Attendance Matters
2024 goal is to decrease the average number of absence days per student to 20.
Late arrival/Early collection @ CSPS
As Term 3 begins, we would like to remind our families of the procedure for late arrivals and early collections.
All late arrivals and early collections MUST be communicated through the Office.
Parents are NOT required to enter late arrivals or early departures on Compass.
Please view the below flowchart to help you understand the process:
Late arrival & Early collection
Once you are in Kiss and Go, please call the office to report a late arrival. This will ensure the class roll is updated and the student receives a late pass.
We can not guarantee that a student who arrives late to the classroom without a late pass will be adjusted in the morning roll. If a late arrival is not adjusted on the class roll this will result in an automated attendance text.
Please email cranbourne.south.ps@education.vic.gov.au if you receive an incorrect attendance text.
If a student is required to be collected early we ask that parents email cranbourne.south.ps@education.vic.gov.au no later than 10am on the required day (this can also be organised further in advance). Please ensure the student name and class is included in the email.
Our preferred early collection times are:
Break #1
10:40am or 11:25 am
OR
Break #2
1:00pm or 1:50pm.
We request that students are collected at one of these times to minimise interruption to teaching and learning in the classroom.
Please call the office once you are in Kiss & Go and we will have your child brought out to you.
Extended Family Holidays
We urge parents to use the school holiday period for family holidays to avoid students missing valuable learning time.
If a holiday is planned during the school term, parents are to advise the school via Compass 3 - 4 weeks prior.
A Student Absence Learning Plan will be sent home with your child when the absence is over 5 days as per Department of Education requirement. It is expected that the family will follow the Student Absence Learning Plan.
Students need to attend school regularly to make the most of the educational opportunities available to them.
There is a direct link between attendance and achievement. Poor attendance can make it difficult for children to form positive relationships with their peers.
We encourage parents to check the student attendance grid (seen below) via Compass on a regular basis to remain up to date with accumulating absence days.