Student Wellbeing

Benefits of school attendance 

While children and young people’s experiences of schooling can vary significantly, when school environments are conducive to student learning and personal development, school attendance can benefit students, families and communities in many ways.

 School attendance increases student exposure to instructional time, and as such, is often central to promoting educational outcomes (Allensworth & Balfanz, 2019; Keppens & Spruyt, 2020). International literature has linked higher attendance to higher school completion and achievement (Ansari & Pianta, 2019; Gershenson et al., 2017; Gottfried, 2011, 2014; Smerillo et al., 2018; UK Government, 2022).