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Attendance requirements and student absences 

Dear parents and carers, 

We are committed to working with you to offer support and remove any barriers that may be preventing your child from regularly attending school. 

Please remember that the NSW Education Act requires that all student absences must be explained within 7 days of the first day of them being away from school. Please contact us promptly whenever your child is absent and let us know the reason for them being away. This allows us to provide the right support and make sure your child's absences are recorded correctly. 

In the event your child has repeated or ongoing unexplained absences, we will continue to try to contact you about each absence to provide appropriate support for you and your family. 

We know that for our students every day of school matters. 

Missing a day here or there may not seem like much, but absences add up and can negatively impact your child's learning and wellbeing. When your child misses one day a week, that's 40 days of school and 8 weeks of learning in one year. Over an entire school journey this adds up to 2.5 years of lost learning. 

If you have any questions or if you need support with your child’s attendance, please contact me on 0246559191

Kind Regards  

Craig McKimm 

Head Teacher Administration and Attendance 

Camden High School