Create an exam and its schedule

Use this when your school has an exam coming up, like a unit test or a half-yearly exam. You add the exam once, then set when each class writes each subject.

Before you start

• Set up your terms first. See Create exam terms.
• Set up how marks become grades. See Set up grade scales.
• Check that each class has its subjects under Subjects → Class subjects.
• Make sure you are working in the current academic year. A past year is read-only.

Steps: create the exam

1. In the sidebar, open Exams → Exams. You see the list of all exams.
2. Click the button to add a new exam.
3. Type a clear name for the exam, for example "Half-yearly 2026".
4. Fill in the other details the form asks for.
5. Click Save. The new exam now shows in the exams list.

Steps: set the schedule

1. In the exams list, open the exam you just made.
2. Go to the part of the page for the exam schedule.
3. Pick a class.
4. For each subject of that class, set the exam date.
5. Do the same for every class that writes this exam.
6. Click Save.

Good to know

• On the Dashboard, the Exams & results card shows your exams. If you have no exams yet, you can also start from Create exam there.
• An exam can show as Draft, Scheduled or Results out.
• After the exam, teachers use Enter marks. Marks can also be brought in from an Excel file, and marks can be locked when they are final.
• Parents and students do not see results until the school publishes them.
• Who can create exams depends on the role. Your school admin can change this under Roles & Permissions.