Attendance 

Why going to school is important? 

Going to school every day is an important part of your child’s education. Children and young people learn new things at school every day, connect with friends, have fun and develop good habits that help them to succeed. Attending and participating in school will help your child:

• develop important skills and knowledge to help them learn
• develop social and emotional skills such as good communication, resilience and team-work
• establish friendships with peers which help develop self-esteem and a sense of belonging.

There is no good number of days for missing school. Being away from school for 1 day a fortnight adds up to missing 4 whole weeks of school a year. Where possible, you should avoid your child missing school, for example, make appointments for your child outside of school hours and keep family holidays to outside term time.

Reminder: To be eligible for the Year 10 Certificate, students must achieve at least 90% attendance by the end of the year. The only school-approved absences are for medical reasons and must be supported by a medical certificate.

As you may be aware, we have been rewarding 100% attendance each month. This month, as we have been on holidays, an even easier way to have 100% attendance in April!