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Bronwyne
Primary/Secondary Education, 11-50 employees
Used daily for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
4
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
4
FUNCTIONALITY
4
Reviewed March 2021
SEQTA review
Our overall experience has been outstanding with SEQTA. Our School Relationship Manager has always been very helpful and patiently talked us through changes that we needed to make or issues that we faced.
PROSSEQTA was easy to implement and allowed staff to quickly see their classes and planning. It also allows staff to have access to the student information as well as the learning side. We also like that the academic reports are generated through this as this then allowed us to have everything in one place.
CONSWe would love to see the software continued to be developed to so that we no longer need to have SchoolPro as our source of truth. One other thing we dislike is the cost that we now incur if we need changes made.
Reason for choosing SEQTA
We chose SEQTA because it has both the students management and Learning Management all in one system. The other products only offered Learning Management.
Reasons for switching to SEQTA
We made the switch because we wanted one system that covers both student and learning management.
Anita
Education Management, 201-500 employees
Used daily for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
4
Reviewed March 2021
SEQTA Review from an Admin Perspective
Overall, I find SEQTA a quick and easy friendly program to use. I would recommend this program to anyone. IT covers all aspects for a teacher and admin to use.
PROSI find SEQTA an easy software to use. It is user friendly. Easy to move around and find what you are looking for or the help desk are very quick and the community support question section is helpful. I love producing reports, these are very easy to find, lots to choose from. Majority of the time when i am looking for something, wanting to pull a report or entering data it is very quick
CONSAs much as I love reports there are a few reports which would be helpful when pulling data, that I feel are missing, but I can tend to work around it but it takes a little longer.
Reason for choosing SEQTA
I didn't personally choose this software. But since working with SEQTA for just over 9 years I feel like it is one of the best software's to use in a school base environment. It covers all areas from Attendance, courses, certificates, pastoral care, reporting just to name a few
Matthew
Research, 10,000+ employees
Used daily for less than 6 months
OVERALL RATING:
1
EASE OF USE
1
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
1
FUNCTIONALITY
1
Reviewed November 2020
As a parent, I am appalled
I get why schools think this product is a good idea. This is because you don't understand parental requirements. If I need specific data, it's convenient. But that's about it.
CONSDireqt messaging. Please make it stop. This "feature" makes it impossible to share school communications with other caregivers and family. It is impossible to forward messages to email (at least as configured at my kids' school). It is impossible to manage or prioritise communication. Teachers are sick of me asking to re-send communications to my email address. But that's about the only tool I have available to enforce change. I really really don't like it, and I am looking to switch schools because of it.
Vendor Response
Hi, Thanks for your feedback. SEQTA gives schools the option to enable or disable Direqt Messaging based on their individual needs and preferences. Within SEQTA, a school can define the guardians associated with each student. Staff members can then send emails, SMS messages and Direqt Messages to all guardians associated with a student, or to individually-selected recipients. For security reasons, Direqt Messages can be only be forwarded to staff members and any students with whom a guardian is associated. Regards, Education Horizons Group
Replied March 2021
Alex
Primary/Secondary Education, 51-200 employees
Used daily for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
4
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed March 2021
SEQTA
The support team is fantastic. I know the company prioritises this, so there is always someone knowledgeable to answer the phone and talk you through the issue and potential solutions. Helptickets can also be submitted via emails, and these are promptly followed through.
PROSIt brings all of the information for students into one central repository with nothing more than a click or three away. All teacher planning, assessing, reports, student records, timetables, etc. etc. come together under this powerful interface, and you can access it any time, any where! It is a tremendously powerful and useful tool. It was developed by experienced teachers, for teachers.
CONSIt's not so much an issue with the software, but getting everyone to use it consistently can be a challenge. Like with any software, there is a great range of IT knowledge, confidence and ability that staff bring to it, so training some users can be a bit of a challenge.
James
Used daily for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
4
EASE OF USE
4
VALUE FOR MONEY
4
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed March 2018
It seems to be the gold standard of software for Education
For running an educational institution there are few options that can even approach Seqta in it's power and options.
PROSIt's used in a lot of schools, so if you do relief teaching or substitute teaching it means that once you get a handle on it, you will find it used in most of the schools that you end up working in. It's pretty comprehensive in what it can do.
CONSIt's so feature packed that it can be overwhelming. At times it feels like lots of parts are bolted on as a way to get more done, but on the whole it's actually fantastic.
Debra
Used less than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
2
EASE OF USE
2
VALUE FOR MONEY
4
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
4
FUNCTIONALITY
2
Reviewed December 2017
So frustrating. Can't reset forgotten password. No support so can't access student reports etc
In theory this should allow access to children's grades on my phone ... mobile access. Saves paper with online access, which I support but only if the system works!
CONSLogin frustrations, can't reset password via email... was told to contact school who confirmed the username and password we should be using but it doesn't work. Like hitting my head on a brick wall ... this means I can't access school info, letters and my son's reports until school office reopens on jan 10th or later. Simple password reset via email should work.
Vendor Response
Hi Debra, I¿m sorry to hear you¿ve been having issues accessing your son¿s reports. Unfortunately individual user accounts are created and controlled by the owning school and as such, we don¿t have visibility of the login credentials. For this reason, your school is the best port of call to achieve a positive resolution. If you have already been in touch with them, please email us at helpdesk@seqta.com.au and provide your name and the school your child attends, and we¿ll follow up with the school on your behalf and assist them as best we can to resolve your issue. Thanks Debra, we hope to hear from you soon! Kind regards ¿ Chris
Replied January 2018
Danielle
Primary/Secondary Education, 51-200 employees
Used daily for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
4
EASE OF USE
2
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed September 2021
Great range of functions, disappointing usability
SEQTA offers an excellent range of functions, covering most if not all desired aspects of education management & learning - certainly beyond what I am using it for. However, it is not intuitive and there are some frustrating aspects of its usability. The help desk team are good.
CONSThe usability could be greatly enhanced.
Anonymous
501-1,000 employees
Used daily for less than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
3
EASE OF USE
3
VALUE FOR MONEY
3
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
3
FUNCTIONALITY
2
Reviewed October 2018
CMS or LMS?
As a teacher, you would have to ask administration.
PROSAs an administration tool it is excellent. It manages administration content very well and is a great CMS.
CONSA Learning Management System LMS ( Moodle) manages student results from a quiz or other online activity through SCORM or other inbuilt tools, automatically. SEQTA does not do this, so is not a LMS. In today's world teachers demand intelligent school software.
Stephen
Education Management, 51-200 employees
Used daily for less than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
4
EASE OF USE
4
VALUE FOR MONEY
4
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
4
FUNCTIONALITY
4
Reviewed March 2021
OCC - Steve Versteegh
Very very good. Great support from [SENSITIVE CONTENT HIDDEN]
PROSPC&W Student information T&L/programmes
CONSNot linking to EDVAl Not having coordinators contact for Head's of Faculty
Reason for choosing SEQTA
Yes
Shane
Used free trial
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
Reviewed March 2014
Assistant for all Teachers
The positive of TA is that it gives you a platform to perform many of our professional duties with ease and to build up a database that provides a wealth of information in all areas of school life, furthermore the information can be shared with all members of the community with ease through a variety of platforms. The platform truly makes the job of teaching a little easier. The only cons is that its not the immediate answer to every single scenario presented but in most circumstances these can be worked around or could be on the table for future developments. The support is outstanding with SEQTA doing all that it can do make sure the product works for you, From day 1 of seeing this product, 3 years ago I new it was a winner and now its part of the school, given time it will be an assistant to all members of the community.
Wanda
Accounting, 51-200 employees
Used monthly for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
3
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed September 2017
Love it. Great package for parents to stay connected with School
Up to date progress on children s schooling. Great tool for communicating with teachers. Saves lots of paper.
PROSI love that the kids results are posted in real time and that I am kept up to date with their progress at school. Ii can also see their results in a graph comparing the whole year level and where they are placed with in that level.
CONSThere is not much I don't like about the software. The developers could make a more attractive front page and menu.