Absence from School

Absence from school needs to be recorded by 9:00 am through Compass.

Attendance

We ask for your fullest co-operation in seeing that your child attends school each day. Absence from school places hardship on the pupil. Parents/carers need to inform the school on the first day of any absence before 9:00 am by giving a reason for the absence and a likely date to return.

If your child has an unexplained absence, you will receive an SMS notification. Parents can click on the link provided in the message to add attendance notes about their child’s absence. Please note this link is valid for 48 hours only. Do not reply to this SMS as the school will not receive it. If you are unable to click on the link provided, please contact the school via email or phone. 

Under Department of Education regulations, absence from school should be for illness, or medical or dental appointments.

Absences for all other purposes are generally discouraged. Students are expected to attend school for the entire day of 8:30am – 2:30pm.