Attendance

                                                     Attendance at School

The Government’s target is for 80% of students to attend school regularly, that is to attend school 90% of the time.

The Government has developed a Stepped Attendance Response (STAR) for schools. The STAR identifies:

 

                     

 

The STAR also:

Sets the direction so that no student will be left to accumulate absences without an appropriate response to return them to regular attendance.

Expects schools to use this direction to develop their own school specific response to absence.

                                                   Ss Peter & Paul’s Attendance Response

We ask parents and caregivers to please contact the school if your child is going to be absent from school and let us know the reason. 

• A text is sent at 9.15am if your child is absent without reason.
• A further text is sent at 10.15 if there is still no reply.
• A phone call is made at 10.30am if there is still no reply

If no response is received, the student is absent without explanation or permission from a parent/caregiver and is coded as T – truant.

Please note that an email to the principal is required for extended absences of five days or more.

For all unexplained absences

• Your child’s teacher will email you.
• The Area Leader may be in contact.

Up to 10 days absence in a term could result in one or more of the following:

• The Area Leader will be in contact.
• Parents are invited into school for a meeting.
  An attendance plan is created.

Up to 15 days absence in a term could result in one or both of the following:

• Parent meeting.
• Referral to Attendance Support or other support agencies.

Special circumstances

There are special circumstances where these steps would not apply. An example would be an extended illness or recovery from an injury.

We are very appreciative of your support with our attendance response. Following the systems we have in place will ensure teacher and office staff time and effort is well spent and we can quickly address any attendance issues. 

Working together we can influence positive school attendance. You can read more about this new Government strategy here STAR.   

                  

Absent from School