Safer holiday edits and a new Parent App calendar view
Editing holiday dates now hides routes and bookings instead of deleting them, and a Parent App calendar view of long-term bookings rolls out from 15 November, plus app and portal fixes.
We've made improvements to RollCall to bring you a smoother, faster, and more secure experience.
Rollout schedule
The improvements and bug fixes will roll out Friday 31/10/25.
Improved holiday management
The Holidays feature in the admin portal has been refreshed!
When holiday dates need to be adjusted, routes and bookings are now temporarily hidden instead of being deleted.
This means that all your route and booking data stays safe in the background: no more re-creating bookings after editing holiday dates.
Parent App: new calendar view Rolling out 15 November 2025
Important: This release includes a new calendar view feature in the Parent App that will be rolled out in a controlled manner:
- Feature: Calendar view of long-term bookings in the Parent App
- Controlled rollout: Initially disabled for all schools via the "parent app tabs" setting with value "calendar"
- Opt-out deadline: 15 November 2025
- Schools can opt out by letting us know before 15 November
- If no response by 15 November, the feature will be enabled for all users
- 2026 rollover connection: This feature is complementary to the 2026 rollover as it makes it easy for parents to see their children's bookings for the next year
Note: if you do not want this feature turned on for your school, please email support@rollcall.com.au.
Driver App improvements
- Bug resolved: scanning blocked by early teacher check in Bus Guardian
Parent App and Portal improvements
- Parent App: improved stability when loading routes on the map
- Parent App: resolved a display issue on Android where long lists or pages were cut off
- Parent Portal: improved route map display
Note: Parent App updates are determined by the app stores. Updates will flow through the Apple App Store and Google Play Store in phased rollouts, typically across 7 days.
Admin Portal and backend improvements
- Holiday management improvements (highlighted above)
- Route maps load more reliably via the transport screen, with faster updates and fewer connection errors
- Improvements to readability of "Emergency" notification text