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Student Groups

Student groups allow you to organise students into meaningful collections for easier navigation and reporting. Junipa supports three types of groups: smart groups, manual groups, and automatic groups.

Types of Groups​

Smart Groups​

Smart groups are dynamically populated based on criteria you define. Students are automatically added or removed as their data changes.

Examples of smart group criteria:

  • All students with a specific adjustment level (e.g., "Supplementary")
  • All students in a particular year level
  • All students with a specific disability category
  • Students with evidence recorded in the last 30 days

To create a smart group:

  1. Navigate to Administration > Student Groups.
  2. Click Create Group.
  3. Select Smart Group as the type.
  4. Define your filter criteria.
  5. Preview the students that match your criteria.
  6. Give the group a name and click Save.

Smart groups update automatically -- you do not need to manually add or remove students.

Manual Groups​

Manual groups are created by hand-picking specific students. Use these when you need a custom collection that does not map to a simple filter.

To create a manual group:

  1. Navigate to Administration > Student Groups.
  2. Click Create Group.
  3. Select Manual Group as the type.
  4. Search for and select the students you wish to include.
  5. Give the group a name and click Save.

To add or remove students from a manual group later:

  1. Open the group from the Student Groups list.
  2. Click Edit Group.
  3. Add new students using the search field or remove existing students by clicking the remove icon next to their name.
  4. Click Save.

Automatic Groups​

Automatic groups are system-generated based on your school's structure. These typically include:

  • Year level groups (e.g., "Year 7", "Year 8")
  • Class groups based on timetable data

Automatic groups cannot be manually edited. They update when your school structure or timetable data changes.

Editing Groups​

To edit an existing group:

  1. Navigate to Administration > Student Groups.
  2. Click on the group you wish to edit.
  3. Click Edit Group.
  4. For smart groups, you can update the filter criteria.
  5. For manual groups, you can add or remove individual students.
  6. Click Save to apply changes.

Setting a Default Dashboard View​

You can set a student group as the default view on your dashboard:

  1. Navigate to the Dashboard.
  2. Switch to the Groups view.
  3. Select the group you want to use as your default.
  4. Click the Set as Default option (or pin icon).

The next time you load the dashboard, this group will be displayed by default.

Deleting a Group​

To delete a group:

  1. Navigate to Administration > Student Groups.
  2. Click on the group you wish to delete.
  3. Click Delete Group.
  4. Confirm the deletion.
note

Deleting a group does not delete the students within it. Students and their evidence remain in the system. Only the grouping itself is removed.