Client
Present
Education Attendance and Workforce Operations Platform
A role-aware web and mobile attendance system built for education environments where class attendance, staff shifts, location checks, cancellations, reporting, and operational control all need to work together.
Snapshot
Project snapshot.
The fast read on what the platform is, who it serves and what was delivered.
Country
Australia
Year
2024
Platform
Web portal + iOS app
Users
Admins, teachers, students, and staff
Scope
Classes, shifts, attendance, reports
Scope markers
The brief
What needed to change.
Present needed to make attendance operational, not just recorded. Education providers often need to manage classes, teachers, students, employees, shifts, breaks, cancellations, locations, and attendance evidence across different roles.
The brief was to create one product where admin teams set the operating structure, teachers mark class attendance, staff clock in with location context, and managers can review attendance without chasing spreadsheets, screenshots, or message threads.
The brief was to create one product where admin teams set the operating structure, teachers mark class attendance, staff clock in with location context, and managers can review attendance without chasing spreadsheets, screenshots, or message threads.
The challenge
What made it complex.
The complexity sat in the overlap between education attendance and workforce operations: different users, different schedules, different evidence needs, and one system that still had to feel simple day to day.
Attendance was not one workflow
Student class attendance, teacher-led marking, staff shifts, breaks, and clock-ins all needed different logic while still feeding one operating picture.
Each role needed a different daily tool
Admins, teachers, students, and staff could not share the same interface. Each role needed the right actions without exposing unrelated controls.
Time and location needed evidence
Clock-ins, breaks, class attendance, and location context had to become reviewable records instead of loose notes, screenshots, or manual updates.
Exceptions needed visible control
Class cancellations and attendance edge cases needed a proper review path so admins could see what changed, who requested it, and what still needed action.
What we built
The operating system delivered.
Webits built a Django admin portal, REST API, and React Native iOS app for class scheduling, staff rostering, attendance capture, geofenced clock-ins, cancellation review, reports, notifications, and role-based access.
Admin operations
Portal command centre
The web portal gives admins one place to manage users, roles, live attendance, classes, rosters, reports, and cancellation requests.
Classes, courses, and rosters
Courses, recurring classes, assigned teachers, enrolled students, staff shifts, date windows, working days, and location context are managed from the portal.
Mobile attendance
Staff clock-in workflow
Staff can see today's shift, clock in, clock out, manage breaks, review attendance history, and inspect worked-time detail from the iOS app.
Teacher class marking
Teachers can see assigned classes, open the current session, review students, mark attendance, and submit the roll from mobile.
Review and control
Reports and student timelines
Class reports, student attendance timelines, staff attendance records, hours, breaks, and session history make daily activity easier to review.
Cancellations, messages, and settings
Cancellation requests, notifications, invite flows, profile settings, and role-based preferences keep operational changes inside the system.
Technical foundation
The technical foundation.
Built on a stable stack for role-based attendance, mobile workflows, reporting, and operational control.
Backend
- Python
- Django
- Django REST Framework
- Simple JWT
Frontend
- Django templates
- Server-rendered portal
- Responsive admin UI
- Vanilla JavaScript
Database
- PostgreSQL
- Django ORM
- Relational data model
- Foreign-key structure
Mobile
- React Native
- iOS and Android app
- AsyncStorage
- Native geolocation
Integrations
- Google Maps
- OneSignal
- SMTP email
- WeasyPrint
Deployment
- Docker
- NGINX
- Managed cloud hosting
- SSL/TLS
What changed
The result of the rebuild.
Present gives education teams one operating layer for class attendance, staff attendance, exceptions, and reports, with daily actions handled through web and mobile instead of scattered manual follow-up.
Attendance moved into one operating model
Class rolls, staff shifts, clock-ins, breaks, cancellations, and reports now sit inside one product instead of separate manual processes.
Teachers got a cleaner class workflow
Assigned classes, student lists, attendance marking, and cancellation requests are available from the teacher experience instead of relying on admin follow-up.
Staff attendance became reviewable
Clock-ins, clock-outs, breaks, location context, attendance history, and worked hours can be reviewed from the portal and app.
Admins could see exceptions earlier
Cancellation requests and attendance edge cases move into visible queues, making operational follow-up easier to control.
Reports became easier to trust
Student timelines, class attendance reports, staff attendance records, and PDF outputs are generated from the same structured attendance data.
Mobile users had less daily friction
Teachers and staff can open the app, see the relevant schedule, take the right attendance action, and review their own activity without extra instruction.
A stronger base for education operations
The platform can support more roles, courses, classes, rosters, attendance rules, and reporting needs without rebuilding the core workflow.
System Views
Visual walkthrough across the system.
The clearest screens, system states, and support visuals behind the work.
Admin dashboard
Staff attendance overview
Classes list
Class user management
Class attendance report
Student attendance timeline
Shift roster list
Cancellation requests
Teacher class list
Teacher attendance marking
Staff mobile home
Staff shift schedule
Staff shift detail
Staff attendance history
Attendance detail
Staff earnings
Teacher mobile home
Teacher class schedule
Class information
Mobile attendance marking
Cancel class session
Account settings
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