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Attendance Management Plan
The Government has recently given all schools updated attendance information and structures to be utilised. Below is a summary of the information:
School attendance is a legal requirement in New Zealand and it’s important that our school expectations are clarified with our community. Parents, in partnership with schools, are legally required to ensure that students are at school each day. Once enrolled, it is compulsory for students to attend school regularly.
Regular attendance is defined as 90%+ and means your child is at school for 4.5 days out of 5 each week.
The Government’s target is to have 80% of students at school 90% of the time.
Monitoring Student Attendance at Tua Marina School is done twice daily and reported to the Ministry of Education each evening at 6 pm.
- We monitor daily attendance to ensure students are safe, attend school and parents are meeting their legal responsibilities.
- We expect parents to email or phone the school by 8.50am each morning if their child has a justifiable reason for being absent.
- Students personal appointments (haircuts, family days out, treats, shopping trips) are expected to be arranged outside of school hours.
- Our Staff monitor attendance and liaises with the Marlborough Attendance Service, Police and Oranga Tamariki if required.
What do we do to Improve Attendance?
- Teachers, the Principal or Office staff will contact home if we are concerned about your child’s attendance.
- We aim to work in partnership and have a positive approach to removing any barriers and providing support for families.
- We will send formal warning letters to parents if we have concerns about unjustified absences. Or the amounts of absences
- Teachers or the Principal will meet with whānau if attendance doesn’t improve.
What happens if there are persistent unjustified absences?
- Referral to the Marlborough Attendance Service so an attendance officer can complete home visits. This happens when a child’s attendance falls below 70%.
- Engagement of multiple agencies (Police, Oranga Tamariki, iCAMHS).
- Formal section 19 notification to Oranga Tamariki raising concerns about the level of care being provided. Non-attendance at school is a care and protection issue.
- Send final warning letters.
- Request prosecution by the Ministry of Education.
- Unenrol the student from our school.
If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact the school office or myself.
Ngā Mihi Mahana
Nic Walker
Tumuaki | Principal
Tua Marina School
We have to enter attendance codes for each student twice a day, these codes are now defined as:
We track and report to the Ministry of Education and the Board about the following attendance rates. To identify trends for and barriers to attendance and plan supports to improve it.
