Truancy is the unauthorised absence from class or school. It is a serious matter and is treated as such. Each lesson teachers mark their class roll and compare this to the daily absentee sheet. Students who are not in class and not on the absentee sheet and cannot be accounted for in another way (sick bay, early leavers, interview) are considered to be truants.
The names of any students missing from class, without a suitable explanation, are passed on to the Head Teacher Administration. If the Head Teacher Administration determines that the student is a truant, the student will be interviewed and sanctions imposed. These may include: afternoon detention, parent contact, attendance card, parent interview and finally referral to Deputy Principal. A student who truants a whole day will be immediately placed on an attendance card for a minimum of two weeks and their parents will be informed. In extreme cases a referral to the HSLO may be completed.
Truancy in sport is defined as students who fail to attend sport, which is they do not attend sport, but instead leave school grounds. If a student fails to report to sport, the sport’s teacher will first ensure that the student has not left with an early leaver’s pass, or been to sick bay, or attended another sport. If the student cannot be accounted for in any of these ways the Head Teacher Administration will be notified.
