The Samhita AcademySamhita House Cup

Help & Guide

How the house points system works, and how to run it, in plain terms.

The basics

Every student belongs to a house. Staff award or deduct points for conduct, effort, and competitions, and the house with the most points leads the cup. Everything below explains how that works in practice.

How are standings worked out?
The total is the sum of every active points entry this academic year, across all houses. It updates the moment staff log points. See the standings.
What is the rubric?
The public list of reasons staff pick from, each with its points. Some reasons are a fixed amount, others a range the teacher chooses within. See the rubric and its change history.
What are categories?
Reasons can be grouped into areas like Academics, Sports, or Discipline. Categories are just for grouping and filtering, they do not change how many points a reason is worth.
Where can I see what is happening?
The activity feed lists points as they are logged. The stats page shows trends over time. You always see your own entries in full, staff and admins see more detail.
What are houses' own pages?
Each house has a page with its standing, its members, and its recent points. Open one from the standings.

For students

How do I see my points?
Open My points for your full ledger of every award and deduction.
I think a deduction was unfair.
File an appeal from your ledger or the appeals page. A teacher replies in the thread, like a conversation.
The reply did not resolve it.
Once a teacher has replied, you can escalate the appeal to an admin. Escalations are limited each month, so use one only when the reply genuinely did not settle things.
Can I control what others see?
Yes. On your account you choose whether your profile, points total, and history are visible. Signed-out visitors only ever see your name.
What are proposals?
Some changes are put to a student vote on the proposals page. You only see votes open to your group, and your vote is Yes, No, or Abstain.
How do I send feedback about the app?
Use the Send feedback link in your account menu. A developer reads every message and can reply to you.

Accounts, login & passwords

How do I sign in?
Use your school email, or just your ID (the part before the @). Students can also sign in with their admission number.
How do I change my password?
On your account, open the Password tab. New accounts are asked to set a password on first sign-in.
I forgot my password.
Use Forgot password on the sign-in page. If email is set up, you get a reset link that lasts one hour.
What is the first-run setup?
The first time a new account signs in, it is asked to set a name, a short bio, a personal colour, and visibility choices. You can skip it and change everything later on your account.