Regular school attendance is an important part of giving children the best possible
start in life. The aim should be to attend 100% of the time.
Attendance Policies
Every Day Matters
| Attendance during one school year | Equivalent Days Missed | Equivalent Sessions Missed | Equivalent Weeks Missed | Equivalent Lessons Missed |
| 95% | 9 Days | 18 Sessions | 2 Weeks | 54 Lessons |
| 90% | 19 Days | 38 Sessions | 4 Weeks | 114 Lessons |
| 85% | 29 Days | 58 Sessions | 6 Weeks | 174 Lessons |
| 80% | 38 Days | 72 Sessions | 8 Weeks | 228 Lessons |
| 75% | 48 Days | 96 Sessions | 10 Weeks | 288 Lessons |
| 70% | 57 Days | 114 Sessions | 11.5 Weeks | 342 Lessons |
| 65% | 67 Days | 134 Sessions | 13.5 Weeks | 402 Lessons |
It is also important to arrive at school on time. If a child arrives late to school every
day, their learning begins to suffer. Below is a graph showing how being late to
school every day over a school year adds up to lost learning time over one academic
year.
