# Adding a student

> HTT Schools training, step 7 of 49. For: School administrators.
> Source: https://understand.htt.llc/learn/schools/adding-a-student · Updated 2026-10-15

The pupil, their class, and the adults responsible for them. You will add a new student to your school, put them in a class, and add their parents.

> **Note:** Sign in to HTT Schools as an administrator of your school to follow these steps.

## Step by step

### 1. Open Students

Open Students from the menu. Every pupil on the roll is listed here, and you can search by name or admission number.

![HTT Schools: open students — the screen at this step](https://storage.htt.llc/f/4Y3MM2FNPZCT513C9NFVKFW3VSEA7FGA)
*Step 1: Open Students*

### 2. New student

Press New student.

### 3. The basics

Type the admission number your school gives the child, their first and last name, and their sex. Then press Create student.

![HTT Schools: the basics — the screen at this step](https://storage.htt.llc/f/K1HN45976WFAEVN3SYDX4G6HRNBSQYGE)
*Step 3: The basics*

### 4. The record

The student now has a record of their own. Open it to fill in the rest.

### 5. Class and details

Press Edit to place the child in a class, and add their date of birth, blood group, home address and any allergies — the sick bay sees allergies in red.

![HTT Schools: class and details — the screen at this step](https://storage.htt.llc/f/8H920R79AFCF99CA53V4YM74S2GYER7P)
*Step 5: Class and details*

### 6. Family

Next, the Family tab. This is where the parents and guardians go.

### 7. Add an adult

Press Add an adult. If the parent already has another child here, choose Somebody already on file. For a new family, choose A new adult.

![HTT Schools: add an adult — the screen at this step](https://storage.htt.llc/f/9DFG512S10S4JK4AQ5GV5TH04R8YQNJ2)
*Step 7: Add an adult*

### 8. Parent details

Fill in the parent’s name and phone number, and how they are related to the child.

### 9. Gate and calls

Tick May collect this child from the gate, so the gate knows she can take the child home — and tick The first person the school rings. Then press Add to this child.

![HTT Schools: gate and calls — the screen at this step](https://storage.htt.llc/f/64K5P139DG7GKB0P38Q7Q7MY2W2KS0H5)
*Step 9: Gate and calls*

### 10. Emergency contact

Finally, add an emergency contact — rung in order when a parent cannot be reached.

### 11. Documents and ID card

You can also keep the child’s documents on the Documents tab, and print their school ID card from the button at the top.

![HTT Schools: documents and id card — the screen at this step](https://storage.htt.llc/f/3VGY70D6E8HQVERXESJ0S7T6115G3Q9J)
*Step 11: Documents and ID card*

> **Tip:** On a phone the steps are the same — the video shows them again on a phone, from its second chapter.

## Questions people ask

### Who is the “Adding a student” training for?

School administrators. It is one step of the HTT Schools course, which is laid out in the order we recommend learning it.

### Do I need to sign in to HTT Schools for this?

Sign in to HTT Schools as an administrator of your school to follow these steps.

### Can I do this on a phone?

Yes. The steps are the same on a phone, and the video shows every step on a computer and then again on a phone.

### How long does this training take?

The video is about 5 minutes long. Reading the article takes less.