Monthly Attendance SA-SAMS Submission Guide
Important information
The OSM team will only complete your monthly attendance submission if a request is sent to osm@d6.co.za.
The Monthly Attendance Report from SA-SAMS must be generated on the 1st day of every month.
If the 1st falls on a weekend or public holiday, the OSM team will not be available to generate the report on that day. In these cases, it is the school’s responsibility to generate the Monthly Attendance Report directly from SA-SAMS.
Schools on the Submission Maintenance Plan are welcome to request assistance from the OSM team; however, requests can only be attended to during normal working hours. For example, if the 1st falls on a Saturday or Sunday, the OSM team can only assist or complete the submission from the Monday onwards.
Step 1: Export your SA-SAMS database from d6
Navigate to:
My School > Compliance > Export to SA-SAMS Database
Export a normal database for the current term.
Once the export is complete, download the database.
Unzip the downloaded database folder.
Step 2: Open the database in SA-SAMS
Open SA-SAMS.
Select Network.
Browse to and select the unzipped database.
Enter your SA-SAMS password and login details.
Step 3: Generate the Deployment Letter
Navigate to:
17. LURITS Approval Mode
Generate the Deployment Letter.
Save the Deployment Letter.
Print or export the Deployment Letter to PDF.
Step 4: Generate the Monthly Attendance Report
Navigate to:
3. Learner and Parent Information > 3.3 Learner Attendance Data Menu > 3.3.15 Monthly/Quarterly/Yearly Attendance Statistics
Ensure Monthly is selected.
Select the correct Year.
Select the correct Month.
Click Print.
Step 5: Verify the attendance data
Tick the option indicating that the attendance data has been verified.
Print or save the Monthly Attendance Report as a PDF.
Documents required for monthly attendance submission
Your monthly attendance submission should contain the following:
Deployed SA-SAMS database
Deployment Letter
Monthly Attendance Report
Need assistance?
If you experience any difficulties with the process, please contact the OSM team by emailing osm@d6.co.za. We will gladly assist where possible during normal business hours.
Last updated: June 2026 | Version 0.5
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