Education
Education runs a school or college: students, faculty, classes, attendance, homework, exams, fees and concessions, parents, notices, transport, library, hostel, health, campus, labs and certificates.
Why and when you use it
A school deals with hundreds of students, each with fees, attendance and marks. Education keeps all of it on the student's record, so the office knows who has paid, teachers know who was absent, and certificates come out right. The office manages fees; teachers use attendance, homework and exams; the principal uses the Dashboard.
Before you start
- Education module active (Enterprise plan)
- Fee structure for the year agreed
- Education fees tab of GST rules checked with your CA
Step by step
- Set up the institution and structureAdd your school in Institutions. Then use Academic Structure to set classes and sections, and Academics for subjects and the academic year.
- Add students, parents and facultyAdmit students in Students and link their parents in Parents. Add teachers and staff in Faculty.
- Run the daily class workTeachers mark Attendance each day and set Homework & Assignments. Examinations holds exam schedules and marks.
- Collect feesUse Fees to set what each student owes and to record payments. Apply Scholarships & Concessions before the fee is billed, so the discount is visible.
- Keep parents informedPost circulars, holidays and functions in Notices & Events.
- Manage servicesTransport handles bus routes and transport fees, Library tracks books issued, Hostel manages boarders, and Health & Discipline keeps medical and conduct notes.
- Look after the campusCampus covers buildings and facilities; Labs & Inventory tracks lab equipment and consumables.
- Issue certificatesUse Certificates for documents such as transfer or bonafide certificates, drawn from the student's record.
- Check Registers Overview, Accounts and My PlanThe last tabs are shared by the industry modules. Registers Overview gives one summary of the registers in Education, Accounts shows the money side of the module and how it reaches your books, and My Plan confirms the module is active - it reads "Education Enterprise (Enterprise plan)".
Worked example
Sunrise Public School in Lucknow admits Aarav Verma to Class 6-B for 2026-27. The quarterly tuition fee is ₹18,500, the school bus costs ₹2,400 a quarter, and his elder sister studies in Class 9, so the school gives a 10% sibling concession on tuition.
- Students: admits Aarav to Class 6, section B; Parents: links his father, Mr. Sunil Verma.
- Scholarships & Concessions: applies 10% sibling concession - ₹1,850 off tuition.
- Transport: puts him on the Gomti Nagar bus route at ₹2,400.
- Fees: the October quarter shows ₹16,650 tuition + ₹2,400 transport = ₹19,050; his father pays by bank transfer on 12 Nov 2026.
- Attendance and Homework & Assignments: his class teacher marks attendance and sets homework daily.
- Examinations: half-yearly marks are entered in December.
Result: Aarav's record shows class, parents, bus route and a fully paid quarter. The fees report has his ₹19,050, and teachers see him in their class lists.
💡 Tips
- Set up Academic Structure before admitting students, so each lands in the right class.
- Enter concessions before billing fees; correcting after payment is messy.
- Send fee reminders before the due date through Notices & Events.
⚠️ Common mistakes
- Adding siblings as separate parents. Link both children to the same parent record.
- Collecting fees outside the Fees tab, so dues lists are wrong.
Questions
Is GST charged on school fees?
It depends on the fee and the institution. Set it in the Education fees tab of GST rules after checking with your CA.
🎬 Video walkthrough (script — recording coming soon)
- Scene 1: Education Dashboard at Sunrise Public School.
- Scene 2: Academic Structure with Class 6-B.
- Scene 3: Admitting Aarav and linking his father.
- Scene 4: Sibling concession and bus route.
- Scene 5: Fees - ₹19,050 paid.
- Scene 6: Attendance, Examinations and Certificates tabs.