Student Absence Notifications
Protecting the safety and wellbeing of children through the reporting and monitoring of absenteeism is the responsibility of both Parents/Guardians and schools. It is therefore important that the school is notified of all student absences to ensure our attendance records are accurate and up-to-date. Effective Monday 29 April, Compass will send automated SMS messages to Parents/Guardians of any students marked absent without explanation during the morning classes. You will not be able to reply to the SMS. This is in addition to our normal attendance notification processes undertaken by the sub-school teams.
To avoid receiving this SMS notification, our preferred communication method from parents/guardians of advising/explaining of any student absences is by emailing by 9.00am:
- Junior School (Year 7 & 8): juniorschool@fhs.vic.edu.au
- Middle School (Year 9 & 10): Year9absences@fhs.vic.edu.au or Year10absences@fhs.vic.edu.au
- Senior School (Year 11 &12): Year11absences@fhs.vic.edu.au or Year12absences@fhs.vic.edu.au
- Please include your child's student name and/or ID code, reason for and dates of absence.
- Please do not use the "send email to (child's name)'s teachers" function on Compass as this does not get received by the Sub School Team who are responsible for updating attendance records.
You can also contact the school after 8.00am on (03) 9783 7955 and ask for the absence line.
Please note: Parent explanations for student absences do not constitute an approved absence for VCE purposes. As per the requirements of the VCE, approvals of absences for VCE purposes require suitable supporting evidence and/or documentation from an independent medical practitioner (or similar). Please ensure this documentation is provided to the Senior Sub School Office upon your child’s return to school.
Parents/Guardians are encouraged to regularly check Compass Attendance Records to ensure they accurately reflect your child's attendance at Frankston High School - please follow the "Profile (Attendance, Schedule, Reports)" link on your Compass homepage.
If you require assistance with your parent log in, please contact the General Office on (03) 9783 7955. You can access Compass using your Parent login via the following means:
• your internet browser on laptop, tablet or mobile phone:
(https://fhs-vic.compass.education )
• via the “Compass School Manager” App on your mobile device:
- on iOS devices
(https://itunes.apple.com/au/app/compass-school-manager/id778415974?mt=8 )
- on Android devices
(https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.jdlf.compass&hl=en )
Do we have your most up to date contact details? If not, please contact the school on (03) 9783 7955 or email office@fhs.vic.edu.au so we can update our records. Details that may need to be updated include home address, phone numbers, email address and emergency contact details. Please remember to contact the school if any of these details or your circumstances change at any time throughout the year.