Create sessions and terms

Sessions (academic years) and terms must exist before courses can be assigned to a period.

Create a session

1. Go to School → Sessions (/admin/session) and select New session.
2. Enter the name (e.g. 2025/2026) and start/end dates.
3. Select Save.

Create terms within a session

1. Open the session and select New term.
2. Enter the name (e.g. First Term, Semester 1) and start/end dates.
3. Select Save.
4. Repeat for each term in the session.

Next step

Import students and staff →