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Make school fee receipts easier to trace
Use a repeatable way to match payments to pupils, terms and outstanding balances.
By the Suite.ng team · ·
Give every payment an address
Record the pupil, term and fee item with the payment method and reference. Check the assignment before issuing the receipt, especially when one parent pays for multiple pupils. If a transfer covers more than one balance, note the allocation so the total can be reconstructed later.
Work an exception queue
Keep unmatched transfers in a queue with a named owner and a date for follow-up. Record a correction against the original receipt so staff can explain the trail. Give families a clear reference to quote when asking about a payment, while restricting access to individual records to authorised staff.