Week 4 news

By Beth Downie | Posted: Wednesday May 22, 2024

This week, we welcomed Maile to Kaikorai School; we hope you have a happy time with us.

Attendance ✅

This week, we received information from the Government regarding their new attendance campaign. The Government has set a new target of 80% of students to be present for 90% of the term.

Kaikorai's data shows that 75% of our students regularly attended school in Term 1. The main reasons for absences were illness or medical issues (53%) and taking holidays during term time (32%).

Regular attendance is defined as 90% attendance in a school term, which equates to being away for 5 days in a term. It is noted that if a student misses 20 days of school every year, by the end of Year 12, they will have missed more than a year's worth of schooling.

Managing attendance and sick children can be challenging. However, if your child is sick, please keep them at home. Specifically, if your child has experienced vomiting or diarrhea, they must stay home for 48 hours after the last episode.

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