School setup guide

Overview

This guide walks you through the complete setup process for a new school in Decimal. Follow these steps in order to ensure everything is configured correctly before going live.

Step 1: Create your school

Sign up for a Decimal account and create your school profile. You will need your school name and official code, contact information, school type, and optionally a school logo.

Step 2: Configure settings

Navigate to Settings and configure school profile details, academic year and terms, grading system, attendance statuses, and notification preferences.

Step 3: Add staff

Add all staff members and assign their roles. For teachers, also assign the subjects they teach. Send invitations and ensure everyone can log in before the first day of school.

Step 4: Set up academics

Create classes, add subjects and assign to classes, assign teachers to subjects, and build the timetable.

Step 5: Configure finance

Create fee structures for each class or grade level, define payment terms and due dates, set up payment methods, and generate initial invoices.

Step 6: Go live

Before going live: verify all staff have logged in, take a test attendance, send a test announcement, review all data for accuracy, and brief staff on how to use the platform.