# Student Promotions

Promotions update a student enrollment or status for the next academic movement.

## Single-student workflow

1. Open the student profile.
2. Select **Promote / Transfer**.
3. Choose the action type.
4. Enter effective date.
5. For promotion or transfer, choose target academic year, class, and section.
6. Enter optional roll number and remarks.
7. Select **Confirm**.

## Bulk promotion workflow

1. Go to **Students > Promotions**.
2. Choose source branch, academic year, class, and section.
3. Select **Fetch Students**.
4. Choose the promotion type.
5. Enter promotion date.
6. For promotion, choose target academic year, class, and section.
7. Select students or **Select All**.
8. Select **Promote Selected** and confirm.

## What SmartAcademy does in the background

For promotion or transfer, the backend ends the previous current enrollment and creates a new enrollment. For graduation, leaving, or inactive actions, it updates the student status. Bulk promotion repeats this safely for selected students and records the action.

## Tips

- Confirm target academic year and sections before bulk promotion.
- Use remarks to explain unusual transfers or status changes.

## Related pages

- [Academic years](/smartacademy-v2-platform/setup/academic-years)
- [Sections](/smartacademy-v2-platform/academics/sections)