ATTENDANCE
Our school has a strong commitment to achieve maximum student attendance at school because it generally contributes to successful relationships between students and staff, strong feelings of connectedness to school and increased student learning outcomes. We also enjoy acknowledging students and families who are making an effort to attend school on a regular basis with certificates and awards at assembly.
If your child is absent from school, you will need to document this on your child’s Compass account or call the school office to let us know that they won’t be attending. If your child has any long term absences from school, (e.g. holidays) a phone call to the office or an email/note is required to be given to their teacher informing them of the absence prior to them commencing the absence. Every Day Counts (It's Not OK to be Away) Download the DET "Every Day Counts" brochure |
EARLY LEAVERSIf a child is leaving school early, the parent/guardian is required to notify the classroom teacher and come to the office to sign their child out, and wait while staff arrange for the student to meet at the office.
LATE ARRIVALS
Any child arriving to school after 8.35am is required to attend the office, with a parent/guardian to obtain a late pass.
Students with repeated late attendance are given support by a member of the leadership team, with follow-up calls to parents, and monitoring and encouragement. Students who are constantly late for school have to catch up on daily morning activities, such as handing in notes, changing take-home books, or reading with their teacher and/or buddies. Students who are late also miss out on important connections with their teacher, their friends and their learning. School starts at 8:15am. Classroom lessons begin at 8:30am. School finishes at 2:40pm. For more information on bell times, click here. |
