# Student Leaves

Student leaves help staff track planned or requested absences.

## Apply for student leave

1. Go to **Students > Leaves**.
2. Select the option to apply for leave.
3. Choose class and section.
4. Select the student.
5. Enter leave type, dates, reason, and notes where shown.
6. Submit the application.

## Review a leave

1. Open the leave application details.
2. Review student, dates, type, reason, and current status.
3. Add admin remarks if needed.
4. Select **Approve** or **Reject**.
5. Use **Cancel Leave** only when a leave should be cancelled.

## What SmartAcademy does in the background

The backend creates leave requests as pending, validates date rules, prevents invalid review actions, and updates the leave status. Approved leave can be used by attendance workflows.

## Tips

- Rejection should include clear remarks for staff reference.
- Check existing leave for the same date before creating duplicates.

## Related pages

- [Student attendance](/smartacademy-v2-platform/students/student-attendance)
- [Student profile, documents, and medical info](/smartacademy-v2-platform/students/student-profile-documents)