The Student Portal (Student View) is the student-facing side of edge, giving students their own login to see their timetable, attendance, NCEA progress, published reports and school news. It runs alongside the Caregiver Portal and shares the same look and feel, but students sign in through their own login page and only ever see their own information. The portal is organised into three menu areas: Dashboard, News Feed and My Summary.
The Student Portal (Student View) is the student-facing side of edge, giving students their own login to see their timetable, attendance, NCEA progress, published reports and school news. It runs alongside the Caregiver Portal and shares the same look and feel, but students sign in through their own login page and only ever see their own information. The portal is organised into three menu areas: Dashboard, News Feed and My Summary.
Logging in
Students sign in on the student login page with the username and password the school has issued them.
- Enter your username and password and select Login.
- If your account is linked to more than one school, a list of schools is shown — select the school you want to log in to.
- If two-factor authentication is set up on your account, enter the 6-digit code (sent to your email, or shown in your authenticator app) when prompted.
- On success you land on My Dashboard.
A Forgot Password link on the login page lets students reset their own password by email.
Screenshot: student login page with username, password and Forgot Password link
The Dashboard
Dashboard > My Dashboard shows two cards:
| Card | Contents |
|---|---|
| School Announcements | Announcements published by the school, each with the school logo, a title and the announcement text. If there is nothing current, the card reads "There are currently no announcements." |
| Contact Details | The student's photo and name, plus email, work/cell/home phone, street address, suburb or RD number, town or city, and postcode. Where the school has recorded the student's own email and mobile, those are shown in place of caregiver contact details. |
The Contact Details card also carries a Change Password button (which opens the profile page) and, where two-factor authentication is available at the school, a Two Factor Authentication Settings button.
Screenshot: student dashboard showing School Announcements and Contact Details cards
Managing the account
From the profile pages a student can:
- Change username — the username is an email address; the student enters the new address twice and saves.
- Change password — enter the current password, then the new password twice, and save.
- View contact details — a read-only page showing the name, email, phone numbers and address the school holds.
Two-factor authentication
Two-factor authentication for students is a feature that must be enabled for your school — contact support if you would like it switched on. Once available, students set it up themselves from the Two Factor Authentication Settings button on the dashboard:
- Tick Enable Two Factor Authentication.
- Choose a method:
- Email — a 6-digit code is emailed to the student each time they log in, so the email address on the account must be up to date.
- Authenticator app — the page shows a QR code to scan in Google Authenticator, Microsoft Authenticator or a similar app; the student must enter a 6-digit code from the app to verify it before saving.
- Select Save.
At the next login the student is prompted for the code after entering their username and password. After a successful code entry the system records the network address the login came from, so students are not necessarily challenged for a code on every single login from the same place.
Screenshot: two-factor authentication settings page with method options and QR code
How schools manage student logins
Staff with system access permissions manage student portal accounts under Setup > Security:
| Page | What it does |
|---|---|
| List Login Details | Lists usernames by role — choose the Student role to see student logins, and use the send option to email login details out to students in that role. |
| Reset Passwords | Resets a user's password. |
| Unlock Users | Unlocks accounts that have been locked out. |
What students can access
The My Summary menu is where students find their day-to-day information — summary, timetable, attendance, NCEA progress, reports, option selections and more. See the "What Students Can See" article for the full breakdown. The News Feed menu shows the school's news feed, and at schools that have enabled Student Voice, students can submit their own posts for approval — see the "Student News Feed and Student Voice" article.