General Settings
Use General Settings to customise the school identity and control important system-wide defaults.
Change the school logo
Open General Settings
From the JestEdu menu, go to System Settings → General Settings.
Find Change Logo
Click Upload and select the school's new logo.
Save
Click Save. The same area can be used to upload and save the school's favicon.
Update school information
Click Edit
On the General Settings View, click Edit.
Update the required fields
Configure the school's information and preferences, then save the form.
| Setting | Purpose | Recommended note |
|---|---|---|
| School Name | The official school name shown in JestEdu. | Use the school's recognised name. |
| Site Title | Browser/system title. | Can include “Powered by Jhuxtello iTech Solutions”. |
| Academic Year | Sets the active school year. | Confirm before entering term data. |
| Motto / School Code | School identity/code used by the system. | Use a short, unique code. |
| Phone & Email | School contact information. | Use active official contacts. |
| Fees Income Head | Accounting head used for fee collections. | Usually Fees Collection unless your accounting setup differs. |
| Vacation Date | Parent AI/SMS vacation messaging stops from this date. | Update each academic cycle. |
| School Resumes | Parent AI/SMS sending can resume from this date. | Update before reopening. |
| Language | System language. | English for most Ghana deployments. |
| Week Start Day | Controls week-based views. | Usually Monday. |
| Date Format | How dates appear across JestEdu. | Choose the school's preferred format. |
| Time Zone | System timezone. | Africa/Accra for Ghana. |
| Currency / Symbol | Money display throughout the system. | GHS / ₵ for Ghana. |
| Result Type | Controls academic result mode. | Use the mode agreed by the school. |
| Student Admission | Whether guardian information is part of admission. | With Guardian is recommended when parent communication is required. |
| Promotion Without Exam | Allows promotion even without examination processing. | Enable only if this matches school policy. |
Set up a new academic year
Enter the academic year details
Complete Year, Year Title, Starting Date and Ending Date.
Choose what to copy forward
Under Copy With Academic Year, tick only the records you want carried into the new year. Available items include Class, Section, Subject, Exam Type, Student Category, Fees Group, Leave Type, Assigned Subjects, Class Teacher Assignment and Class Teacher Staff Links. Depending on configuration, discounts and marks grades can also be carried forward.
Save the academic year
Click Save, then return to General Settings → Edit and set the new Academic Year as active when the school is ready to use it.
Settings that affect school operations
The General Settings form also includes controls for admission/staff numbering, maximum upload size, multiple roll numbers, subject attendance layout, the new fees module, fee instalments, access restriction for unpaid fees, minimum due-fee percentage and expense approval workflow.
Advanced/system settings
Queue connection, blog/comment options and similar technical settings should normally remain unchanged unless JestEdu support or the school's system administrator specifically requires a change.