Parents are required to advise the school whenever a child will not be attending school, the expected length of the absence and the REASON for the absence. It is not acceptable to just write “my child will be absent today”. Where an absence is planned, please advise the front office and class teacher prior to the date. When an absence is unplanned e.g sickness or family matters, it is important the school is notified before 8:45am. Parents are to notify the school by logging onto the COMPASS APP and submitting an Attendance Note by following the instructions below. If a student has not arrived at school by 10.00am and there has been no notification, an SMS message will be sent to the parent’s mobile phone containing a link. When you follow the link, you will have the opportunity to explaining the absence.

Unauthorised Vacation

The Principal DO NOT have the authority to approve absences for family holidays, etc and absences of this nature remain the responsibility of the parent. Please advise prior to your departure in writing, and your child will be marked as Unauthorized Vacation. Parents collecting students from school that fall during school hours are to notify the class teacher prior to being picked up. You must go to the office prior to collecting your child to sign out using the Compass Kiosk and receive a student leave pass. This must be presented to the class teacher to “release” your child. The teacher will not allow the student to leave without this pass. Students are to be collected from the classroom teacher and if they are returning back to school please pass back through the office so it can be recorded what time they return.