Review criteria
- +Attendance by student and date
- +Hours present and absent
- +Running attendance total
- +At-risk-attendance flags
Trade School Attendance Log in Trade & Vocational School
The Trade School Attendance Log is a copy-ready spreadsheet for trade & vocational school that tracks students, date, hours, absences, total. It opens unchanged in both Google Sheets and Excel, needs no add-ons or macros, and takes about 10 minutes to set up.
Last updated: August 2026
Excel workbook · opens in Google Sheets · 3 tabs · no sign-up
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Tabs: How to use · Attendance · ProgramFormat: Excel (.xlsx) · opens in Google SheetsSetup: About 10 minutesColumns: 10
Columns (grey = calculated for you)
- Date
- Student
- Program
- Scheduled hours
- Hours present
- Absence type
- Instructor
- Hours missed
- Student hours to date
- Attendance rate
- Open the Attendance tab and replace the sample rows with your own — one row per entry. Formulas fill in automatically for new rows.
- Log hours present per student per day; attendance under 90% turns amber and under 80% red.
- Satisfactory academic progress and financial aid rules often set attendance minimums; follow your accreditor and state rules.
- Using Google Sheets? Upload the file to Google Drive, then open it with Google Sheets (or File → Import in an open sheet). Formulas, dropdowns and highlights carry over.
The file opens locally on your device — nothing is uploaded, and you own the copy outright.
Trade School Attendance Log
About this template
It is built for people who want results without another subscription: schools tracking attendance hours. The whole template is free to copy — there is no paid tier. Because it is a plain spreadsheet, you own your data outright and can shape every column to how you actually work.
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What to verify before choosing Trade School Attendance Log
Use the review criteria below to decide whether this template fits your workflow.
Often worth considering when
- +Schools tracking attendance hours
- +Anyone flagging attendance issues
Pause before choosing when
- -Biometric time capture
- -State reporting integration
About Trade & Vocational School
Why people consider this option
- +Track enrollment, attendance, and placement without paid software
- +Keep every student and outcome in a file you own
- +Know completion and job-placement rates
What to review before acting
- -No SIS or state reporting without a tool
- -Larger schools eventually need student-information software
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Questions people ask before copying a template
Does the Trade School Attendance Log work in both Google Sheets and Excel?
Yes. It is built with standard functions and no macros, so it opens and works the same in Google Sheets or Microsoft Excel — on desktop or your phone.
Is the Trade School Attendance Log really free?
The core template is free to copy and use. There is no paid tier — download the Excel workbook, replace the sample rows with your own, and you are ready to work.
What does the Trade School Attendance Log track?
It tracks students, date, hours, absences, total. The workbook comes with these columns plus the formulas, dropdowns and highlights already set up. Replace the sample rows and the totals update as you go.