Class positions on result cards come from the marks entered on award lists, combined using your test-type weightage and grading policy. EDUBase can show class and section positions, optionally counting only students who passed every subject.
What decides a student's position on a result card?
A position is a ranking of students by their combined result. In any school system, the order depends on three things: the marks entered, how the different exams are combined into a total, and which students are allowed into the ranking.
In EDUBase, each of these is set in the Examinations & Results module. You define subjects, test types and grading once, enter marks class by class on award lists, and then print result cards in your school's branding.
- Marks entered on award lists for each class, subject and exam.
- Test types and weightage, which decide how monthly tests, mid-term, final and custom exams count towards a term total.
- Grading policies, with school-wide or class-specific grade bands and pass marks.
- Pass rules for positions, which decide who is eligible to be ranked.
How do test types and weightage affect the ranking?
Most schools do not rank on a single paper. A term result usually blends monthly tests, a mid-term and a final. EDUBase lets you create these test types, including any custom exam type, and assign weightage so that term totals reflect your own policy.
Because positions are drawn from the same results, changing the weightage can change who is 1st, 2nd or 3rd. Decide the weightage before marks entry begins for the term, and tell parents what it is.
- Set test types such as monthly test, mid-term and final.
- Assign weightage for term totals.
- Review the term result before printing result cards.
What is the difference between class position and section position?
EDUBase supports both class positions and section positions. A class position ranks a student against everyone in the class. A section position ranks the student only among classmates in the same section.
A principal usually wants both. The class position shows how a child stands across the whole year group. The section position is often what the class teacher discusses at the parent-teacher meeting.
Should positions count only students who passed every subject?
This is a policy choice, and EDUBase leaves it to the school. Positions can optionally be counted only among students who passed every subject.
With the option on, a student with a very high total but a failed subject is not placed in the positions. With it off, positions follow the ranking of results without that filter. Choose the rule that matches your school's published policy, and apply it to every class so that parents see consistent results.
- Pass marks come from your grading policy, school-wide or class-specific.
- The rule should be agreed with the academic team before the term starts.
- Put the rule in your result-day notice so families understand it.
How do I check positions before parents see them?
Enter marks on the award lists first, then review result cards and reports before releasing anything. EDUBase can show or hide marks in the Parents App, so you can enter results now and release them to parents at PTM time.
Examination Reports also give class, section, subject and term views with grades and positions, and every report can be printed or exported to Excel.
- Check that every subject has marks for every student in the class.
- Confirm elective subjects are allocated to the right students through subject allocation.
- Preview a few result cards from different sections.
- Release marks to the Parents App only after your review.
Which result card designs can show positions?
Result cards come in themed designs, with month-wise, subject-wise, term-wise and combined reports. They carry your school's branding and custom signatures. Positions appear as part of the results that these reports present, so choose a design that fits how your school reports to parents.
If you want a different layout or option for your institution, the EDUBase team adds new features and options on request through its custom development service.
Settings that shape positions on result cards
| Setting | What it controls | Effect on 1st, 2nd, 3rd |
|---|---|---|
| Test types and weightage | How monthly, mid-term, final and custom exams count towards a term total | Changes the combined result that students are ranked on |
| Grading policy | Grade bands and pass marks, school-wide or class-specific | Defines who has passed a subject |
| Class position | Ranking among all students in the class | Shows standing across the whole year group |
| Section position | Ranking among students in the same section | Shows standing within the classroom |
| Pass-every-subject rule (optional) | Counts positions only among students who passed every subject | Students with a failed subject are not placed in the positions |
| Show or hide marks in the Parents App | When parents can see marks | Does not change positions; controls release timing |
Related modules
- Examinations & Results — From subjects and grading policy to award lists, result cards and date sheets.
- Examination Reports & Teacher Performance — Class results at every angle, plus a teacher-by-teacher view of exam outcomes.
- Student 360° — One child, one screen: profile, attendance, marks, position, fee, conduct, meetings and siblings.
- Certificates, Cards & Print Designs — Student cards, certificates, letters and every printout in your school's own branding.
- Parents App Controls — See adoption, control what unpaid families see, and manage parent logins from the web portal.