diff --git a/app/Controllers/View/ReportCardsController.php b/app/Controllers/View/ReportCardsController.php
index cdba8d2..b3b128f 100644
--- a/app/Controllers/View/ReportCardsController.php
+++ b/app/Controllers/View/ReportCardsController.php
@@ -317,18 +317,27 @@ class ReportCardsController extends PrintablesBaseController
         $examCommentTypes = $isSecond
             ? ['final']
             : ($isFirst ? ['midterm'] : ['midterm', 'final']);
-        $commentTypes = array_merge($examCommentTypes, ['ptap', 'attendance', 'attendance_comment']);
+        $wantedCommentTypes = array_merge($examCommentTypes, ['ptap', 'attendance']);
         $hasCommentReview = $this->db->fieldExists('comment_review', 'score_comments');
-        $commentSelect = $hasCommentReview
-            ? 'student_id, score_type, comment, comment_review'
-            : 'student_id, score_type, comment';
+        $hasCommentSemester = $this->db->fieldExists('semester', 'score_comments');
+        $hasCommentUpdatedAt = $this->db->fieldExists('updated_at', 'score_comments');
+        $commentSelectParts = ['student_id', 'score_type', 'comment'];
+        if ($hasCommentReview) {
+            $commentSelectParts[] = 'comment_review';
+        }
+        if ($hasCommentSemester) {
+            $commentSelectParts[] = 'semester';
+        }
+
+        // Do NOT filter comments by score_type or semester here.
+        // A single bad row like "Attendance Comment", "attendance-comment", or a blank semester
+        // should not make one student look incomplete while the PDF can still print the comment.
         $commentBuilder = $this->scoreCommentModel
-            ->select($commentSelect)
+            ->select(implode(', ', $commentSelectParts))
             ->whereIn('student_id', $studentIds)
-            ->where('school_year', $year)
-            ->whereIn('score_type', $commentTypes);
-        if ($sem !== '') {
-            $this->applySemesterFilter($commentBuilder, $sem, 'semester');
+            ->where('school_year', $year);
+        if ($hasCommentUpdatedAt) {
+            $commentBuilder->orderBy('updated_at', 'DESC');
         }
         $commentRows = [];
         try {
@@ -336,25 +345,92 @@ class ReportCardsController extends PrintablesBaseController
         } catch (\Throwable $e) {
         }
 
+        $cleanComment = static function ($value): string {
+            $text = (string)($value ?? '');
+            $text = str_replace("\xc2\xa0", ' ', $text); // normalize non-breaking spaces
+            return trim($text);
+        };
+
+        $normalizeCommentType = static function ($value) use ($cleanComment): string {
+            $type = strtolower($cleanComment($value));
+            $type = preg_replace('/[^a-z0-9]+/', '_', $type);
+            $type = trim((string)$type, '_');
+
+            $map = [
+                'attendance_comment' => 'attendance',
+                'attendance_comments' => 'attendance',
+                'attendance' => 'attendance',
+                'attendence' => 'attendance',
+                'attendence_comment' => 'attendance',
+                'attendence_comments' => 'attendance',
+                'ptap_comment' => 'ptap',
+                'ptap_comments' => 'ptap',
+                'ptap' => 'ptap',
+                'midterm_comment' => 'midterm',
+                'midterm_comments' => 'midterm',
+                'midterm' => 'midterm',
+                'final_comment' => 'final',
+                'final_comments' => 'final',
+                'final' => 'final',
+            ];
+
+            return $map[$type] ?? $type;
+        };
+
+        $normalizeSemester = static function ($value) use ($cleanComment): string {
+            $v = strtolower($cleanComment($value));
+            $v = preg_replace('/[^a-z0-9]+/', ' ', $v);
+            $v = trim((string)$v);
+            if (in_array($v, ['fall', 'first', 'first semester', 'semester 1', '1'], true)) {
+                return 'fall';
+            }
+            if (in_array($v, ['spring', 'second', 'second semester', 'semester 2', '2'], true)) {
+                return 'spring';
+            }
+            return $v;
+        };
+        $wantedSemester = $normalizeSemester($sem);
+
         $commentsByStudent = [];
+        $commentPriorityByStudent = [];
         foreach ($commentRows as $row) {
             $sid = (int)($row['student_id'] ?? 0);
             if ($sid <= 0) {
                 continue;
             }
-            $typeRaw = strtolower(trim((string)($row['score_type'] ?? '')));
-            if ($typeRaw === '') {
+
+            $typeRaw = $normalizeCommentType($row['score_type'] ?? '');
+            if ($typeRaw === '' || !in_array($typeRaw, $wantedCommentTypes, true)) {
                 continue;
             }
-            if ($typeRaw === 'attendance_comment') {
-                $typeRaw = 'attendance';
+
+            $rawVal = $cleanComment($row['comment'] ?? '');
+            if ($typeRaw === 'attendance') {
+                // Attendance comments are stored in score_comments.comment.
+                // Do not use comment_review here, because it can be blank while the PDF comment exists.
+                $commentVal = $rawVal;
+            } else {
+                // For non-attendance comments, prefer reviewed text but fall back to the saved comment.
+                $reviewVal = $hasCommentReview ? $cleanComment($row['comment_review'] ?? '') : '';
+                $commentVal = $reviewVal !== '' ? $reviewVal : $rawVal;
             }
-            $reviewVal = $hasCommentReview ? trim((string)($row['comment_review'] ?? '')) : '';
-            $commentVal = $hasCommentReview ? $reviewVal : trim((string)($row['comment'] ?? ''));
             if ($commentVal === '') {
                 continue;
             }
-            $commentsByStudent[$sid][$typeRaw] = $commentVal;
+
+            $rowSemester = $hasCommentSemester ? $normalizeSemester($row['semester'] ?? '') : '';
+            $priority = 1;
+            if ($wantedSemester !== '' && $rowSemester === $wantedSemester) {
+                $priority = 3;
+            } elseif ($rowSemester === '') {
+                $priority = 2;
+            }
+
+            $existingPriority = $commentPriorityByStudent[$sid][$typeRaw] ?? 0;
+            if (!isset($commentsByStudent[$sid][$typeRaw]) || $priority >= $existingPriority) {
+                $commentsByStudent[$sid][$typeRaw] = $commentVal;
+                $commentPriorityByStudent[$sid][$typeRaw] = $priority;
+            }
         }
 
         $isNumeric = static fn($v) => $v !== null && $v !== '' && is_numeric($v);
@@ -467,6 +543,20 @@ class ReportCardsController extends PrintablesBaseController
             if (trim((string)($commentSet['ptap'] ?? '')) === '') {
                 $missing[] = 'PTAP comment';
             }
+
+            // Keep completeness consistent with the PDF report generation:
+            // the report can auto-generate an attendance comment from attendance_score.
+            if (trim((string)($commentSet['attendance'] ?? '')) === '' && $isNumeric($attendanceScore)) {
+                $autoAttendance = attendance_comment_from_score(
+                    (float)$attendanceScore,
+                    trim((string)($student['firstname'] ?? ''))
+                );
+                if ($autoAttendance !== null && trim((string)$autoAttendance) !== '') {
+                    $commentSet['attendance'] = $autoAttendance;
+                    $warnings[] = 'Attendance comment computed from attendance score';
+                }
+            }
+
             if (trim((string)($commentSet['attendance'] ?? '')) === '') {
                 $missing[] = 'Attendance comment';
             }
@@ -1531,10 +1621,16 @@ $scoresEndY = $pdf->GetY();
                 if ($typeRaw === 'attendance_comment') {
                     $typeRaw = 'attendance';
                 }
-                $reviewVal  = trim((string)($row['comment_review'] ?? ''));
-                $commentVal = $this->db->fieldExists('comment_review', 'score_comments')
-                    ? $reviewVal
-                    : trim((string)($row['comment'] ?? ''));
+                $rawComment = trim((string)($row['comment'] ?? ''));
+                if ($typeRaw === 'attendance') {
+                    // Attendance comments must come from score_comments.comment.
+                    $commentVal = $rawComment;
+                } else {
+                    $reviewVal  = trim((string)($row['comment_review'] ?? ''));
+                    $commentVal = $this->db->fieldExists('comment_review', 'score_comments') && $reviewVal !== ''
+                        ? $reviewVal
+                        : $rawComment;
+                }
                 if ($commentVal === '') {
                     continue;
                 }