SQAAF guide
SQAAF, made simple.
SQAAF is the CBSE School Quality Assessment and Assurance Framework. Every CBSE school must self-review across seven areas each year and upload it to SARAS. ProofSchool helps you collect that feedback, for your teachers and your whole school.
What SQAAF looks at
The seven areas
- Both reviews
- Whole-school review
What it is
What SQAAF asks of your school.
- Who made it
- SQAAF was made by CBSE with PARAKH (under NCERT), in line with NEP 2020. Every CBSE school has had to do it annually since 2024-25.
- What your school does
- Your school looks at itself across seven areas (SQAAF calls them domains), collects feedback, decides what to improve, and gives itself a rating. You upload this to the SARAS portal.
- Who gives the final rating
- The final rating is given by CBSE's own assessor teams, not by the school alone, and not by any software company.
The seven areas
What SQAAF looks at, and how ProofSchool helps.
ProofSchool gives you feedback for all seven areas: teacher reviews for the teaching areas, and a whole-school review for the rest. Parts that need documents, such as records, policies, and certificates, you still upload to SARAS.
- 1
Curriculum, teaching & assessment
How teachers teach and test. Rated by students, principal, head of department, fellow teachers, and the teacher.
Teacher reviewscoveredWhole-school reviewcovered - 2
Infrastructure
Facilities, safety, and upkeep. Rated by students, parents, teachers, and outside members.
Teacher reviewsnot coveredWhole-school reviewcovered - 3
Staff (human resources)
Teacher growth and training. From the teacher's own review, the principal, and head of department.
Teacher reviewscoveredWhole-school reviewcovered - 4
Inclusion
Support for every kind of learner, in class and across the school.
Teacher reviewscoveredWhole-school reviewcovered - 5
Management & governance
How the school is run and how clearly decisions are shared with staff and parents.
Teacher reviewsnot coveredWhole-school reviewcovered - 6
Leadership
Feedback on the school's leadership from staff and stakeholders.
Teacher reviewsnot coveredWhole-school reviewcovered - 7
Satisfaction
Anonymous feedback from students and parents about the school.
Teacher reviewscoveredWhole-school reviewcovered
Teacher reviews come from five voices. The whole-school review comes from six groups.
Two reviews
Two reviews, all seven areas.
ProofSchool does two things. Together they cover every SQAAF area.
Teacher reviews
Five voices rate each teacher: students, principal, head of department, fellow teachers, and the teacher (self-review).
Covers: the teaching areas: curriculum and assessment, staff growth, inclusion, and student satisfaction.
Whole-school review
Six groups give feedback about the school: students, parents, teachers, heads of department, principal, and outside members. ProofSchool shows the patterns and what changed since last term.
Covers: facilities and safety, how the school is run, leadership, and overall satisfaction.
Every report gives
- A clear rating: Needs growth, Developing, Strong, or Excellent
- Strengths
- Areas to grow
- Next steps
Important
ProofSchool helps you self-assess. It is not the official rating.
ProofSchool gives you the feedback and reports for your SQAAF self-review, which you upload to SARAS. The final SQAAF rating is given by CBSE's own assessor teams during their visit. We print this note on every report.