Bulk Absences

A bulk absence event involves multiple students being absent for the same event.

Recording Bulk Absences

• In eSIS click on the Students tile
• Select Absence Events Bulk Entry:

The Absence Events Bulk Entry window will open. Use the drop down menus to select the students required. Leaving the selections blank will select all students in the school. Selections can also be made based on year level/s.

• Select OK

A list of students to be processed based on the search criteria is displayed:

• Any students who will not be absent can be moved to the left side of the window by highlighting the student's name and clicking on the left arrow in the centre of the window:

If a mistake is made, use the Clear Selections option at the bottom of the window:

• Click Accept and Create Absence Events at the bottom of the window to continue:

• Allocate an Absence Type to the students
• Enter the Date/s of the absence
• Enter the parent or teacher who reported the absence
• Click OK:

A message is displayed confirming that the Absence Events records have been created.

• Click OK:

A message is displayed asking if you would like to create another bulk entry:

Superseding a Bulk Absence

If a bulk absence has already been entered into eSIS e.g. if a group of students will be absent on a camp for a week but one or more of the students do not attend the camp due to e.g. illness, the bulk absence event will need to be superseded by the school's attendance/administration officer.

Instructions for doing this can be found on the Recording Absence Events page under 'Superseding Absence Events'.