Absences
Missing school means your child misses out on vital information and maintaining learning routines. Students need to attend school regularly to meet course requirements in all year groups.
Missing school can also result in a loss of confidence and missing out on forming vital friendships.
Attendance is recorded each day. As a parent / caregiver, you are responsible for ensuring your child attends school every day, including sports days.
On occasion, your child may need to be absent from school. Justified reasons for student absences may include:
- being sick, or having an infectious illness
- having an unavoidable medical appointment
- being required to attend a recognised religious holiday
- exceptional or urgent family circumstance.
Parents/caregivers should contact the school in advance if they know their child is to be absent. In the case of absences due to illness a medical certficate should be provided on your child's return to school.
Medical appointments, where possible, should be made outside of school hours.
Westfields Sports will notify parents/caregivers via an SMS if a student is absent or late to school, without a valid reason.
