School Management Portal
How to set up and capture Effort Ratings
Effort Ratings allow schools to evaluate learners’ diligence, attitude or behaviour alongside academic performance. Ratings are captured as scale symbols or percentages and can be displayed on official report cards. My School > Curriculum > ...
Compliance — Access to compliance resources
This page links to the latest Compliance Resources for d6+. Click the link below to open the document. My School > Compliance Click here to view the latest Compliance Resources (Available in English only) Last updated: April 2026 | Version 4.0 © ...
How to manage learner attendance confirmations
The Department of Education requires that learner absences are confirmed every day to ensure that the capturing of absences is complete. The system displays a task for the register class teacher if the day's absences have not yet been confirmed. ...
How to use Attendance Confirmation
Attendance Confirmation ensures that all learner attendance data (including absentees) has been captured correctly. This step is mandatory for weekly reporting compliance and successful data exports. My School > People > Learners > Attendance: ...
How to set up and use the d6+ Excel Tools add-in
The My d6+ Excel Tools add-in embeds directly into Microsoft Excel, giving you quick access to d6+ data exports from within your spreadsheet. Embedding is optional but convenient. Macros must be enabled in your Excel installation for the add-in to ...
How to share the school Google Calendar with parents
This article explains how to create a Google Calendar with school events and share it with parents. If parents use Google Calendar, your school calendar will sync with theirs and display all school events you have added. School side: Set up and share ...
View or Edit Learner Links
This screen displays Achievement Links per Category and Activity. Incorrect or erroneous links can be reviewed and removed here without changing the underlying achievement setup. My School > System > Achievements > Allocation > View or Edit Learner ...
Manual Achievements
Non-academic achievements must be individually assigned manually to learners. This function allows you to manually assign achievements to specific learners. My School > System > Achievements > Assignment > Manual Assignments How do I manually assign ...
How to allocate automatic academic awards
Automatic Academic Awards allow the system to automatically allocate achievements to learners based on Academic Criteria set up in advance. A learner's marks determine which achievements are received. My School > Achievements > Allocation > Automatic ...
Admin Year-end Overview — how the process works
The Admin Year-end process ('rollover') must be completed by all schools to create profiles for learners and staff for the following year. Begin this process only after all final marks have been captured, unless the Timetable programme is being used ...
Academic Criteria Optional Result
The Optional Result tab displays additional information such as the percentage and position in the grade of the learner. It is used, for example, when certificates for Top 10 learners per grade are printed and the average and actual position in the ...
Attendance Report
Home > Attendance Report The Attendance Report provides comprehensive insights into student and staff attendance patterns. This tool helps identify trends, track compliance, and support intervention planning. Report Types: Individual student ...
How to set up Birthday SMS options
The system can be configured to send birthday messages by SMS to Learners, Parents and Staff. The SMS is generated based on the date of birth entered on each person's profile. My School > General > Birthday SMS: Birthday SMS Options For each ...
Calendar Events
This function allows users to manage calendars and calendar events. My School > System > Communication > Share documents & information > Calendar Events Who can manage calendars and events? Manage calendars (create/edit/remove): Only users with ...
How to set up communication source categories
When resources are added, they must be linked to a category. This category name appears as a heading in the parent's app. Parents and Other Contacts linked to the channels to which the resource is published can click on the applicable Source Category ...
How to send SMS messages in d6
This article explains how to send SMS messages in d6. The SMS function provides the opportunity to communicate with parents, staff, learners, debtors, channels and own numbers regarding discipline, sports events, outstanding balances and general ...
RSS Streams
RSS (Rich Site Summary) uses a specific URL that points to a website and displays short articles. Users linked to the public channels will be able to receive these streams. My School > System > Communication > Communication Setup > RSS Streams What ...
Birthday SMS Template
This function allows you to edit, add or remove templates used in the Birthday Messages function. My School > General > Birthday SMS > Birthday SMS Template How do I add an SMS template? Click the Add button. Select the language for the template by ...
Send an email request
When you need help from our Support department, please send an email request to support@d6plus.co.za. This process creates a case/ticket which makes it easier for us to support you effectively. You will receive an email with your case number which ...
ANA Registration Schedule
This function allows you to generate the ANA registration schedule for submission to the Department of Basic Education. Reports > DoE > Curriculum > ANA Registration Schedule How do I create the ANA Registration Schedule? Enter the Area / Circuit. ...
Subject Group Lists
The Subject Group Lists report generates a printable record of learners categorised by subject and educator. It is used as a physical mark sheet or attendance register, with customisable blank columns for manual data entry before digital capturing. ...
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 ...
Achievement Analysis
Home > Achievement Analysis This report provides a detailed analysis of student achievements across different criteria and performance levels. It allows educators to track progress, identify strengths, and recognise areas for improvement. Key ...
Formula Calculation Statement
The Formula Calculation Statement shows the complete calculation analysis of the promotion mark as set up in the template formula or subject-specific formula. Reports > Learners > Marks and Achievements: Formula Calculation Statement How to generate ...
Allocated Achievements
Use this function to print the allocated achievements per learner. This report is typically used at the Awards Evening to read out the certificates allocated to learners. Reports > Learners > Marks and Achievements: Allocated Achievements How do I ...
How to generate and manage achievement certificates
Achievement certificates recognise and celebrate learner accomplishments. These certificates can be generated, customised, and distributed to learners upon completion of courses, milestones, or special achievements. To generate an achievement ...
Channel Information
The Channel Information function allows you to generate reports for communication channels. You can select the channels for which you want to generate reports and view them as a PDF. Reports > People > Learners > Channels How do I generate a channel ...
How to export data to the SA-SAMS database in d6
This article explains how to export the SA-SAMS database from d6. By exporting the SA-SAMS database, your school can comply with the Department of Education's regulations regarding data submission. My School > Compliance > Export to SA-SAMS database ...
Outstanding Compliance Tasks
The Outstanding Compliance Tasks screen displays a list of tasks related to SA-SAMS export data. The tasks are placed in sections and ranked in priority order from top to bottom — the higher a task appears, the more urgent it is. My School > d6 ...
Teacher Timetables
Teacher timetables show the classroom schedules for each teacher. You can view and print the timetables per term. My School > People > Staff > Timetables: Teacher Timetables Teacher timetables are generated from uploaded timetable data in the ...
How to view and print Register Class Timetables
The Register Class Timetables module provides a learner-centred view of the school's academic schedule. Once a timetable has been uploaded to d6+, administrators and educators can see exactly where a specific register group (e.g. Grade 10A) should be ...
Class Setup
This article explains how to complete the class setup in d6+. Ensure that register class setup has been completed first before beginning these steps. My School > People > Staff > Classrooms Prerequisites Before you can complete the class setup, ...
How to view My Budget
The My Budget screen shows all budgets for which the logged-in user has been appointed as budget head. Finance > Budget: My Budget How do I view my budget? Under Budget Head the logged-in user's name appears. Select the year to display the budget for ...
How to set up Result Methods
The Result Methods module sets the logical criteria the system uses to determine whether a learner is promoted, retained or transferred. Rules are configured per education phase and are essential for accurate year-end results and promotion schedules. ...
How to register as a Follower/Viewer of a Learner
The Follower/Viewer feature allows grandparents, caregivers, and other trusted individuals (who are not the registered parent) to access a learner's homework, marks, absentee records and discipline information on the d6 Connect app. The learner's ...
How to approve learner grades
The DBE requires schools to submit their data regularly using SA-SAMS and Valistractor, which are not d6+ products. d6+ allows you to export your data to an SA-SAMS database, which can then be deployed in SA-SAMS and submitted to the Data Driven ...
How to capture learner contacts
Use this function to manage which staff members have access to specific modules in d6 Connect. These rights apply to Resources, Calendar Events and Homework. They do not restrict contributors from sending d6 Connect messages (news items). My School > ...
How to generate Report Cards
The Report Cards module generates official learner progress documents for internal and external distribution. It consolidates academic marks, attendance records and educator remarks into professional templates that can be printed or emailed directly ...
How to set up a Pre-Primary Report Card template
The Pre-Primary Report Card template displays learner achievements as smiley faces (emotional indicators) rather than percentages. My School > System: Curriculum > Databases: Report Card Templates Double-click your template name to edit it. The ...
Performance Analysis
The Performance Analysis report provides a technical breakdown of learner achievement across subject-specific scales. It evaluates grade performance through visual graphs and scale summaries for mark types including Promotion, Merit, and Year marks. ...
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