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Playground duty roster software for Australian schools

School duty rostering, made simple.

Create fair playground duty rosters, manage daily cover and keep your school day running — without the hours spent juggling spreadsheets.

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Build the roster. Run the day.

Weekly duty roster

Term 3 · Week A

Approved
Duty areaMonTueWedThuFri
Before school 8:25 am–8:50 am · 25 min
GateK–Year 6L. WilliamsK–Year 6K. KellyK–Year 6R. PatelK–Year 6C. ThompsonK–Year 6A. Nguyen
Recess 10:40 am–11:10 am · 30 min
K–2 PlaygroundK–Year 2L. WilliamsA. NguyenK + Year 2R. PatelM. HarrisYear 1–Year 2J. ChenK. KellyK–Year 2T. TranL. BrownK–Year 2A. NguyenR. Patel
OvalYear 5K. KellyYear 1S. O'ConnorKL. WilliamsYear 4L. BrownYear 3R. Patel
Lunch 1 12:40 pm–1:10 pm · 30 min
3–6 PlaygroundYear 3–Year 6S. O'ConnorP. SinghYear 3–Year 6C. ThompsonJ. ChenYear 4–Year 6R. PatelT. TranYear 3–Year 5P. SinghJ. ChenYear 3–Year 6L. BrownL. Williams
Dismissal 3:00 pm–3:20 pm · 20 min
GateK–Year 6M. HarrisK–Year 6P. SinghK–Year 6L. BrownK–Year 6T. TranK–Year 6K. Kelly
Sample roster. Each duty area shows the year groups it supervises.

The job

A fair duty roster has a lot to balance

Every school has its own way of making playground duty work. DutyRound keeps those requirements in one place and takes them into account when building the roster.

Working days
Roster staff only on the days they work.
Part-time loads
Balance duty workload fairly for full-time and part-time staff.
Availability
Set the days and duty times each staff member can be rostered.
Duty lengths
Take the length of each duty into account when balancing workload.
Supervision
Set how many staff each duty area needs.
Student locations
Show which year groups use each playground area.

How it works

Set up your school once. DutyRound takes care of the complexity.

  1. 01

    Set up your school

    Add your staff, working days, duty areas and the rules that matter.

  2. 02

    Build your roster

    DutyRound balances your requirements and staff workload to create the roster.

  3. 03

    Review and approve

    Review the result, make any adjustments and approve or print your roster.

  4. 04

    Run the day

    Manage absences, organise duty cover and keep today's roster up to date.

See how it works

On the day

Someone's away. The day still works.

Mark who's away, immediately see which duties need cover and choose from staff who are available — or add a casual for the day. DutyRound keeps today's changes organised in one place.

  • See which duties need cover
  • Choose from available staff or add a casual
  • Print or share the updated duty roster

Today's roster

Wednesday · Term 3 Week A

2 changes

Before school

8:25 am – 8:50 am
K–2 PlaygroundK–Year 2
  • Needs coverC. ThompsonunavailableFind cover
3–6 PlaygroundYear 3–Year 6
  • L. Williams

Recess

10:40 am – 11:10 am
K–2 PlaygroundK + Year 2
  • CoverP. Singhfor C. Thompson
  • A. Nguyen
3–6 PlaygroundYear 3–Year 6
  • R. Patel
  • J. Chen
OvalYear 1
  • CoverM. Harriscasualfor K. Kelly
Sample day. Today's changes apply to this date only — your approved roster stays as it is.

Pricing

Simple pricing

Everything you need to build, manage and run your school's playground duty roster.

14-day free trial. No credit card required.

Introductory offer

Monthly

A$14.99 per month

Normally A$19.99 per month.

Annual

Best value

A$99 for your first year

Then A$149 per year.

See what's included

Questions

Common questions

More detail in the full FAQ and the playground duty roster guide.

What is DutyRound?
DutyRound is playground duty roster software for schools. You set up your staff, duty areas and school rules once, DutyRound helps you build the duty roster, and Today helps you manage the changes that happen during the school week.
Who is DutyRound for?
It is built for the person who makes and manages playground duty — usually a deputy principal, assistant principal, school administrator, or a teacher or coordinator with the duty roster in their portfolio.
Does everyone at my school need an account?
No. DutyRound is designed so one person can build and run the duty roster. Other staff can keep receiving the roster the way your school already shares it — printed, as a PDF, or pasted into a staff message.
How does DutyRound create a fair roster?
Duty is shared according to each person's duty load rather than evenly across a staff list. Hard rules — working days, times a person cannot take duty, how many staff each area needs — are never broken, and duties are spread across days, duty times and playground areas so nobody repeatedly gets the heaviest duty.

Build your first duty roster

Set up your school, add your staff and create a roster you can review, approve and print.

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