Student Guide to Marking Your Attendance

Use Allocate+ to check in, review and monitor your attendance

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This guide explains the three ways to mark attendance in Allocate+ and how to review your attendance record during the term.

Before you begin

You can access Allocate+ through the Student Portal or by using the direct Allocate+ link.

Option A – Student Portal

Log in to the Student Portal: portal.unswcollege.edu.au
Select Useful Links.
Select Allocate+ from the Web Links list.

Option B – Direct access

Open Google Chrome or Microsoft Edge and go to timetables.unswcollege.edu.au/aplus-student
Sign in using your student email (zID@ad.unsw.edu.au) and your password.

Important – attendance check-in

Mark your attendance at the start of class.
You can only mark attendance during the scheduled time of your class – not before it starts or after it ends.
Only check in to the class you are actually attending.
Make sure the Allocate+ time zone is set to Sydney and use your current timetable.
Teachers verify attendance during class. False attendance may be treated as student misconduct and may result in disciplinary action.
All lectures are part of attendance.

There are three ways to mark your attendance:

Method 1: Upcoming Events on the Dashboard
Method 2: The Activity Card in Timetable Grid View
Method 3: The Action Pane using View More

Method 1: Upcoming Events on the Dashboard

Log in to your Allocate+ account.
On the Dashboard page, locate the Upcoming Events section.
Find your current class listed under Upcoming Events.
Click the class to open the Activity Details box.
Locate the ‘In this class?' question in the activity details.
Click Yes or No to mark your attendance.

Choose the correct response

Select Yes if you are in the class.
Select No if you are not in the class.

Method 2: The Activity Card in Timetable Grid View

Log in to your Allocate+ account.
Click Timetable in the navigation bar.
In the Grid View, locate the Activity Card for your current class.
Click the activity card to open the Activity Details box.
Locate the ‘In this class?’ question in the activity details.
Click Yes or No to mark your attendance.

At the start of the class

Check that the subject, activity type, day, time and location match the class you are attending.
Do not check in to a different class, even if it is for the same subject.

Method 3: The Action Pane using View More

Log in to your Allocate+ account.
Click Timetable in the navigation bar.
Locate the Action Pane on the right side of the page.
Find your subject in the list of allocated subjects.
Click View More on the subject card.
Locate your class under the Current Class section.
Find the ‘In this class?’ question beside the class details.
Click Yes or No to mark your attendance.

Attendance integrity

Teachers verify attendance during class.
Do not select Yes unless you are physically attending that class.
False attendance may be treated as student misconduct and may result in disciplinary action.

View and monitor your attendance

Select Attendance in the left-hand menu.
Review your overall attendance percentage and totals during the term.
Use the subject and activity breakdown to identify any Partial, Absent or Unmarked classes that may need checking.

Understand the attendance breakdown

Overall summary

Subject and activity breakdown

Overall attendance percentage.
Present, Partial, Absent and Unmarked totals.
Attendance information for individual subjects and activity types.
Details that can help you identify and report an attendance issue.
A clearer view of your record where your program has attendance or participation requirements.

Key reminders and help

Public holiday reminder

If your class is scheduled on an NSW public holiday, you do not need to attend the class.
Check the UNSW College Key Dates page for the NSW public holiday schedule.

If your attendance record does not look correct

Open the Attendance page and check the overall summary and subject/activity breakdown.
Identify the subject, class date and attendance status that you believe needs checking.
Use the information shown on the Attendance page when reporting the issue through your program's attendance enquiry process.

Related guidance

Student Guide to Allocate+ – for help using the Allocate+ interface.
Student Guide to Attendance – if you receive an Attendance Warning or a Notice of Intention to Report.
UNSW College Key Dates – for public holidays and important program dates.

Remember

Mark attendance at the start of every class.
Only mark "Yes" when you are physically attending the scheduled class.
Check your attendance record regularly rather than waiting until the end of term.

UNSW College delivers its Foundation Studies, Academic English, Diplomas, and Pre-Masters Program, under CRICOS Provider Code 01020K; TEQSA Provider ID: PRV13020 (Institute of Higher Education).

UNSW College delivers its Applied Degrees under TEQSA Provider ID: PRV13020 (Institute of Higher Education).

UNSW College also delivers UNSW Diplomas on behalf of UNSW Sydney under CRICOS Provider Code 00098G; UNSW Sydney TEQSA Provider ID: PRV12055 (Australian University).

See unswcollege.edu.au/esos for more information.