Biometric attendance system for schools and universities.
Attendance taken before the bell rings.
Students check in with a glance at a tablet by the door, so teachers stop counting heads and parents know their child arrived. Staff and visitors use the same system.
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Biometric attendance in schools, day to day.
A biometric attendance system for schools records who is in the building by confirming each person's face or fingerprint as they arrive. It stops proxy attendance, where one student answers for an absent friend, because a check-in only counts for the person who made it, and it takes roll call off the teacher's plate. NCheck runs on the tablets and webcams many schools already have, with staff and visitors covered on the same account.
Roll call, retired
A tablet at each classroom door checks students in automatically, so teaching time stays teaching time.
Parents in the loop
Arrival and departure records per student, exportable for parent communication and compliance.
Campus visitors screened
Every guest gets an electronic pass and a logged visit, so nobody wanders the halls unaccounted for.
Only invited visitors get in →Staff & payroll too
Teachers and support staff on the same ledger, with work schedules built in.
End disputes before payroll day →Safeguarding-ready
Instant who's-on-campus list for drills and emergencies.
Students and staff on one school biometric attendance system.
A tablet at the classroom door or the lecture hall entrance turns NCheck into a student biometric attendance system. Students glance at the camera, face recognition checks them in before the lesson starts, and anyone who arrives late is recorded with the time they came in.
Teachers and support staff, including those on fixed-term contracts, use the same biometric attendance system with their own work schedules, so payroll works from the same verified check-ins. Red Roses Public School in New Delhi runs NCheck this way for its staff.
Some had fingerprints that scanners struggled to read, so the school uses face and fingerprint together, and staff on bus duty check in from a phone, with records syncing when the connection returns. There's more on how schools and universities use biometric attendance on the blog.
Consent for younger students and a non-biometric option.
Children's biometric data calls for more care than staff data, and in most countries schools should have parental consent before enrolling a student. Any student can be given a non-biometric alternative, such as a QR code or a PIN, so a family that declines isn't left off the register.
NCheck stores only an encrypted template of each face or fingerprint, which can be deleted when the student leaves, and schools that want everything kept on site can run NCheck on their own server. The GDPR page and the compliance hub set out what each regulation expects. This is general guidance, not legal advice.
Visitor management system for schools.
Online pre-appointments and electronic passes, with visitor check-ins from €0.03 each on paid plans.
Staff and contract staff across three campuses check in with NCheck, using face and fingerprint on-premises. On-time attendance rose within a few weeks, and several payroll issues were corrected along the way.
Simple pricing, per employee.
Free for up to 5 employees. Paid plans are billed per employee, per month, and yearly billing saves 20%.
Free
Forever, up to 5 employees. Face check-in, GPS, timesheets & reports.
Standard
+ Fingerprint, unlimited employees, RFID & barcode, access control, on-premises option.
Premium
+ Iris, visitor queue & visit notes, custom feature extensions.
Students count the same as staff, so each person on the system is billed as one employee. Schools with 500 or more students and staff move to a Custom plan with volume pricing.
Frequently asked questions.
Can NCheck record both student and staff attendance?
Yes. Students and staff use the same system and can be set up as separate groups, so their reports stay apart and staff keep their own work schedules. Student arrival and departure records can be exported for parents. There's a closer look at universities and schools on the blog.
Is biometric attendance legal in schools?
In most countries it's allowed with conditions, and the rules for children are stricter than for staff. In the EU and UK, biometric data used to identify someone is special category data under GDPR. England and Wales go further: under the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012, schools must notify parents and get written consent before processing a child's biometric data. In India, the DPDP Act requires verifiable parental consent for anyone under 18. Our compliance pages cover each regulation in more detail. This is general guidance, not legal advice.
What happens if a student isn't recognised?
Every student can have a second way in, such as a QR code or a PIN, so a failed scan never leaves anyone unrecorded. Face and fingerprint can also run side by side on one account, which is how Red Roses handles staff whose fingerprints are hard to read.
How long does enrolment take for a whole school?
Each student is enrolled from a photo taken on a phone, one class or year group at a time, so a form tutor can enrol their own class without any special equipment.
Can it connect to our school management system?
Attendance records export to Excel and CSV, and the REST API lets a school management system pull records in directly. The integrations page has the details.
How is NCheck priced for schools?
Every person on the system counts as one user, whether they're a student or a member of staff. The Free plan covers up to 5 people. Paid plans are billed per person, per month, at €1.50 on Standard and €3.00 on Premium, with 20% off for yearly billing. Schools with 500 or more students and staff move to a Custom plan with volume pricing. The Admin app for shared tablets at classroom doors is a €95 one-off licence per device.
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Free for up to 5 employees. 30-day free trial on every paid plan. Our compliance guides by region cover the rules on biometric data.