The Word-template tax most schools still pay
In a typical Nigerian secondary school, end-of-term reporting starts with a class teacher manually transferring CA scores from a green notebook into a Word template, calculating term totals on a calculator, typing personalised remarks, formatting the document, printing draft copies for the principal’s review, getting hand-signed approvals, reprinting final copies, and either calling parents to collect them or distributing at PTA day.
Each class teacher spends 8-12 hours on this. Multiply by the number of class teachers in the school. The result: three weeks of overtime and frequent errors that nobody catches because the workflow is too rushed.
What changes with Edunile
Teachers enter assessment scores during the term — CA1, CA2, exam — directly in Edunile’s grade entry interface (or upload them in bulk from a spreadsheet). At end of term, you click "Generate Reports" and the system produces a PDF report card per student in the standard Nigerian secondary layout: subject grid with CA, exam, total, grade, position; cumulative average; class teacher remark; head of academics remark; principal’s remark; attendance summary; behavioural ratings (for primary/secondary as applicable).
Pre-filled remark suggestions appear based on each student’s grades — teachers edit them rather than writing from scratch. The whole document is professionally formatted, school-branded, and ready for review.
Approval workflow that respects hierarchy
Reports flow through the standard Nigerian school approval chain: Class Teacher → Head of Academics → Principal. Each stage can review, request changes, or approve. The principal can approve in bulk by class, by arm, or for the whole school in one action — but each approval is individually audited.
For schools with the Bursar gate enabled, reports cannot release to parents whose fees are overdue. The system surfaces the holdouts to the bursar for follow-up, and unblocks reports automatically the moment payment clears.
Delivery and archive
Approved reports go to parents via WhatsApp (PDF attached) or email, with a templated message: "Dear [parent name], please find attached the term [N] report card for [student name]. Position in class: [N] of [total]. Overall grade: [grade]. Thank you."
Schools can also produce a print-ready batch PDF organised by class for PTA day. Every report is archived in the student’s record permanently — searchable years later when the student needs a transcript or proof of academic history.