Supporting Student Attendance

Coatesville School Attendance Management Plan

The MOE now requires all schools to have a AMP.
Ours has been developed to support our students to attend school as often as possible to support their progress and achievement and social development.


Late arrivals
The handbell rings at 8.55 to signal the official start of school is near.
At 9am the electronic bell rings.
If a child is not in class by then they must report to the office to be recorded as ‘late’.
The start of the day is critical to be prepared academically, socially and emotionally.
We have seen an improvement in the number of students being late during the year but there is still room for improvement. Being late on the odd occasion is not the issue - regular lateness is.

Early departures
School finishes at 3pm. It is important students stay until the end of the school day, unless there is a very good reason for leaving early.
From discussion with staff, it seems there are a number of children being taken before the bell - some regularly.  If possible please schedule any appointments/commitments outside school hours.
We do have important processes which need to be consistently followed.
All students who leave before 3pm MUST be ‘signed out’ at the office (even 5-10 minutes early). Parents/caregivers must tell the teacher and then go to the office to record their child’s departure in the book on the office counter. This is a health and safety requirement so we officially know which students are onsite.
Also student attendance is recorded after lunch at 1.50pm each day - only the office is able to subsequently change the attendance to indicate an early departure.

Justified absences during term time
Please communicate via phone, face-to-face, or in writing, with the classroom teacher or the office to let them know about any other absences (eg. illness, appointment, family commitment, special occasion, etc.)

​​Principal approval is required for:

Any planned regular absences to attend a programme during school hours please complete the following:
External Programmes within school time - online form