Attendance Matters!

At Albanvale Primary School, we are committed to providing your child with a high-quality education. Regular school attendance is vital and missing school days can have a big impact on a child’s future - missing one day per fortnight is equal to missing four full weeks by the end of the year.

There is no safe number of days for missing school – each day a student misses puts them behind, which can affect their educational outcomes.

We closely monitor each individual students’ attendance and have a clear process in place to support with maintaining expected attendance rates. 

You can log your child’s absence and the reason directly on Compass, alternatively leave a message on the attendance line on 9367 2197. If you know your child will be absent in advance (holidays or medical appointments) please enter the dates on Compass prior to the date of absence or come to the office and fill out an absence form. 

Parents of students with unexplained absences will receive a follow up phone call or SMS to request a reason for the absence. 

If for any reason your child must miss school, there are things we can do together to ensure they don’t fall behind:

• speak with your classroom teacher and find out what work your child needs to do to keep up.
• develop an absence learning plan with your teacher and ensure your child completes the plan.

Thank you for playing your part in the home-school partnership.