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William Carey Christian School is now be using online permission for school events, including sport and subject excursions. Parents can do this through the WCCS App (for iOS or Android) or on the Edumate website.

Installing the WCCS App

To install the App on your device click either of the following links:

For Android device users click this link:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=au.edu.nsw.wccs.eduapp
For Apple device users click this link:
https://apps.apple.com/au/app/william-carey-christian-school/id1444816388

Alternatively, you can search for "wccs" on either the Apple App Store or Google Play Store.

Refer to the screenshots below to ensure you have selected the correct app.

Logging into the WCCS App

Once you have installed the WCCS app, follow the instructions below to sign in.

Step 1 - Open the app on your phone and click the 'Sign In' button.

Once you have clicked the 'Sign In' button you should then be redirected to a Microsoft sign-in page.

Step 2 - On the Microsoft sign-in page in the textbox that says 'Email address' type in your family portal username.

Your family portal username is a combination of your carers number + '@wccsnsweduau.onmicrosoft.com'. For example, if your carers' number is 111111, your username would be 111111@wccsnsweduau.onmicrosoft.com.

If you are unsure about your username please email edumate@wccs.nsw.edu.au.

Please Note: If this is the first time using your WCCS Family Portal login, you will need to sign into the portal page first, instruction can be found here

Step 3 - Once you have entered the correct username you can click the 'Next' button and type in your password.

If you haven't logged in before to the Family Portal or the WCCS App or you have requested a password reset, you will have to create a new password. Please note: you will have to make sure your password contains at least one special character, one number and one capital letter.

Once you have entered the correct password, click the Sign in button.

If you have forgotten your password please see the instructions here on how to reset your password.

Using the WCCS App

After logging into the app, you will have access to the WCCS app home page.

From the home page, there are links to:

News-feed: Announcements and alerts

Documents: Relevant documents, notes and the parent/carer handbook

To-Do: Where you will complete points of action such as permission notes

Calendar/Timetable: Details or events and class relevant to your child.

Absences: Allowing you to validate absences accrued in the previous 7 days.

See below for a detailed explanation of the WCCS App features:

WCCS App Homepage

To Do (Event permissions)

If your child has a future event which requires permission, an alert will appear on top of the To-do button. Click on button to move to the approval section. Pending approval will show the events that require permission from you Future events will show the events you have already granted permission for.

To approve events, click on pending approval, this will take you to the various events all your children need permission to. Click on Events and click on the event you would like to grant permission for. This will take you to the event details.

Documents

This will give you access to WCCS documents such as:

• Assessment booklets

• Carer Handbooks

• eSmart Policies

• Extended and Exemption leave forms

• Medical forms

Newsfeed

This section will show broadcasts (much like social media posts) from staff regarding specific information relevant to your family. The latest updates on events, closures, tickets, reports etc can be found here. It will be in best practice for you to check this every day.

Calendar

This section lets you view the whole school calendar for events happening across Primary and High School by day, week or month.

Absences

This section allows you to verify absences for each child. The verification on the app can only be done at the end of the day. You will still receive an SMS during the day whenever your child is marked absent and has not been verified.

Pending shows the absences for each child who still need verification. History shows the list of absences over the year for each child

Click on submit absence explanation. This will take you to a new window with all the dates of absences for the student.

You will need to click on the dates (so the tick is highlighted in blue) and put in the reason and add details for the absence before you click on submit.

Contacts

This section shows the email addresses of the teachers your child’s been taught by, over the years. You can use this section to book appointments with the teachers if required.

Notifications

This allows you to choose the activities that you wish to receive push notifications for (notification on the top bar of your phone). We highly recommend you say yes to all to keep up with recent updates from School.

For any assistance with the app or Edumate (carer portal) please email edumate@wccs.nsw.edu.au

Troubleshooting

If absences or event permissions do not appear please refer here for instructions on how to reset the WCCS app.

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