New Zealand College of Chiropractic (NZCC) — Classroom Attendance that Just Works

NZCC runs hundreds of student timetables with frequent room changes and tight turnarounds between classes. Manual roll-taking was slow, inconsistent across lecturers, and created disputes around arrivals, early exits, and missed contact time. The college wanted a fast, touchless way to capture class-by-class attendance, with simple reports for academic admin — and the option to reuse the same platform for basic door access where needed.

• True class session capture: One reader per direction (IN/OUT) at each door keeps queues short and makes late/early patterns visible in reports.
• Reliable recognition in mixed lighting: V5L uses a WDR camera and visible-light facial recognition to handle bright corridors and shadowed thresholds.
• Admin simplicity: ZKBio Time centralises timetables, schedules and attendance reports; exports drop straight into the college’s existing admin/payroll workflows (we don’t claim deep payroll integration).

• Phase 1 — Classrooms: We mapped class timetables to ZKBio Time, created student groups, and added clear IN/OUT signage.
• Phase 2 — Office door access: After staff feedback on ease-of-use, NZCC added a single office door on the same device family using the terminal’s built-in lock relay (simple open/close, no extra controller).
• Phase 3 — Second access door: A second door followed, using the same pattern — consistent hardware, one admin console.

• Faster starts and cleaner exits: IN/OUT separation reduced door congestion at the bell, and out-scans cut “lingering” disputes.
• Better data for lecturers/admins: Attendance exceptions (late, early, missed) are now visible per class and exportable in seconds.
• Staff adoption: The same face credential now opens designated office doors, which helped build confidence and consistency across campus.

• Terminals: ZKTeco SpeedFace V5L (5″ LCD, 2MP WDR camera, TCP/IP/Wi-Fi, relay outputs; facial recognition with anti-spoofing).
• Software: ZKBio Time 9.0 (web-based; timetables, schedules, reports, exports; ISO-noted by vendor).
• Topology: 2 devices per classroom (IN/OUT), later expanded with door-only endpoints in office areas.