Set up and manage school houses

Set up and manage school houses

My School > Sport > Sport Teams > School Houses


CREATE AND EDIT SCHOOL HOUSES

  • Click on "Sport Teams".
  • Click on "Add Team".
  • Enter the team name in Afrikaans.
  • Enter the team name in English.
  • Select the colour.
  • Click on "Save".
  • Double-click on any field to edit it.
  • You can change the Colour Definitions by clicking on the "Colour Definitions" button.
  • You can change any field by double-clicking on it.
  • You can change the colour by double-clicking on the colour field.
  • Click the "Save" button when done.
  • Click "Accept Changes" when you have finished the colour setup.

SET UP ANNUAL HOUSE SPORT TEAMS

Annual Teams and Team Managers

Step 1 tab:
  • Click on the tab Step 1: Select teams for 20XX.
  • Select the teams on the left side of the white block and click the right arrow to allocate them.

Step 2 tab:
  • Click on the tab Step 2: Select team managers for 20XX.
  • Select the team under Teams.
  • Select the team manager on the left side of the white block and click the right arrow to allocate team managers.
  • Repeat the steps for all teams.
  • Click "Save" when done.

SET UP RULES AND LEARNER ALLOCATIONS

You can allocate based on Demographics, Learner Surname, Register Class, Round Robin, and you can create exceptions for each of the rules. The process consists of three steps.

Step 1: Rule Setup

  1. Learner Surname Setup:
  2. To allocate based on learner surnames, click the Learner Surnames button.
  3. Select the surname letters and click the right arrow to allocate learner surnames.
  4. You can subdivide a letter by clicking the checkbox under Subdivide a letter of the alphabet.
  5. Select a letter to subdivide. Click the "Subdivide" button to subdivide the letter.
  6. Your white block will now show the letters subdivided into Q?, QA, QB, etc.
  7. Any question marks indicate letters that have diacritical marks on them.
  8. Click "Save" when done.
  1. Register Class Setup:
  2. To allocate per register class, click the Register Class icon.
  3. Select the register class and click the > button to allocate register classes.
  4. Click "Save" when done.
  1. Round Robin Setup:
  2. To allocate per round robin, click the Round Robin button.
  3. The Round Robin allocation method places each subsequent learner into a different house sport team. Round Robin sorts learners by the chosen method of allocation, and then allocates 1 > 2 > 3 > 1 > 2 > 3.
  4. Click the checkbox under Change method of allocation.
  5. Select the allocation methods (Per School, Per Grade or Per Register Class).
  6. Demographics Setup:
  7. To allocate based on demographic characteristics, click the Demographics button.
  8. You can choose any combination of age, gender or ethnic group.
  9. Click "Save" when done.

Step 2: Apply Rule Type (Click on Step 2: Apply rule type)

  • You must now apply the rule types.
  • Click on the respective methods of allocation (Demographics, Learner Surname, Register Class or Round Robin) to apply the rule to learners as per your setup in Step 1.
  • As you click on an allocation method, the rule will be applied.
Step 3: Create Exceptions (Click on Step 3: Create exceptions)
  • If you want to create an exception, you can do so at this step.
  • Select the team under Teams.
  • Select the grade under Grade.
  • Select the learner on the left side of the white block and click the right arrow to allocate learners.
  • Click "Save" when done.
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