How to generate Pre-Primary Reports

How to generate Pre-Primary Reports

The Pre-Primary Reports function (Smiley Report) displays learner results using emotional smiley faces. This function is now included under Reports > Learners > Marks and Achievements > Reports. If you previously had a Smiley Report template, it is now available at My School > Curriculum > Databases > Report Template.

Reports > Learners > Marks and Achievements > Reports

  • A unique logo can be printed on Smiley reports. Send the chosen image to the Support team to load on the school’s database.

Select your chosen template and click Edit Selected Template to edit it. There are 5 tabs: Format, Marks, Pass Requirements, Comments and Signatures.

Format tab

  1. Enter your chosen template name in Afrikaans and English.

  2. Select the letterhead type: Pre-printed, Standard, Digital (own letterhead) or Provincial.

  3. Select whether absences should be printed and up to which date they are calculated.

  4. Select whether the subject teacher’s name should be printed and in what format.

  5. Select whether the re-opening date of the school should be printed.

  6. Select the report heading: None, Report, Progress Report, Preliminary Progress Report, Interim Report or Custom heading.

  7. Select the scale table, order and row height. Tick the checkbox for additional scales such as "a" for absent.

  8. Select the learner name format, grade format and whether terms should be printed comparatively in columns.

  9. Set row height, column width and font size for the mark columns. Select the date format. Click Save.

Marks tab

  1. Assessment type: Select Combined marks.

  2. Mark type: Select the Smiley type. Choose whether the result is indicated with a cross or a dot.

  3. Select the subject level: Subject/Learning Area, Component/LO/Task or Assessment.

  4. Select whether additional mark types should be printed and set decimal places as required.

  5. Set the FET learner average calculation. Click Save.

Pass Requirements tab

  1. Select whether pass requirements should be printed (e.g. "50% in Home Language is required").

  2. Select the result type: Print nothing, Print code (P/NA/R) or Print description (Pass/Not achieved/Retained).

  3. Ensure Result guidelines are linked at My School > Curriculum > Result guidelines and that Term Results have been calculated before printing reports.

  4. Select the position of results: Table or Comments.

  5. Activate learner promotion results only at year-end. Click Save.

Comments tab

  1. Set the comment row height.

  2. Activate comments for Subjects/Learning Outcomes if generic comments have been created and linked at My School > Curriculum > Comments.

  3. Activate Educator comments and set frame, font size and blank lines.

  4. Set blank lines for Parent comments if needed.

  5. Select Biographical information to print on the report (only if information has been entered in the system). Click Save.

Signatures tab

  1. Indicate whether a space for the Teacher signature should be printed and select the name format and title.

  2. Indicate whether a space for the Grade head signature should be printed and select the title.

  3. Indicate whether a space for the Parent signature should be printed.

  4. Indicate whether the Principal’s signature should be printed. Set name format and title. The signature must be sent as a JPG or PNG to the Support team. Only one principal’s signature can be used.

  5. Indicate whether a date should be printed below the signature. Click Save.

How do I generate the reports?

  1. Go to Reports > Learners > Marks and Achievements > Reports.

  2. Select the applicable template and print the reports.

Frequently asked questions

Why is the Pre-Primary Reports button no longer here?

The function has been merged with the main reports module. Go to Reports > Learners > Marks and Achievements > Reports to generate reports. Existing templates are at My School > Curriculum > Databases > Report Template.

Why are pass requirements not printing on the report?

Ensure that Result guidelines are linked at My School > Curriculum > Pass Requirements > Result guidelines and that Term Results have been calculated.

Can I print a unique logo on the Smiley report?

Yes. Send the desired image (JPG or PNG) to the d6 Support team to load it onto your system.

Last updated: March 2026  |  Version 6.0

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