Did you know that regular, punctual school attendance is important?
When your child attends school every day, learning becomes easier and your child will build and maintain friendships with other children.
Deputy Premier, Minister for Education and Early Learning Prue Car said:
“The data shows that NSW students who develop positive attendance behaviour in Year 7 are, on average, three months ahead in their learning by Year 9.”
The NSW Government has recently launched a campaign to increase student attendance rates and bring the number of students in classrooms back to pre-COVID levels. CCSP highlighted the importance of school attendance in Parent Talk Issue 1 2023, sharing a fact sheet produced by Catholic Schools Office Diocese of Lismore.
- helping their child learn the importance of punctuality and routine
- ensuring their child arrives on time from the start of the school day, ready to participate in learning
- reducing disruption to school by planning any necessary appointments outside of school time
- promptly communicating any absence to the school
- planning holidays during school holidays
You can download the flyer here
CCSP suggests that if your child does not want to attend school that you make an appointment and discuss the situaiton with their teacher.