Taking attendance at your school, straight from the phone
No paper, no spreadsheets, no “I’ll write it down later”. Your teachers mark attendance in seconds and you see the real state of your school as it happens.
The trouble with paper registers
A paper register works until it stops working: sheets go missing, handwriting nobody can read, and at the end of the month no one knows how many classes each student actually attended. If you charge for attendance, drop-ins or class packs, every gap in that list is money walking out. And when a parent asks how many times their daughter came in March, you are doing archaeology.
How it works in DansTree
Every teacher has the app on their phone. When they get to class:
- They open the app and see today’s class with every student enrolled in that group — nothing to search for.
- They mark who turned up with one tap per student. Present, absent or excused.
- They handle the unexpected without making a mess: if someone shows up for a trial class, or a student from another group is making one up, they add them there and then as a one-off, without touching the group’s enrolment.
Everything saves instantly and shows up for the office on the web dashboard: today’s attendance, this week’s, and each student’s.
What you get as the person running the school
- Per-student history: every record shows which classes they attended, when they missed one and whether it was excused, with their attendance rate.
- Weekly attendance map: at a glance you see which groups are full and which are emptying out — the earliest sign that someone is about to leave.
- Make-up classes under control: if you allow them, the system tracks which groups have space and how many make-ups each student still has.
- Wired into payments: trial classes and one-off attendance are recorded so you can charge for them if that is how your school works.
For the teacher: zero friction
If your teacher can use WhatsApp, they can use DansTree. There is no manual: open, see the class, mark, close. The office never has to chase anyone for the register, because the register is already in the system.
Included in the Free plan
Attendance tracking (web + mobile app) is included in the Free plan: up to 80 active students, unlimited classes and 0 €/month, no card. It is the fastest way to try DansTree with your real school.
Frequently asked questions
How do you take attendance in DansTree?
The teacher opens the app on their phone, sees the day’s class with the list of enrolled students and marks who turned up with one tap. It can also be done from a browser. Everything saves instantly.
Can I mark absences as excused and handle make-up classes?
Yes. An absence can be marked as excused, and the school can let the student make that class up in another group, with available places tracked.
What if someone turns up who is not enrolled in that class?
You add them on the spot as a one-off or a trial class, without cluttering the group’s enrolment. If your school charges for one-off classes, it is recorded so you can bill it.
Is it included in the free plan?
Yes: attendance on web and mobile app on the Free plan, up to 80 active students and with no limit on classes.
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