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title: 2. Understanding Target Colour Indicators in TrackAble
description: Learn how TrackAble uses colour indicators to show student progress against termly targets. Understand what each colour means and how to customise percentage thresholds in your assessment settings.
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# 2. Understanding Target Colour Indicators in TrackAble

## TrackAble uses colour-coded indicators to help you quickly understand whether a student is meeting their termly targets. These colours appear by default, but you can fully customise the percentage thresholds in your admin settings.

#### **What Each Target Colour Means**

TrackAble automatically assigns one of four colours based on a student’s performance against their termly target:

### 🔵 **Dark Blue — Above Expected Target**

- The student is performing **more than 10% above** their termly target.

### 🟢 **Green — On Target**

- The student is performing **within the expected target range**.

### 🟠 **Orange — Just Below Target**

- The student is performing **up to 10% below** their termly target.

### 🔴 **Red — Below Target**

- The student is performing **more than 10% below** their termly target.

### **Customising Percentage Thresholds**

You can adjust the percentage bands for each colour to match your school’s assessment preferences.

### **How to Update Target Percentage Settings**

1. Go to **Admin**.
2. Select **Settings**.
3. Navigate to **Assessment**.
4. Update the percentage values for each colour band as needed.
5. Click **Save** to apply your changes.

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