Attendance and Punctuality
| 100% | The target for everyone. |
| Over 97% | = 5 days absence (or less) in one year. Very good attendance. |
| Below 97% | Your child’s chances of good grades are in danger. Support is available if you are ill for long periods. We can help. |
| Below 90% | = more than 4 school weeks off school. This is called “Persistent Absence”. Your child’s chance of good grades is negatively affected. |
Punctuality
Why should I arrive for school on time?
It is important that children arrive in school on time everyday for a number of reasons.
- It is the legal responsibility of parent/carers to ensure that children attend their registered school on time each day.
- If a child is late they miss important information about the days activities.
- A child that is late will miss school work.
- Children that arrive in good time for registration are able to talk to their friends before school and settle into the school day with them.
- A child that is late disrupts staff and other children.
The table below shows how lateness can add up over the school year:
Lateness = lost learning!
| minutes late each day | 3 days lost! |
| 10 minutes late each day | 6.5 days lost! |
| 15 minutes late each day | 10 days lost! |
| 20 minutes late each day | 13 days lost! |
| 30 minutes late each day | 19 days lost! |
- days are school days and calculated over a school year
