Attendance
Every day that a student does not attend school can have a negative impact on their learning. The Department of Education monitors student attendance and works with other agencies and service providers to maximise student engagement with learning. It does this in a way that builds shared responsibility for student attendance between schools, students, parents and the broader community.
The Education Department of Western Australia outlines that attendance below 90%, classifies your child as being at-risk. In order to access the full curriculum, and give your child the best chance of success, the Department recommends the attendance rate of 95%.
The below chart gives a breakdown of the amount of time missed in a year, and if maintained, how it impacts on the future education of your child.
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If your child misses… |
that equals… |
or… |
From Kindy to year 12 that adds up to… |
Which is the equivalent of attending until: |
Attendance rate |
| 1 day per fortnight |
20 days per year |
1 month per year | nearly 1 ½ years | part-way through year 11 | 90% |
| 1 day per week |
40 days per year |
2 months per year | over 2 ½ years | part-way through year 10 | 80% |
| 2 days per week |
80 days per year |
4 months per year | over 5 years | the end of year 7 | 60% |
| 3 days per week |
120 days per year |
6 months per year | nearly 8 years | the end of year 4 | 40% |
