Attendance 

Consistent school attendance from the early years is fundamental to ensuring children gain a strong foundation for later learning. Our Attendance Policy and Procedures have now been finalised and available on our website. 

Great work to our Modbury students on our current attendance rate! Currently, our attendance rate is: 

We are looking to have our attendance rate increase to 93%. This requires students to attend school every day, unless they are ill. 

We ask that if your child is going to be absent that you communicate this with your child's classroom teacher via Class Dojo. We will be sending out electronic communication to families to follow up any unexplained absences for your child. Please respond to these messages promptly so we are able to update our records for your child. 

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).

Families of students that are at risk through non-attendance will receive communication from the school in the following weeks to work with Leadership in developing an Attendance Improvement Plan. The aim of the Attendance Improvement Plan is to put supports in place to build regular attendance patterns. 

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. We require a reason for every absence for your child.