The following entities are included in the Student Attendance domain:


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Entity: Student School Attendance Event


An asterisk (*) indicates a required element for successful synchronization of the entity. This documentation outlines the supported mappings for various data entities, identifying the supported fields within Aeries for each entity and noting any unsupported elements. Additionally, it provides a sample JSON payload demonstrating the structure.


Ed-Fi Data ElementAeries PageLabel & 
Aeries Table.Field
Standard v3.x/v4.xStandard v5.x
* Entity Reference - See Education Organization Domain > School Entity-
-✔ Supported
✔ Supported
*  Entity Reference - See Identification and Demographics Domain > Student Entity--✔ Supported
✔ Supported
*  Entity Reference - See Calendar Domain > Session Entity
--✔ Supported
✔ Supported
ArrivalTime
--✘ Not Supported
✘ Not Supported
AttendanceEvent - Composite Part
--✔ Supported
✔ Supported
* >AttendanceEventCategory
Descriptor
Attendance All Day Code
ATT.AL
✔ Supported
✔ Supported
Ed-Fi Mappings Code Set
Attendance Event Category Descriptor (ATT.AL)
✔ Supported
✔ Supported
* > EventDate / DateAttendanceDate
ATT.DT
✔ Supported
✔ Supported
> AttendanceEventReason / StringAttendance > Attendance NoteMessage Icon
ATN.CO
✔ Supported
✔ Supported
>EducationalEnvironmentDescriptor--✘ Not Supported
✘ Not Supported
> EventDuration --✘ Not Supported
✘ Not Supported
DepartureTime
--✘ Not Supported
✘ Not Supported
SchoolAttendanceDuration
--✘ Not Supported
✘ Not Supported
Special Notes:

Sample JSON Payload 

{

    "attendanceEventCategoryDescriptor": "uri://ed-fi.org/AttendanceEventCategoryDescriptor#Unexcused Absence",

    "eventDate": "2025-01-02",

    "schoolReference": {

        "schoolId": 700

    },

    "sessionReference": {

        "schoolId": 700,

        "schoolYear": 2025,

        "sessionName": "2025 Spring Semester"

    },

    "studentReference": {

        "studentUniqueId": "2"

    },

    "attendanceEventReason": "UNVERIFIED"

}


Entity: Student Section Attendance Event


Ed-Fi Data ElementAeries PageLabel & 
Aeries Table.Field
Standard v3.x/v4.x
Standard v5.x
* Entity Reference - See Education Organization domain > School Entity--✔ Supported
✔ Supported
* Entity Reference - See Teaching and Learning Domain > Section Entity-
-✔ Supported
✔ Supported
ArrivalTime
--✘ Not Supported
✘ Not Supported
AttendanceEvent - Composite Part
--✔ Supported
✔ Supported
* >AttendanceEventCategory
Descriptor
Attendance Period Attendance
(Traditional School)
ATT.A0-A9
(Flex Scheduling)
CAT.AC

✔ Supported

✔ Supported

Ed-Fi MappingsCode Set
Attendance Event Category Descriptor (ATT.AL)
✔ Supported
✔ Supported
* > EventDate / DateAttendanceDate
ATT.DT
✔ Supported
✔ Supported
> AttendanceEventReason / StringAttendance > Attendance NoteMessage Icon
ATN.CO
✔ Supported
✔ Supported
>EducationalEnvironmentDescriptor --✘ Not Supported
✘ Not Supported
> EventDuration --✘ Not Supported
✘ Not Supported
DepartureTime
--✘ Not Supported
✘ Not Supported
SectionAttendanceDuration
--✘ Not Supported
✘ Not Supported
Special Notes:

Sample JSON Payload 

{

    "attendanceEventCategoryDescriptor": "uri://ed-fi.org/AttendanceEventCategoryDescriptor#Unexcused Absence",

    "eventDate": "2025-01-02",

    "schoolReference": {

        "schoolId": 700

    },

    "sessionReference": {

        "schoolId": 700,

        "schoolYear": 2025,

        "sessionName": "2025 Spring Semester"

    },

    "studentReference": {

        "studentUniqueId": "2"

    },

    "attendanceEventReason": "UNVERIFIED"

}