> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://schoolmanagerp.gitbook.io/schoolmanagerp-docs/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://schoolmanagerp.gitbook.io/schoolmanagerp-docs/en/settings/curriculum-preset.md).
# Ready-made curriculum
Add classes, subjects, exams and grading to a new school in one go.
**Go to:** **Administration → Ready-made curriculum** in the left menu. Do this work on a computer. **Before you start:** be an Admin. The school must be brand new: it must have no academic year, class, subject, student, exam, grading scale or exam structure. To see the order of setting up a school, read [**Setting up your school, step by step**](/schoolmanagerp-docs/en/admin-setup/setup-order.md).
A **ready-made curriculum** is a package set up in advance: academic year, classes, subjects, class subjects, terms, grading scale, exam templates and certificate templates. When you apply it, everything is created together. You can do this only once in a school, and you cannot undo it yourself.
[Add a curriculum](#task-main) · [If it cannot be added](#task-blocked) · [If you added it by mistake](#task-reset) · [Problems and fixes](#trouble)
**On this page**
* [Add a ready-made curriculum](#task-main)
* [How to know it was added](#confirm)
* [Other situations](#other)
* [See what is inside before you apply](#task-preview)
* [The institution kind is separate](#task-kind)
* [If the school already has data](#task-blocked)
* [If the wrong curriculum was added](#task-reset)
* [If you change something that came from the curriculum](#task-edit)
* [Problems and fixes](#trouble)
* [Who can do what](#roles)
* [Learn more](#more)
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## Add a ready-made curriculum
1. Press **Administration** in the left menu, then press **Ready-made curriculum**.
→ **Ready-made curriculum** at the top, and below it "Add classes, subjects, exams and grading to a new school in one go." Three steps: **Choose a curriculum**, **Options**, **Confirm**.
2. In the **Choose a curriculum** step, press **Choose** on one card. The cards are: **Bangladesh NCTB curriculum**, **Alia Madrasa**, **Qawmi Madrasa**, Cambridge International, and **Blank / custom setup**.
→ The card says **Chosen**. If the card says **Not verified**, read the [warning below](#unverified).
3. Press **Next**. In the **Options** step, look at **Stages to set up**.
→ Every stage is ticked. Untick a stage you do not need. You must keep at least one.
4. If the curriculum has versions, choose at least one from **Versions to set up**. At first none is ticked.
5. Look at **Start year**. The current year is filled in; the first academic year is created for this year.
6. Press **Next**. In the **Confirm** step, read the summary, for example "… — stages: …, start year 2026."
7. Press **Use this curriculum**.
→ A window opens: **Apply …?** In red: "This cannot be undone by you — only a platform administrator can reset it."
8. In the **Type "…" to confirm** field, type the name shown in the window exactly. The name is in English, for example `Bangladesh NCTB curriculum`.
→ Only when the name matches fully can you press **Apply**.
9. Press **Apply**.
→ The page changes: **Curriculum applied**, and under it the **What was created** list.
> **Warning:**A curriculum marked **Not verified** has not been checked against the official curriculum. Its subjects, marks or grading scale may be wrong. Look at the [preview](#task-preview) before you apply, and afterwards check the [**Grading scales**](/schoolmanagerp-docs/en/exam-templates/grading-scales.md) and the [**Exam structures**](/schoolmanagerp-docs/en/exam-templates.md). At present only **Blank / custom setup** is verified.
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## How to know it was added
| State | How you can tell | What next |
| ------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Chosen only on the screen** | The steps are open, or the confirm window is open | Type the name and press **Apply** |
| **Reached the school's system** | **Curriculum applied**; the curriculum's name, version, **Applied on …** and the number of each thing under **What was created** | Open [**Classes**](/schoolmanagerp-docs/en/classes.md) and look |
This page does not keep anything separately on a phone or computer, so there is no "saved on this device" state. Everything happens together or not at all: if it stops halfway, nothing is left half-created.
**If the window says "Could not apply the curriculum. Please try again.":** reload the page. If it shows **Curriculum applied**, the work is done. If not, try again.
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## Other situations
### See what is inside before you apply
Press **Preview** on the card. A panel opens at the side: **Stages**, **Classes**, **Groups**, **Subjects by class**, **Grading scale** (for example "80–100% — A+"), **Exam templates** and **Certificates**. If there is no grading scale, it says "No grading scale. Your school sets it." Looking at the preview creates nothing.
### The institution kind is separate
A **curriculum** creates classes, subjects, grading and exams. An **institution kind** turns some modules Off and sets some words, for example **Course** and **Batch** for a coaching centre. One does not need the other, and neither changes the other.
The kind cards are in **Administration → Settings → Modules & words**. In the setup wizard the same cards sit under the curriculum step. When you pick a curriculum there, the kind that matches it is already chosen:
| Curriculum card | Kind chosen for you |
| ------------------------------ | ------------------- |
| **Bangladesh NCTB curriculum** | Secondary school |
| **Alia Madrasa** | Alia madrasa |
| **Qawmi Madrasa** | Qawmi madrasa |
| Cambridge International | English medium |
In the wizard the kind is applied once, when you press the step's button to go on. It is applied only if you pressed a kind card yourself, or the curriculum is already applied. A kind that was only chosen for you, with no curriculum applied, is not applied. Press **Leave as it is** to skip the kind. See [**Modules and words**](/schoolmanagerp-docs/en/settings/modules-and-words.md).
### If the school already has data
The page shows **A ready-made curriculum can no longer be added to this school**, and the **Already in your school** list, for example **Classes** with 4 and **Students** with 120.
If the school has any one of these, a curriculum can no longer be added: academic year, class, subject, student, exam, grading scale, exam structure. Then carry on with them in your own way: [**Academic years**](/schoolmanagerp-docs/en/classes/academic-years.md), [**Classes**](/schoolmanagerp-docs/en/classes.md), [**Grading scales**](/schoolmanagerp-docs/en/exam-templates/grading-scales.md).
### If the wrong curriculum was added
You cannot undo it yourself. Only a platform administrator (who runs all the schools, and is nobody at your school) can press **Undo ready-made curriculum**. They must write a reason, 10 to 500 characters; the reason is kept in the [**Activity log**](/schoolmanagerp-docs/en/settings/audit-logs.md).
Undoing deletes: academic years, terms, classes, sections, subjects, class subjects, grading scales and their bands, exam templates and their parts, and the ready-made curriculum settings. Certificate templates it created are kept.
Undoing is possible only when the school has none of these: students, enrolments, exams, fee structures, homework, syllabus topics, routines or routine slots, calendar events, promotion lists, attendance sessions, teacher assignments, admission rounds, recurring fee schedules, fine rules. So if you notice a mistake, tell platform support before you start any other work.
### If you change something that came from the curriculum
On the pages for class subjects, exam structures or grading scales, a warning line shows: "This comes from your ready-made curriculum. Changing it can affect future results and reports. Results already published will not change." You can change it; the line is only a reminder.
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## Problems and fixes
| What you see | What to do | Who can help |
| ----------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------ |
| **A ready-made curriculum can no longer be added to this school** | The school already has data. See [If the school already has data](#task-blocked). | Admin |
| You cannot press **Apply** | Type the English name shown in the window exactly, with capital and small letters. | — |
| You cannot press **Next** | Choose at least one stage; if there are versions, at least one version; and a **Start year** between 2000 and 2100. | — |
| **Choose at least one stage.** | Tick one under **Stages to set up**. | — |
| **Choose at least one version.** | Tick one under **Versions to set up**. | — |
| **Could not load the ready-made curricula.** | Press **Try again**. | — |
| **Could not apply the curriculum. Please try again.** | Reload the page and see whether it was added; if not, try again. | Admin |
| Someone else created a class or subject while you were applying | The window may close and show **A ready-made curriculum can no longer be added to this school**. Then carry on in your own way. | Admin |
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## Who can do what
| Role | See the page and add a curriculum | Undo an added curriculum |
| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | --------------------------------- | ------------------------ |
| Admin | Yes, once, in a new school | No |
| Accountant, Academic coordinator, Teacher, Exam controller, Office staff, Committee member | No | No |
Only the platform administrator, who is not a staff member of any school, can undo it. The menu of other roles does not have **Ready-made curriculum**.
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## Learn more The parts of the page — Ready-made curriculum
1. The title **Ready-made curriculum** and the one-line description.
2. The row of steps — **Choose a curriculum**, **Options**, **Confirm**.
3. The curriculum card — name, **Stages: …**, **Versions: …**, the **Not verified** mark, **Choose** and **Preview**.
4. **Options** — **Stages to set up**, **Versions to set up**, **Start year**.
5. The **Use this curriculum** button, then the window where you type the name to confirm.
What the fields mean
| Field | What to enter | Required? |
| ----------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------- |
| Stages to set up | The stages whose classes and subjects are created, such as Primary or Secondary. Every stage is ticked when you pick a curriculum; keep at least one. | Yes |
| Versions to set up | Shown only for a curriculum that has versions. None is ticked at first; pick at least one. | Yes, when it has versions |
| Start year | The year of the first academic year, from 2000 to 2100. The current year is filled in at first. | Yes |
| Type the curriculum name to confirm | In the confirm window, type the curriculum's English name exactly as the window shows it. Apply stays disabled until it matches. | Yes |
How the ready-made curriculum works — new school, once, cannot be undone
When a ready-made curriculum can be added
* **"New school" means:** none of academic years, classes, subjects, students, exams, grading scales and exam structures exist. Deleted records are not counted.
* **The school's system checks too:** whatever the page shows, at the moment you apply, the school's system looks again to see whether the school is new. If it is not, nothing is created.
* **What is created:** settings, academic years, classes, subjects, class subjects, terms, grading scales and bands, exam templates and their parts, certificate templates. The number of each thing created is in the **What was created** list.
* **Teachers, students and fees are not created.** Add them yourself later.
**Related pages**
* [**Setting up your school, step by step**](/schoolmanagerp-docs/en/admin-setup/setup-order.md) — what comes after what in a new school.
* [**Academic years**](/schoolmanagerp-docs/en/classes/academic-years.md) and [**Classes**](/schoolmanagerp-docs/en/classes.md) — what is created from here.
* [**Grading scales**](/schoolmanagerp-docs/en/exam-templates/grading-scales.md) and [**Exam structures**](/schoolmanagerp-docs/en/exam-templates.md) — check them after applying.
* [**Activity log**](/schoolmanagerp-docs/en/settings/audit-logs.md) — who did what, and when.
* [**Modules and words**](/schoolmanagerp-docs/en/settings/modules-and-words.md) — the institution kind cards, which are separate from the curriculum.
* [**Changing the school's settings**](/schoolmanagerp-docs/en/settings.md) — Set the school's profile, academic rules, fee rules, communication, printing, sign-in, backup and alerts on one page, in nine categories.
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*Version 0.1.0 · Last checked 2026-10-25*
