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Summary: Attendance

Description

The School Education Act 1999 requires compulsory aged students, as defined in the Act, to attend school or participate in an educational program of a school. Principals are responsible for recording and monitoring the attendance of all students and for implementing appropriate strategies to restore attendance if necessary. Update 14.9.09 - changes to section 4.5 (a).

Application:
Mandatory
Effective Date:
01 October 2000
Owner:
No Owner Set
Document Type
Policy
Theme/s:
Health and Safety , Human Resources , Legal / Accountability , Parent and Community Relations , Students
Audience/s:
Administrators Community Educators Parents & Guardians Students

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