Attendance Policy

Regular attendance is linked to student success in school. Students must attend all scheduled classes unless exempted from attendance or ill. Absences should be advised in advance by parents/caregivers (usually via Managebac or via email or telephone). An explanation for absence must be given, which is satisfactory to the School, and medical (or other) verification is required. Students are expected to arrive to classes on time. Twenty-one (21) days of absence that are unaccounted for may lead to a student being removed from the roll of the School. Procedures for Student Absences:

1. Students are required to be in class by 8.00am 2. All student attendance is recorded on ManageBac. 3. Absences must be reported by a parent/caregiver to the Homeroom Teacher (Primary) or Advisor (Secondary) on the day the student is absent. This can be done via direct email, phone call or via Managebac. Parents can register an attendance excusal on ManageBac and indicate the reason for the absence. Simply login to your parent account on ManageBac, click on your son or daughter’s name and then submit attendance excusal. The School and relevant teachers will be notified once the attendance excusal has been submitted.

4. In all communications with the School, whether phone, email or letter, please state the student’s first and last names as well as their

Homeroom Teacher or Advisor.

Procedures for Late Arrival / Early Departure: If students arrive late to School or need to leave during the day for any reason, the School requires authorisation by email, telephone or via Managebac. 1. Secondary students who arrive late to School will register their arrival by reporting to the Student Services Counter (in the lobby) and sign the student sign in/out book and receive a late pass for entry into class. The student’s attendance status will be recorded/amended by the Attendance Officer. Students reporting late to class should not be permitted entry into the class unless they have a late pass.

Primary students who arrive late to class report to class immediately and the Homeroom Teacher will amend the attendance record in

ManageBac. 2. Students who need to leave School during the day will present a signed note from home to the Homeroom Teacher / Advisor or

Attendance Officer (parents/guardians may communicate this via email, phone or Managebac). They will be required to sign out upon their departure and sign in upon their subsequent return. Students/parents sign in and out from the Student Services counter located in the main lobby area. 3. The Homeroom Teacher or Advisor will follow up regarding consistently late or absent students. 4. The Homeroom Teacher or Advisor will address unexplained lateness and absence trends.

Extended and Planned Absences

All requests for extended and planned absences, including family holidays, extended school holidays and special events during school time, must be made in writing to the Vice Principal- Primary or Principal. It is the students’ responsibility to catch up on any missed work. Students may need to liaise with their Homeroom Teacher / Advisor and subject teachers to make arrangements for missed assessments and class assignments.