Absences

​​Attendance Expectations of Children and Parents at Rosewood State School:

• At Rosewood we track student attendance​ using IDAttend this is the same tracking and communication software used by Rosewood High School.
  
• Every student will attend every day of school throughout the year. Research clearly shows that students' who attend regularly achieve much better results across the long term. 
  
• If coming to school late, they sign in at Administration Building. Student or parent/carer should present a note/email/phone/SMS explaining lateness. Persistent lateness (3 or more per term) will lead to contact with home. 
• Student's remain at school the entire school day and only depart through the Administration Building after approvals have been given by parents/ guardians and sighted and approved by school administration.
• Parents/carers will actively and promptly follow up with the teachers after all absences to ensure the child has all the required work to continue successfully in their classes. This can be done by email/dojo or phone call to the teachers.
• Parents/guardians actively support the school in ensuring their children attend school every day of the year.
• Parents/guardians provide a note or phone call prior to any planned early departure (when possible) from school and remind their children that they still must report to Administration Building before their departure.
• Parents/guardians inform the school of all absences as soon as possible (preferably on the day of the absence), by note, email, SMS or phone call.
• Parents/guardians give forewarning of known future absences, in particular long-term absences.
• Long term absences (greater than 10 days) an exemption/permission needs to be sought by the Principal. (Documentation needs to be signed by parents and Principal)
• Parents/guardians make informed decisions about appropriate absences from school, remembering that every absence requires the parent to organise catch-up work
• Parents/guardians decision to match the school's aim for all students to attend 93% or greater (miss no more than one day per month across the year)