Attendance 

Arriving on time

Being on time to school means that children can be part of the morning routine. This includes teacher and peer welcomes and greetings. Morning greetings help students feel connected to the school and add a sense of belonging.  It ensures that your child doesn't miss out on the important learning activities that happen early in the day when they are most alert. Being late often means missing out on important information about the day and opportunities to learn. 

Leaving early

Where possible if parents and guardians could you please book appointments for 3:00 pm onwards. Otherwise, please ensure that children return to school once the appointment is finished.  Please remember that on Friday afternoons we have our whole school assembly, so if you need to collect your child/ren early please do so before 2:45pm as it is hard to collect student during assembly.  

Attendance

Notifying the school of your child’s absence either prior to, or on the day that they will be away, helps ensure the safety and wellbeing of children and will fulfil your legal responsibility. Monitoring any absences is the responsibility of both parents/carers and schools. Please remember to log your child’s absence using Compass or by calling the school on 9363 3519 and selecting option 2. Save this number!

For a guide on entering a Compass absence, follow the link below: https://www.compass.education/guide#section-attendance

You will receive a text message at 9:30am if your child is not at school and you haven’t notified the school as to why. If you are notified by the school that your child is away without a reason, please contact us as soon as possible via Compass or by calling the number above. If we cannot reach you because we don’t have your correct contact details (disconnected number or incorrect email address), then we will contact any emergency contact/s nominated on your child’s file held by the school on the same day of the unexplained absence. 

Please ensure we have current up to date contact details to assist us in calling you for absences, emergencies, or any notifications necessary. You can request a change of detail form from our office at any time.

Please remember it is your responsibility to contact us to provide an explanation for your child's absence from school, and where possible, please inform us in advance of upcoming absences