The School Bytes parent app is available for Apple and Android devices. Complementing the parent portal, the app makes it easier for parents to stay connected to your school from your mobile device.
Parents can access key school information and services, including: consent forms, payments, attendance alerts, school news, calendars, parent-teacher interview bookings and more.
The parent app also allows parents to provide details of a planned absence if the absence details are known in advance for example, a scheduled medical appointment.
The app also supports push notifications, enabling schools to send alerts and updates directly to parents in real time. For more information, refer to guide:
Steps
1. Open the School Bytes parent app and select log in.
2. Log in using your email address and password.
3. Select attendance.
Unexplained absences
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Detailed steps
4. Select respond for the absence.
A pop up will be displayed.
5. Select an absence reason from the available options.
6. Optionally select choose file to upload any supporting documentation.
7. Enter a reason for the absence in the comment field.
8. Select submit.
The absence response will now appear as pending review.
Once the school has reviewed and approved the absence, it will no longer appear in the absences list. All attendance data can be viewed in the student's attendance heat map. Selecting an attendance cell in the heat map will provide further details on the attendance for that date.
Planned absences
Detailed steps
Detailed steps
4. Select create.
A pop up will be displayed and the student name will be populated.
5. Select the school.
6. Select an absence reason.
7. Select a duration.
Depending on the duration type selected additional date and time fields will appear that need to be completed.
8. Optionally select choose file and upload any supporting documentation.
9. Add comments.
10. Select submit.
The planned absence will appear as status pending in the parent app and will be sent to the school for action.
Further assistance
If you have any questions relating to this article, please contact your school.