Attendance 

Every Day Counts

Please let the school know if your child is absent. 

Notifying the school of your child’s absence

Schools need to know when and why a student is absent, so you must let the school know on the day of the absence and explain why your child can’t come to school. If you do not let the school know, they must contact you on the same day to make sure your child is safe. Please ensure your contact details are up to date so the school can follow up on absences as required. They may also call your emergency contacts.

Your child’s school will keep a record of the reason provided for each absence. This will be marked under a category such as medical/illness, bereavement (including Sorry Business), truancy, family holiday and religious or cultural observance. As parents/carers there may be additional reasons. to those listed above, you choose to keep your child at home - these are recorded as Parent Choice.

The principal will determine if the explanation provided for the absence is reasonable. If the principal considers it to be reasonable, then the absence will be marked as an ‘excused absence’. If not, the absence will be marked as an ‘unexcused absence’ and you will be advised.

If your child is absent on a particular day and you have not contacted the school to explain why, the absence will be marked as unexplained.

Please refer to our school's Attendance Policy for more details. 

This policy is on our school's website at https://bitternps.vic.edu.au/