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title: "Setting up Student Passwords for Online Testing as a District Administrator"
slug: "setting-up-student-passwords-for-online-testing-as-a-district-administrator"
description: "Learn how district administrators can mass assign common or unique passwords to students using simple steps and CSV file imports for efficient management."
updated: 2026-08-18T20:39:43Z
published: 2026-08-18T20:39:43Z
canonical: "support.eduphoria.net/setting-up-student-passwords-for-online-testing-as-a-district-administrator"
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# Setting up Student Passwords for Online Testing as a District Administrator

There are two ways to set up passwords for all students in a district or at a school. The first is to mass assign a common password to all students at a school. The second involves mass assigning a unique password to students using a CSV file. These processes are available only to district administrators.

Learn more about [setting passwords as a teacher or school-level administrator](/v1/docs/setting-student-passwords-for-online-testing-as-a-teacher-or-campus-administrator).

## **Mass Assigning a Common Password**

The following steps are the quickest way to set up a common password for all students at a school.

### Quick Guide

1. Access **Management**.
2. From the main menu, select **Schools** ().
3. Locate the desired school by using the **Type** filter or searching by name, and then select it from the list.
4. Click **Set Default Password**.
5. Type and confirm the default password in the dialogue box and click **OK**.

### Illustrated Guide

**Step 1:** Access **Management**.

![](https://cdn.us.document360.io/d6ce927e-20b2-40ab-af8d-ea0afbbc28f7/Images/Documentation/management.png)

**Step 2:** From the main menu, select **Schools** ().

![](https://cdn.us.document360.io/d6ce927e-20b2-40ab-af8d-ea0afbbc28f7/Images/Documentation/menu-schools.png)

**Step 3:** Locate the desired school by using the **Type** filter or searching by name, and then select it from the list.

![List of schools with names, types, local IDs, and state IDs displayed in a table.](https://cdn.us.document360.io/d6ce927e-20b2-40ab-af8d-ea0afbbc28f7/Images/Documentation/schools table.png)

**Step 4:** Click **Set Default Password**.

![](https://cdn.us.document360.io/d6ce927e-20b2-40ab-af8d-ea0afbbc28f7/Images/Documentation/27750184795671.png)

**Step 5:** Type and confirm the default password in the dialogue box and click **OK**.

![](https://cdn.us.document360.io/d6ce927e-20b2-40ab-af8d-ea0afbbc28f7/Images/Documentation/27750184799511.png)

> [!NOTE]
> **Note:** The default password is assigned to every user on the campus. **Set Default Password** does not allow for multiple passwords to be set up for a single campus.

## **Mass Assigning a Unique Password**

To set up unique passwords for students across the district, create a **CSV** file that contains **Student IDs** and the chosen **password** for each student or group of students. Once you have created the CSV file, navigate to **Management** to import the file.

[Click here to download a template.](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1xHy3QkVPwQvL2T378g7oz6Npqyrby6u0uUAKTPfpf_4/edit?usp=sharing)

**Example CSV File:**

![](https://cdn.us.document360.io/d6ce927e-20b2-40ab-af8d-ea0afbbc28f7/Images/Documentation/27750211887511.png)

> [!NOTE]
> **Note:** The header row is not necessary for the import but can be included if desired.

### Quick Guide

1. Access **Management**.
2. From the main menu, select **Roster Settings** ().
3. From the resulting drop-down menu, choose **Import Student Passwords**.
4. Select **Choose File** to locate the CSV file on your device and then select **Upload**.

### Illustrated Guide

**Step 1:** Access **Management**.

![](https://cdn.us.document360.io/d6ce927e-20b2-40ab-af8d-ea0afbbc28f7/Images/Documentation/30284972040343.png)

**Step 2:** From the main menu, select **Roster Settings** ().

![](https://cdn.us.document360.io/d6ce927e-20b2-40ab-af8d-ea0afbbc28f7/Images/Documentation/menu-roster-settings.png)

**Step 3:** From the resulting drop-down menu, choose **Import Student Passwords**.

![](https://cdn.us.document360.io/d6ce927e-20b2-40ab-af8d-ea0afbbc28f7/Images/Documentation/image(249).png)

**Step 4:** Select **Choose File** to locate the CSV file on your device and then select **Upload**.

![](https://cdn.us.document360.io/d6ce927e-20b2-40ab-af8d-ea0afbbc28f7/Images/Documentation/27750184807319.png)

Once the upload is complete, the screen displays the number of records that were updated.

![](https://cdn.us.document360.io/d6ce927e-20b2-40ab-af8d-ea0afbbc28f7/Images/Documentation/27750184811927.png)

Comma-Separated Values, a file format used for importing and exporting data, particularly in educational assessments. Spreadsheet programs such as Microsoft Excel or Google Sheets are commonly used to read and edit CSV files.