How to clean school data before a system migration
A practical checklist for learner records, balances, classes and guardian contacts.
Published 18 August 2026 · SchoolPora product team
Start with ownership
Assign one person from academics, finance and administration to approve their part of the source data. The migration team should never guess whether two similar learner records are duplicates.
Standardise the essentials
Use one date format, separate names into consistent fields, keep stable admission numbers and agree how inactive learners are marked. Remove formatting from phone numbers only after preserving the country code.
Reconcile before import
Opening balances must tie back to the finance team’s approved control total. Importing unclear balances only moves an old problem into a new system.
Test a representative sample
Choose learners from different classes, fee states and family structures. Validate the result in SchoolPora before importing the full file.
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