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Biometric Attendance System for Schools

Put a ZKTeco device at the gate and every punch goes straight into the system — arrival, departure, late and half day worked out for students and staff, with no files to copy and no separate software.

ZKTeco integration

Your biometric machine, finally connected

Many schools already own a biometric machine, but its data lives on the device or in a separate program. Someone copies files every evening, matches device IDs to students by hand, and staff attendance still has to be typed into the salary sheet.

School Smart ERP connects to ZKTeco devices directly. Every punch arrives in the system as it happens, matched to the right student or staff member. Arrival, departure, late arrival and half day are worked out for you, parents can get an SMS, and staff attendance flows into payroll.

School Smart ERP dashboard with attendance figures from biometric devices
How it works

Biometric Attendance in four steps

Install at the gate

A ZKTeco device for students, staff or both.

Punches flow in

Every punch reaches the system directly — no files to copy.

Rules applied

Arrival, departure, late and half day calculated automatically.

Everyone informed

Parents get alerts; payroll gets staff attendance.

What's included

Everything in Biometric Attendance

Direct ZKTeco integration

Devices push punches straight into the system — no separate software.

Students and staff

One device setup covers both, matched to the right records.

Late & half-day rules

Arrival, departure, late and half day are worked out for you.

SMS to parents

Parents can be alerted when a child has not arrived.

Payroll link

Staff punches feed salary deductions automatically.

Multi-campus

Devices at each campus report into the same system.

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Good to know

Biometric Attendance — FAQs

Which biometric devices are supported?
School Smart ERP integrates with ZKTeco devices.
Do we need to copy data from the machine?
No. Punches are pushed straight into the system — no files to copy and no separate software.
Does it work for staff as well as students?
Yes. The same setup covers students and staff, and staff attendance feeds payroll.
Is biometric included in every plan?
Biometric device integration is part of the Standard and Enterprise plans — see pricing.
Read the guide ZKTeco Biometric Attendance for Schools: A Setup Guide

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