Absence Procedures
For an unplanned absence, please leave a message on the absence line, tel 03 304 7108 extension 1, before 9.00 am or email the office if your child will not be at school.
Attendance & Safety
If your child is not at school and we have not heard from you we will send you a text message or email. Please reply to this message stating the reason for absence or contact us immediately by phone if your child should be at school. This is to ensure your child’s safety.
Planned Absence
Please write or email in advance stating the reason and duration of absence. Extended absences will be forwarded to the Principal for approval.
Unjustified Absence
Unexplained absence, in terms of the Ministry rules, are truancy, so for the benefit of your student’s attendance record please consider the following:
- It is important that you state the reason for absence especially if due to doctor or dentist appointments or for bereavement, so that the absence can be coded justified.
- Contact made but no justified reason given will be marked as unjustified.
- If you make no contact your student will be marked as truant.
- Family holidays taken in term/school time are also coded as unjustified.