School
Attendance
Is 90% Attendance Good Enough?
So what does an attendance rate of 90% mean?
If a child has a 90% attendance rate they are absent for the equivalent of half a day every week for the full academic year.
Per year a child will miss 4 whole weeks of lessons.
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If a child has 90% attendance from Year R to Year 6 at Primary School they will have missed the equivalent of 23 weeks, over half a school year, to absence!
The school year is made up of 190 days.
How much education has your child missed?
95% = 10 days
90% = 20 days
85% = 30 days
80% = 40 days
75% = 50 days
70% = 60 days
Primary school pupils should not have an attendance rate of below 95% in order for them to get the most from their education.
Is your child attending enough to get the education they need
to succeed?
Acceptable reasons for Absence
Absences not to be taken during school time if possible
Unacceptable reasons for Absence?