2. Problems of Child Attendance
1. Did the child enter the school bus at home?
– When going to school
2. Did the child enter the school gates?
– After exiting the bus
3. Did the child exit the school gates?
– When leaving the school
4. Did the child enter the school bus at school?
– When leaving the school
5. Did the child exit the school bus at home?
– When returning home
3. Solutions Available
1. Blue
– Bus-based Attendance
– Attendance marked when child enters/exits the bus
– Useful if all children are using the bus services
2. Silver
– Security guard-based Attendance
– Attendance marked using handheld reader when child crosses school gate
– Useful to know if the child as entered the school
3. Gold
– Gate-based Attendance
– Attendance automatically marked when child walks past school gate
– Useful to know if the child as entered the school
4. Platinum
– Gate + Direction-based Attendance
– Entry attendance marked when child enters the school gate
– Exit attendance marked when leaves the school gate
– Useful to know if the child is bunking (monitor truancy)
4. Solution Offerings
Blue Silver Gold Platinum
• Close-range RFID • Short range RFID • Medium range RFID • Long range RFID
• Proximity smartcard • 1 handheld reader • 1 medium range • 1 long range smartcard
reader on the bus given to security guard smartcard reader at reader at each gate to
• Child/attendant must at gate each gate detect entry
bring the card close to • A security guard with a • Child can walk through • 1 long range smartcard
the reader (2 cm) handheld reader can the gate and swipe at reader at each gate to
manually swipe each the gate (unmanned) detect exit
child’s card • No need to bring the
card close to the reader
• Child can walk through
the gate with the
smartcard around the
neck
7. Solution Implementation Options
Blue Silver Gold Platinum
• 1 proximity • 1 handheld • 1 medium • 2 long range
reader per reader per range reader readers per
bus gate per gate gate
• Uses bus • Uses RFID • Uses school’s • Uses school’s
GPRS GPRS internet internet
provided by provided by connection connection
NorthStar NorthStar • Needs a • Needs a
• Not reliant on • Not reliant on server set up server set up
school’s school’s in the school in the school
infrastructure infrastructure with LAN with LAN
• Uses passive • Uses passive • Uses active • Uses active
RFID tags RFID tags RFID tags RFID tags
9. Pricing
Blue Silver Gold Platinum
• Hardware • Hardware • Hardware • Hardware
included in included in needs needs
per-child per-child outright outright
monthly monthly purchase purchase
subscription subscription • Active RFID • Active RFID
• Passive RFID • Passive RFID tags need tags need
tags tags outright outright
(smartcards) (smartcards) purchase purchase
included in included in
per-child per-child
monthly monthly
subscription subscription