Go to Settings → Academic year to create sessions and manage terms.
Create a session
- In the Create new session form, type a name — for example 2025/26.
- Click Create.
Schola creates the session and automatically adds three terms: First Term, Second Term, and Third Term.
Set dates
To set the calendar dates for a session or term, click Edit dates next to it. Fill in the start and end dates and click Save.
These dates are informational only — they don't auto-start or auto-end the session or term. Use Start term/End term below to actually move the term along. For the "days remaining" countdown shown to students, set the term's closes on date under Report card info (see below).
Start and end terms
Each term has a Start term button that appears once the previous term has ended (or there is no previous term).
- Click Start term to make a term active. Only one term can be active at a time.
- Click End term when the term is over. This lets you start the next term.
- To close the session entirely, click End session on the session card.
Report card info
Each term also has a few fields used only on report cards. Click Set report card info next to a term to open them:
- Days school opened — the number of school days in the term, printed on report cards.
- Term closes on — the closing date shown on the report card. Also drives the "days remaining" countdown students see on their dashboard (optional).
- Next term resumes on — the date shown to parents when they check the result portal.
Multiple sessions
Schola supports previous sessions alongside the current one. Past sessions stay visible in the Past sessions section, with their terms and results intact.