We recognise that students need to attend school on a regular basis to gain the maximum benefit from schooling and optimise their life opportunities. We understand that for maximum transfer of knowledge, 95% attendance is necessary. Attendance rates lower than 95% could impact on academic standards.

​

Creaney Primary Schools' attendance plan is closely aligned to the Department of Education's Better Attendance Brighter Futures Strategy. ​​​​​​

​

Where possible, attendance notes should be entered through Compass prior to the absence occurring. If your child is away from school and a prior explanation has not been received, you will receive a text message from Compass. This message asks you to add an attendance note for your child’s absence and includes a one-time link for you to tell us why your child is away. The link in the SMS is safe to use. It is part of our school’s official system.

 

How to submit an Attendance Note for your child’s absence:

1. Click the link in the Compass SMS

2. The Compass webpage opens in your browser

3. Choose a reason for the absence from the drop-down menu

4. Type extra details or comments in the box below.

5. Make sure your message is at least 10 characters long.

6. Submit the form. If your message is less than 10 characters, the note will not be sent to the school.

​

To clarify the difference between late and absent, a student needs to attend a minimum of 2 hours and 5 minutes in an ‘AM’ or ‘PM’ session to be considered present. The midpoint of our school day is 11:45am, so if a student arrives to school after 9:40am (2 hours and 5 minutes deducted from the midpoint), their ‘AM’ attendance will be recorded as absent. Similarly in the afternoon, if a student leaves school before 1:50pm (2 hours and 5 minutes added to the midpoint), their ‘PM’ attendance will be recorded as absent.