Each year students have 175 days of School holiday!
This is the perfect time to take family holidays, catch up on shopping, partake in birthday treats and attend non urgent medical and dental appointments.
Therefore, absence in school time for these reasons should be kept to the minimum as it is likely not to be authorised.
Our whole school attendance target is 93%
By promoting good attendance and punctuality, we believe that we are encouraging and protecting students under the five key areas of Every Child Matters Agenda, these are;
* Be healthy
* Be safe
* Enjoy and achieve
* Make a positive contribution
* Achieve economic well being
Research shows that if your child attends below 93% there is a high chance they will not achieve their full potential.
95% Attendance. Students with 10 days of absence in a year are likely to achieve their target grades and have good opportunities for work, college and university.
90% Attendance . This is 19 days of absence in the school year and is = to missing one month of school. These students may drop an exam grade. It will be difficult for them to achieve their best.
85% Attendance. This is 29 days of absence in a year. These pupils are missing 6 weeks of education and it will be very difficult for them to keep up and do their best.
80% Attendance. This is equal to missing a whole year of school over the five years of Secondary education, it will be almost impossible to keep up with work. Parents of pupils with this attendance could be issued with a Penalty Notice
