ADMINISTRATION
Attendance
Attendance at school is compulsory. Both daily and lesson attendance rolls are kept by class teachers and absences are monitored daily. This applies equally to sport and physical education, which are subjects of the school curriculum.
Parents should excuse their children's absences only in unavoidable circumstances. Appointments with doctors, dentists, etc should be made outside school hours; only exceptional circumstances warrant intrusion into school time.
All absences from school must be explained by notes written and signed by the parent or guardian giving the dates and reasons for such absences. The student's name, year and Contact Group should be indicated on the absence note, which should be handed to the Contact Group teacher on the morning of the student's return to school. Absences, which have not been explained by a note within 7 days of the absence, will remain on the rolls as an unexplained absence. Students are expected to catch up on missed work in their own time, including that missed while on excursion.
Teachers will contact the parents of students whose attendance is of concern.
Lateness
Students who arrive late to school must report to the Front Office to sign the Late Book and obtain a note before going to Contact Group. Wherever possible, notes from parents explaining lateness should be presented on arrival. Teachers will follow up students who are frequently late to school.
Permission to Leave School Grounds
Students are not permitted to leave the school grounds without written request from their parents and permission from the Principal. This applies at recess, lunchtime or at other times during the school day.
Withdrawing from the school
It would be helpful if parents were to contact the school by telephone or letter approximately two weeks before their children are to withdraw from the school.
Students who are leaving school permanently or transferring to other schools should report before their last day of attendance to the Front Office, where they will be given a Leaver's Form. The Leaver's Form contains a list of teachers who must sign the form.
Students should make sure that they return, before or on their last day, all school textbooks, PE gear and library books to the appropriate teachers. Lockers should be emptied. Special Leaver's forms are made available to Year 10 Students at the end of the school year to ease the handling of large numbers of students at that time.
First Aid
A member of staff attends to pupils who are injured or become unwell at school and parents are contacted to arrange for return to home or medical treatment. The School is unable to provide ‘hospital’ or infirmary services. Once arrangements have been made with parents, students should then sign out at the Front Office.
If a student is too ill to take part in normal lessons, he/she should be kept at home. A note is required from parents to explain all absences.
