Families & Students

How to add a new family

Quick answer: From Contacts, click Add Contact, fill in the parent and student information, and save.

Step-by-step

1. Open Contacts from the main menu.
2. Click the Add Contact button.
3. Fill in Parent 1's information: first name, last name, email, phone number, and address.
4. Add Parent 2's information if the family has two parents.
5. Fill in each student's fields: name, date of birth, grade or program. Start with Student 1 and only fill the slots you need.
6. Apply the current academic year tag (for example, enrolled 26/27) if the family is enrolling now.
7. Save.

Tips

• Search for the family by parent name and email before adding. Duplicate records are common and harder to fix later than to avoid.
• If you're adding many families at once — for example, a new academic year's enrollment cohort — see the import instructions instead of one-at-a-time entry.
• The email you enter for Parent 1 is where Growth Suite sends communications. Double-check it before saving.

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• How to merge duplicate family records