Attendance policy

Form tutors are required to register their students in the morning at 8.30am and in the afternoon at 1.05pm in the Secondary School. In the Primary School the times are slightly different being between 8.30-9.00am and 12.50-1.10pm.  Students that are not present are marked absent in the register. Registers must be in the office before 9.00am. The Office staff totals the absences on a daily absence sheet and this is put in the staff room. The Office also keeps a record of these sheets.

 

Students that miss the registration periods are late to school and must go to the Office to sign in where they will be issued with a late slip. This will be given to the subject teacher; the acceptance in the first lesson is conditioned by this. The late slip must be kept by the student and given to the form tutor who will keep a record of this.  If students enter the school late then this should be acknowledged in the register by marking the absence circle with the letter L. If students are regularly late parents will be contacted to discuss a solution.

 

If students are absent from school they must bring the late slip form filled in by their parents, note in their diaries signed by a parent informing about the reason for the period of absence or must phone the Office to explain. If parents phone the Office then the Office will inform the Form Tutor who will note this in the register.

 

Two consecutive unexplained absences will be followed up by the Form Tutor with a phone call home. Ongoing absence problems will result in a meeting with parents to address the issue and discuss a solution.

After the first term of the academic year the absences will be cumulated.  If a student does not accumulate 75% attendance in morning/afternoon registration sessions he/she is eligible to exclusion at the discretion of the Head of the School. This policy will not be applied in special situations which are justified by relevant documents.     

 

If parents wish for their child to be absent from the school for a period of time then they must ask the school for permission, either the Head of the School or the Executive Director.

 

The class teacher has the responsibility of keeping a daily register of attendance. The attendance patterns of children are monitored by the class teacher.  Any concerns should be shared with the Head of School before talking to parents.  It is important that parents should be kept informed as to their children’s attendance and punctuality.

 

Attendance Policy for CIE Exams

 

Continual lateness and/or absence will have a markedly bad effect on your studies, so you are strongly advised to avoid it. The school year has approximately 15 weeks of holiday time programmed in to it.  This is when you can take your vacations and thus make the most of the term time for continuing your learning.  

 

Your attendance should not fall below 75/90%. 

 

The sitting of any IGCSE exams is conditioned by a 75 % attendance of the candidate/student in that particular subject. The sitting of any Advanced Subsidiary or Advanced Level exams is conditioned by a 90 % attendance of the candidate/student in that particular subject. 

If a certain student/candidate has a record showing an attendance below 75/90 % in a certain subject without a serious reason [health problems; which must be proven by medical certificate] than that will not be entered or allowed to sit the exam.

 

When you are absent or are aware you will have to miss school then a letter of explanation must be brought in signed by your parent or legal guardian.  It is your responsibility to catch up with any work missed.

 

Unauthorised lateness and absences are recorded and may have to be written in references. It does not look good to prospective universities or employers who are filling oversubscribed courses!