Student Attendance
What if my child has to stay away from school?
If your child has to be absent from school, you must inform the school and provide a reason for your child's absence.
A small number of absences may be accepted by the Principal. For example, if your child has to
- Attend a special religious ceremony
- Is required to attend to a serious and/or urgent family situation (e.g: a funeral)
- Is too sick to go to school or has an infectious illness.
How can you provide a reason for absence?
There are a number of options available to notify the school:
- Compass
- send an email to gleadmin@arm.catholic.edu.au
- send in a written note OR
- call the school on 67321372
For you to ponder!!!
Missing 1 or 2 days a week of school doesn't seem much but...........
| If your child misses... | that equals... | which is... | and over 13 Years of schooling that's... |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 day per fortnight | 20 days per year | 4 weeks per year | Nearly 1 & 1/2 years |
| 1 day per week | 40 days per year | 8 week's per year | Over 2 & 1/2 years |
| 2 Days per week | 80 Days per year | 16 weeks per year | Over 5 Years |
| 3 days per week | 120 days per year | 24 weeks per year | Nearly 8 years |
How about 10 minutes late a day? Surely that won't affect my Child?
| He/she is only missing just ..... | That equals... | Which is... | And over 13 years of schooling thats... |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 mins per day | 50 minutes per week | nearly 1 & 1/2 week's per year | Nearly 1/2 a year |
| 20 mins per day | 1 hr & 40 mins per week | over 2 & 1/2 weeks per year | Nearly 1 year |
| 30 mins per day | half a day a week | 4 weeks per year | Nearly 1 & 1/2 years |
| 1 hour per day | 1 day per week | 8 weeks per year | Over 2 & 1/2 years |