloaded for offline reading.


.. _studentportal_timetable:

Timetable
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Navigate to **Timetable** to view the class timetable for the current term, showing scheduled subjects, teachers, and periods.


.. _studentportal_reports:

Progress Reports
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Navigate to **Progress Reports** to view and download personal terminal (end-of-term) reports. Reports become available once published by the school administration.


.. _studentportal_communication:

Communication
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Students can participate in school communication features from the portal:

* **Messages**: send and receive direct messages with staff via **Communication > Messages**
* **Forums**: participate in class and school discussion forums via **Communication > Forums**

.. note::

	Access to messaging requires the corresponding communication roles to be assigned by the school administrator. See :ref:`communication_messaging` for details.