Attendance Goals
It All Adds Up

Valid or Invalid?
Be On Time
Why Attendance Matters
100

This is our school's attendance goal

What is 95%

100

Missing one day every week means missing approximately this many days during a 40-week school year

What is 40 days?

100

A student remains home because they are geuinely sick. This type of absense is usally considered this.

What is a valid absence?

100

Students should be through the school gate by this time

What is 8.30am?

100

Regular attendance helps students keep up with this?

What is their learning or school work?

200

A student attending 95% of a 200-day school year would attend approximately this many days

What is 190 days?

200

Fort missed school days is equal to approxmately this many school weeks?

What is EIGHT WEEKS?

200

A student misses school because they did not feel like attending.

What is an invalid absence?

200

This is what a student must collect if they arrive after the required time.

What is a late slip?

200

Attending regularly helps students build positive connections with these people

Who are teachers and classmates?
300

At 95% attendance, a student would miss no more than approximately this many days

What is 10 days?

300

Missing two days every week adds up to approximately this many missed days

What is 80 days?

300

A student is absent while officially representing the school or region in sport?

What is a valid absense?

300

After collecting a late slip, a student should do this immediately

What is go directly to class?

300

Missing lessons can create these unfinished tasks that become difficult to catch up on

What is incomplete or overdue work?

400

True or False: An Attendance rate of 85% is close enough to the school goal

What is FALSE

400

Missing three days every week adds up to approximately this many school weeks?

What is 24 weeks?

400

A student misses school because they missed the bus.

What is an invalid absence?

400

Parents can report student absences using this app

What is QParents?

400

Regular attendnace helps students develop these qualities needed in employment

What is reliability and responsibility?

500

This habit gives students the best chance of reaching the 95% attendance goal

What is attendance school unless there is a valid reason

500

AA student misses one day each fortnight. Across 40 school this weeks, this adds up to approximately this many days

What is 20 days?

500

These planned appointments should be organised outside schools whenever possible?

What are routine medical appointments?

500

Arriving ten minutes late to every lesson causes this major learning problem?

What is DISRUPTION / Missed learning / Falling behind

500

Name two ways strong attendance can support a student's future

What are better learning, stronger results, positive relationship, good habits or improved opportunities