Our Expectations and Your Obligations
Attendance Attendance to all classes is compulsory. In the case of absence from School, due to illness, a doctor’s certificate must be provided for absence of more than two consecutive days. Any other absence from School must be approved in advance by the Director of International Education. It is a Department of Home Affairs Student Visa requirement that overseas students must attend at least 80% of their full-time course of study and must not be absent for 5 consecutive days or more without approval, or they risk the cancellation of their student visa. High School Preparation students and Senior School students may not return home at the end of term, before assessment is complete and cannot request to undertake the assessment earlier or change the date of assessment. This is Queensland Curriculum and Assessment Authority (QCAa) policy. Students may not miss summative assessment items for such things as family holidays, non-School representative sporting commitments or outside work. Students who miss summative assessment for these reasons will receive a zero for the piece of assessment. For Senior School students, this will severely affect ATAR results. The School is also not permitted to move an assessment date for students in this situation. Further information about the School’s Attendance Policy can be found in the Important Policy section of this handbook.
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