Attendance 

Consistent school attendance from the early years is fundamental to ensuring children gain a strong foundation for later learning. 

In addition to the protective factors provided by enrolment and attendance, research indicates that students who regularly attend school achieve at higher levels than students who do not have regular attendance patterns.

School attendance contributes to a community that is well-educated, healthier, employed, financially independent and more empowered.6 Children and young people who do not regularly attend school miss out on planned learning experiences, sequences of instruction and class participation. The impact of this loss is compounded with each absence.

We want our students here at school every single day - so they can build their knowledge, social skills and relationships with others. We are pleased to see our attendance rate is currently at 90.41%. We would like to see our attendance rate rise to at least 93%. We will share the attendance rate with you in our Week 6 newsletter. Everyone needs to work together to ensure our students are at school every day. It takes all of us to support every single student at Modbury School P-6. 

The department has adopted the following definitions consistent with best practice to identify students at risk through non-attendance: 

• Habitual non-attendance where a student has 5 to 9 absences for any reason in a term (average of 1 day per fortnight). 

• Chronic non-attendance where a student is absent for 10 days or more in a term for any reason (average of 1 day per week).

If your child is absent or late for any reason, please notify the school in writing by messaging the class teacher on Class Dojo or emailing the school on: dl.0272.admin@schools.sa.edu.au