diff --git a/components/sessions/sessionService.js b/components/sessions/sessionService.js
index 53411fb..79560db 100644
--- a/components/sessions/sessionService.js
+++ b/components/sessions/sessionService.js
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ const populateSessionList = (query, { includeClassStudents = false } = {}) => {
 };
 
 const getAllSessions = async (queryParams) => {
-  const { page, limit, skip } = parsePaginationAndSort(queryParams, 'day', 'asc');
+  const { page, limit, skip, sort } = parsePaginationAndSort(queryParams, 'day', 'asc');
   const attendanceScope = queryParams.attendanceScope;
   const filter = buildFilterQuery(queryParams, ['topic', 'place', 'note'], [
     'page',
@@ -272,10 +272,9 @@ const getAllSessions = async (queryParams) => {
 
   const includeClassStudents = Boolean(attendanceScope);
 
-  const matched = await populateSessionList(Session.find(filter), { includeClassStudents }).lean();
-
-  let sessions = sortByClosestAttendance(matched);
   if (attendanceScope) {
+    const matched = await populateSessionList(Session.find(filter), { includeClassStudents }).lean();
+    let sessions = sortByClosestAttendance(matched);
     const studentsByClassId = await buildStudentsByClassId(matched);
     sessions = filterByAttendanceScope(sessions, attendanceScope, studentsByClassId)
       .map((session) => enrichSessionAttendance(session, studentsByClassId));
@@ -285,8 +284,16 @@ const getAllSessions = async (queryParams) => {
     return { data: sessions, meta };
   }
 
-  const totalCount = await Session.countDocuments(filter);
-  sessions = sessions.slice(skip, skip + limit);
+  const effectiveSort = { ...sort };
+  if (effectiveSort.day) {
+    effectiveSort.startTime = effectiveSort.day;
+  }
+
+  const [sessions, totalCount] = await Promise.all([
+    populateSessionList(Session.find(filter).sort(effectiveSort).skip(skip).limit(limit), { includeClassStudents: false }).lean(),
+    Session.countDocuments(filter)
+  ]);
+
   const meta = calculateMeta(totalCount, page, limit);
   return { data: sessions, meta };
 };