School year and holidays

In the Administration module, the School years screen defines the periods over which timetables, holidays, absences and student placements are interpreted. It is also called the academic year.

Create a school year

A school year contains:

• a name;
• a start date;
• an end date.

On creation, Omniscol can offer to import the common holidays of the configured country when data is available for the chosen range. You can deselect those that do not apply to you.

Current school year

The Current school year selector indicates the year displayed by default in the application and the portals. Changing this value switches the users' default context. It is also the only year accessible to students.

Keep the current year set to the year actually used day to day. Preparing the next year is done by creating a new year and then working on the corresponding timetables, without setting it as the current year too early.

Holidays

Each school year contains a list of holidays:

• name;
• start date;
• end date.

You can add them one by one, edit them, delete them or manage them as a table with Table.

Alternate weeks

If alternate weeks are enabled in the general settings, the screen displays a timeline for adjusting the year's alternations. Saving is done with Save.

The label format (A, B, ..., 1, 2, ..., or disabled) is set in the general settings.

Shift across holidays: if you were on week A just before the holidays and want to resume on week B afterwards, click the relevant weeks on the timeline to create a virtual shift. The alternation then realigns itself with the rest of the calendar.