Compass Information
Student Absences
- A student is present for the morning roll if they are in class at 9.00am.
- If a student arrives to class anywhere between 9.01am and 10.00am they will be marked late on the morning roll and this will require parent approval on Compass with a reason.
- If a student arrives in class after 10.00am they will be marked absent on the morning roll and this will require parent approval on Compass with a reason.
Once a term in week 3 or 4 we will send home letters to families where there are unexplained student absences and or lateness for which parents have not provided approval on Compass. These letters are to be completed and returned to the office so that student attendance records can be updated. If parent approval is not provided for an absence or lateness the alert will remain on your Compass homepage and you will continue to receive the absence/lateness letters every term.
If your child has any unapproved absences or late arrivals, you will receive an alert on your
Compass home page letting you know this, and allowing you to add a Note or Approval.
Clicking on this notification will take you to the Unexplained tab for that child's attendance,
where you can choose to add a Note or Approval for one or more absences. To add a note
or approval, select one or more of the absences listed, then select the 'Explain with
Note/Approval' button.
Please note that you cannot edit your notes or approvals after they've been created. If you
do need to make any amendments please contact the school office as they can do this for
you.
Adding a Note/Approval for a Future Absence
You can also enter notes and approvals in advance, if you know that your child is going to be
absent from school (e.g. scheduled family holiday).
To do this from your homepage, click on the 'Add Attendance Note/Approval' link listed
underneath the name of the relevant student.
Changing your password & Logging into C0mpass
To log in you will require your unique family username and password. These details will be provided to you by the school however if you are yet to receive them please contact the school office. You will initially be provided with a temporary password that you will be prompted to update to one of your choosing when you login for the first time.
If you have lost your details, forgotten your password or are prompted to change your password, you can recover your details by contacting the office staff and they will be able to assist in giving you a temporary password.
To login, go to your school's Compass site.
Type in your username and password.
You must always first 'Open in Browser'
Once you have confirmed your details, you will be required to change your password as above instructions.
Once you have chosen your new password, you will be taken to your parent homescreen.
The home screen provides you with relevant alerts and news, as well as quick access to your child's profile.
Emailing teaching staff
Within Compass, if your school has the function activated, you can email the teachers of your children at the school, as well as any other staff members. From your Compass homepage one of the links underneath your child's name will be an option to email their teachers.
Clicking this link will open the email pop-up window, with all of the teachers for the student listed as recipients. You can select the red cross next to each recipient to remove them from the email, or click the 'Add Recipients' button at the top to add any other staff members.