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: 

 

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 fortnight20 days per year4 weeks per yearNearly 1 & 1/2 years
1 day per week40 days per year8 week's per yearOver 2 & 1/2 years
2 Days per week80 Days per year16 weeks per yearOver 5 Years
3 days per week120 days per year24 weeks per yearNearly 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 weeknearly 1 & 1/2 week's per yearNearly 1/2 a year
20 mins per day1 hr & 40 mins per weekover 2 & 1/2 weeks per yearNearly 1 year
30 mins per day half a day a week 4 weeks per yearNearly 1 & 1/2 years
1 hour per day1 day per week8 weeks per yearOver 2 & 1/2 years