Pupil Security, Attendance and Absence.

Absence from school.

Please inform the school as soon as possible if you know your child is going to be absent. The school has a system of checking on the attendance or absence of every child enrolled. 

When the need for absence becomes apparent in the morning (e.g. the child is sick in the morning) the best way to make the communication is by telephoning the school office on (06) 379 4010.

Please state who you are, the name of the child absent, their room or teacher and the reason for absence.  The phones are answered as from 8.00 am.  We have a number of lines which often ring simultaneously at this busy time so you may need to be patient for a minute or two as there is usually only one person answering the phones until 9.00 am. 

Alternatively, you can personally come to school and speak to the school secretary at the office or visit the child’s class teacher with the information.  We do not accept absence information passed on to us by other children.

If you know in advance that your child will be absent from school there are three options:

1.  A written signed note.      2.  A personal visit.      3.  A telephone conversation.

These can be with the office secretary or the class teacher.

While it is the parent’s responsibility to ensure the school knows that a child will be absent we do have a back up system of phone calls where there is no explanation or where we have doubts.

Once a year we ask all parents/caregivers to complete a contact information form. This provides us with your current contact details – we need the other alternative telephone numbers to cover cases where we cannot contact you on the first number.  Please notify the school office when any of your contact details change.

The safety and security of every enrolled child is of paramount concern to us.  Your assistance to help us keep accurate records is appreciated.

NB. Remember that sickness and health matters are the only legally accepted reasons for absence from school.  Frequent absences hinder the child’s ability to learn.


Yours sincerely


Alison Woollard
Principal.