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How do I upload new student accounts in bulk?

How to create multiple student accounts at the same time

Written by Sophie Murten

Only school Admins can bulk upload student accounts and classes. Click on "Admin area".

Main Dashboard and Admin area selected

Similarly, your school's Kognity administrator will be able to click the "Visit admin dashboard" button.

Main Dashboard and Visit admin dashboard option selected

Click on the "Students" tab, click on "Add student" and click on "Import CSV".

Screenshot of the 'Students' tab with 'Add Student' clicked, showing the 'Import CSV' option in the dropdown.

Begin by selecting the year group the students will be a part of. This is important, as the year group determines what type of access the students have, and when their accounts will be archived.

Screenshot showing the selection of a year group, which defines student access and account archiving settings.

If you are uploading a new cohort of students and the relevant year group has not yet been created, please return to the main dashboard interface and go to the ‘Year Groups’ tab to create a new year group first.

Year Groups section and Add year group button highlighted.

Then, upload a CSV file with the first name, last name and email of the students to be uploaded. If you need a blank template to fill in, you can download one by clicking ‘download blank CSV template’. If your file is not a CSV, you can change it by opening the file on your computer, and clicking ‘save as CSV’ or ‘export as CSV’.

Import students by attaching a CSV file

After attaching the file, a summary will be displayed for you to review the details prior to uploading.

Screenshot of CSV upload with fields for first name, last name, and email. 'Download blank CSV template' and 'Review upload' buttons visible.

Clicking ‘Continue to import’ will begin the upload process. Please note that this may take a few minutes. You’ll see a success message when it’s finished! If your students' names don't immediately appear on the list, please refresh the page.

Imported successfully. Import summary.

Don’t forget to now group these students into classes - you can check how to do so here.

Need Further Assistance?

If you have any questions or need additional help, please don’t hesitate to reach out. You can contact us by sending an email to support@kognity.com, and our team will be happy to assist you!

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