Set Up and Manage School Divisions

Use the School Division tab in the School Manager module to view and organise the school divisions that reflect the structure of your school.

Use the School Division tab when you are setting up iSAMS for the first time.

This is useful if your school is split into smaller schools for different year groups and points of entry. For example, you can create 'Pre-Preparatory' and 'Preparatory' school divisions and add year groups to their respective divisions. Pupil information can then be sorted by school division. This ensures that teachers and staff can only view information that is relevant to their school division in the iSAMS dashboard.

1. In the School Manager module, select the School Division tab:
   

2. Choose to:

   Add a school division.

   This is helpful for categorising year groups and ensures that teachers can only view relevant information from their school division in the iSAMS dashboard.

   1. Select  Create Division from the header bar.
      A popup window is displayed:
      
   2. Enter a name and unique code for the division.
   3. Select Year Groups to link to the school division. Hold Ctrl to make multiple selections, if required.
   4. Click Save & Close.
      The school division is listed in the School Division tab.
   Arrange the order of school divisions.

   Change the order that school divisions are displayed. You may prefer to position your school's main division first to save time when selecting school divisions from drop down lists in iSAMS.

   1. Select  Arrange Divisions from the header bar.
      A popup window is displayed:
      
   2. Select a school division from the list displayed. Use the arrows available to move it up or down the list, as required.
   3. Click Save & Close when finished.
      Your school divisions are displayed in the revised order.
   Edit a listed school division.

   For example, you can edit a division's code or add more year groups to a division.

   1. Click  by the school division you wish to edit.
      A popup window is displayed:
      
   2. Enter a name and unique code for the division.
   3. Select Year Groups to link to the school division. Hold Ctrl to make multiple selections, if required.
   4. Click Save & Close.
      The updated school division is listed in the School Division tab.
   Delete a school division.

   Use this to remove school divisions that have been added in error.

   Deleting school divisions can cause information loss in records across iSAMS. It is recommended that you only delete school divisions that are not in use in iSAMS.

   1. Click  by the school division you wish to delete.
      A popup window is displayed.
      You are prompted Are you sure you want to delete this school division?
   2. Click Yes.
      The school division is removed from iSAMS.