Import students from a spreadsheet

Before you start

Put your students in one sheet with one student per row and a heading at the top of each column. Columns you’ll usually want:

• Student name, date of birth and gender
• Parent or guardian name, phone and email
• Class or group
• Start date

Save it as .xlsx or .csv. If you use Google Sheets, choose File → Download.

Tip

Your columns don’t need special names. Labbaik asks you to match them up during the import.

Import

1. Go to Education → Students, or open a class, and choose Add student. Then choose Import from spreadsheet.

2. Upload: choose Browse files and pick your file.

3. Columns: choose Check where each column goes and match each column to a Labbaik field. Leave out any column you don’t need.

4. Classes: match the class names in your sheet to your classes in Labbaik.

5. Review: check the list. Labbaik flags rows with missing or odd details, and students who look like duplicates of ones you already have.

6. Choose Finish.

Moving everything from another system

If you’re coming from spreadsheets or another app and want to bring everything, use the full import instead. It’s offered at the end of sign-up as Migrating from spreadsheets? Import them instead, and any time after that under Account → Import with Hijrah. It covers students, leavers, staff, programmes, curriculum, progress, attendance history, fees and payments.

Note

For a large move, get in touch first. We’re happy to check your files before you import.