Student Attendance

Absences are required to be monitored. Parents are asked to communicate with the school the reason their child is absent.

Below is the procedure for Attendance and Absence Follow-Up

Schedule 4 clause 10 of the Education and Training Reform Regulations 2017 require that

schools have policies and procedures to monitor student attendance and to follow up

unexplained absences.

(Catholic Education Sandhurst Attendance Monitoring Policy )

Attendance Monitoring
Attendance is checked twice a day The school must check and record the daily attendance of all students. Teaching staff are required to monitor and record attendance of all students twice per day in every class including school excursions and identify and report absences from school or class. (Catholic Education Sandhurst Attendance Monitoring Policy 5.9)	Class Roll is take using SIMON twice a day: 9.00 am 2.15 pm Teachers are responsible for recording absences if notified by parents (email, message)
Student absence - Teacher follow up	On return of student to school, teacher to make student feel welcome, that they have been missed.
At 10 am the Administration Officer will check class rolls on SIMON All Victorian schools are required to contact parents, guardians and/or carers as soon as practicable on the same day of an unexplained student absence. (Catholic Education Sandhurst Attendance Monitoring Policy 5.6)	At 10 am the Administration Officer will send a text message to the parents of the student that is absent without a reason.
Students with unexplained absences	When a response is received, the Administration Officer will complete the follow-up on SIMON
Consistent absence - unsatisfactory attendance	The Administration Officer will inform the Principal by email about a student’s unsatisfactory attendance after 4 days. The Principal will make contact with the parents of a student with unsatisfactory attendance.
School Reports	Student attendance will be recorded as a percentage on the Semester Report.
Attendance Reminders	The fortnightly newsletter will contain short bursts of attendance reminders. These are provided by Catholic Education Sandhurst.