Module Detail

Hostel

Manage hostels, room types, and room occupancy from the dedicated hostel administration workspace.

Operations teams Boarding administrators School administrators

What this module supports

The Hostel module gives schools a dedicated workspace for boarding-related setup and room administration. It keeps room inventory, room classification, and hostel-level structure together so boarding assignments can stay tied to student operations instead of being managed separately.

Key capabilities

  • manage Hostel Rooms with room number, room type, occupancy, and cost-per-bed information
  • define reusable Room Types for standard hostel allocation patterns
  • maintain top-level Hostels as the parent structure for room grouping
  • review occupancy status from the room listing before assigning or reorganizing boarding capacity
  • keep hostel administration aligned with wider campus service operations

UI surface in Smart School

The live Smart School UI currently exposes this module through three dedicated routes:

  • Hostel Rooms
  • Room Types
  • Hostels

In the current UI, the room management page includes room search, hostel filtering, occupancy visibility, and an Add Room action. The table also highlights room details, hostel, room type, occupancy, and cost per bed, which makes the module operational rather than descriptive only.

Important note

Hostel data quality depends on clean room structure first. If hostels and room types are not configured consistently, occupancy tracking and later student-hostel assignments become difficult to trust.

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