The overall purpose of a provincial student tracking system is to determine how many students are not in school and who these students are, so that action can be taken to determine why they are not in school and how their needs for education can be met.

Meeting individual students' needs and taking appropriate measures to ensure students are in school is a responsibility that is shared among parents, local education authorities, teachers, school administrators; the Ministry of Education, Community Resources and Employment, Health, and Corrections and Public Safety; and other provincial organizations (e.g., Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations, Métis Nation of Saskatchewan, Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation, Saskatchewan School Boards Association and League of Educational Administrators, Directors and Superintendents).