Today, in many schoolsWith the Bitlite School Portal
Report cards
TodayTyped in Word or Excel over weeks; totals, averages and positions worked out by hand.
With the portalTeachers enter CA and exam scores once. Totals, grades, class positions (ties shared fairly), subject ranks and remarks are calculated instantly and printed in bulk.
Attendance
TodayPaper registers that nobody analyses until there is a problem.
With the portalA whole week marked in one screen. The dashboard flags classes that haven’t marked today; parents can be alerted the same morning.
School fees
TodayBank alerts matched by hand, handwritten receipts, debtors’ lists rebuilt every term.
With the portalBills per class or per student, online payment, automatic receipts and a live ledger of who has paid, part-paid or owes.
Parents
TodayLarge WhatsApp groups, missed notices, endless “please send my child’s result”.
With the portalEach parent sees their own children’s attendance, results and fees, and receives personal notices, reminders and report-card links.
Exams & tests
TodayPrinting, invigilating and marking objective papers.
With the portalComputer-based tests from a reusable question bank — timed, shuffled and marked automatically.
Lesson notes
TodayPaper notes submitted late and vetted even later.
With the portalNotes written from the scheme of work, approved or returned with comments, and a coverage report for every teacher.
Certificates
TodayEasy to forge; employers phone the school to confirm.
With the portalEvery certificate and transcript carries a serial number and a QR code anyone can scan to confirm it is genuine.