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[Student](https://knowledge.sgworld.com/sgw5d-people-guides?hsLang=en#student) # How to create a Student ## This guide is to walk the reader through to create a student.  Students can be created in most modules. This guide can be used across any module that has students. 1. Starting from the dashboard, use the left-hand navigation panel click ‘People’ to open a drop-down menu.  ![A screenshot of a computer AI-generated content may be incorrect.](https://knowledge.sgworld.com/hs-fs/hubfs/undefined-Oct-09-2025-03-57-51-1638-PM.png?width=903&height=438&name=undefined-Oct-09-2025-03-57-51-1638-PM.png) 2. Click ‘Student’.  ![A screenshot of a computer AI-generated content may be incorrect.](https://knowledge.sgworld.com/hs-fs/hubfs/undefined-Oct-09-2025-03-57-56-9467-PM.png?width=903&height=438&name=undefined-Oct-09-2025-03-57-56-9467-PM.png) 3. This will take you to a student overview page. Here you can add a new student in the top right corner by clicking the plus symbol.   ![](https://knowledge.sgworld.com/hs-fs/hubfs/undefined-Oct-09-2025-03-58-03-5344-PM.png?width=903&height=444&name=undefined-Oct-09-2025-03-58-03-5344-PM.png) 4. The student creation is where you can fill in details of your student, the minimum amount of information you need to create a new student record is their first and surname.   ![A screenshot of a computer AI-generated content may be incorrect.](https://knowledge.sgworld.com/hs-fs/hubfs/undefined-Oct-09-2025-03-58-09-6050-PM.png?width=903&height=429&name=undefined-Oct-09-2025-03-58-09-6050-PM.png) 5. A ‘Barcode’ will automatically be created when you create the record, so you can leave this blank.   ![A screenshot of a computer AI-generated content may be incorrect.](https://knowledge.sgworld.com/hs-fs/hubfs/undefined-Oct-09-2025-03-58-18-7847-PM.png?width=903&height=444&name=undefined-Oct-09-2025-03-58-18-7847-PM.png) 6. ‘RFID’ is used with RFID cards, for more information please see this guide. 7. ‘Email’ and ‘Vehicle Registration’ are optional fields, if you wish to track such information.  ![A screenshot of a computer AI-generated content may be incorrect.](https://knowledge.sgworld.com/hs-fs/hubfs/undefined-Oct-09-2025-03-58-24-4753-PM.png?width=903&height=444&name=undefined-Oct-09-2025-03-58-24-4753-PM.png) 8. You can add a photo of the student by clicking the ‘Select’ button. 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