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Attendance

All children of compulsory school age have the right to full-time education, regardless of age, aptitude, ability and any special needs s/he may have. Regular school attendance is essential if a child is to make the most of the educational opportunity available to them. Irregular attendance seriously disrupts continuity of learning, undermines educational progress, can lead to underachievement and low attainment and impedes the child’s ability to develop friendship groups within school.

What does this look like?

Attendance during one school year
Equivalent Days
Equivalent Weeks
Equivalent Lessons Missed
95% 9 Days 2 Weeks 50 Lessons
90% 19 Days 4 Weeks 100 Lessons
85% 29 Days 6 Weeks 150 Lessons
80% 38 Days 8 Weeks

200 Lessons
75% 48 Days 10 Weeks 250 Lessons
70% 57 Days  11.5 Weeks 290 Lessons
65% 67 Days 13.5 Weeks 340 Lessons

Punctuality

It is also important to remember the impact that punctuality may have on your child’s education.