Every School Day Matters
- Every single day a child is absent from school equates to a day of lost learning.
- Attendance percentages can be misleading. If a pupil’s attendance is 90% or below the form teacher must draw attention to this in their comment on the pupil’s report.
- We strive for excellent attendance in Dominican College.
Tier |
% Attendance |
Number of days missed |
Classification |
Tier 1a |
100% |
0 Days Missed |
Excellent |
Tier1a |
95-99% |
Up to 9 Days of Absence 1 Week and 4 Days of Learning Missed |
Regular |
Tier 1b |
90-95% |
Up to 19 Days of Absence 3 Weeks and 4 Days of Learning Missed |
At Risk |
Tier 2 |
80-89% |
Up to 37 Days of Absence 5 Weeks and 2 Days of learning Missed |
Chronic |
Tier 3 |
79% or below |
38 Days (or more) of Absence 7 Weeks and 3 Days (or more) of Learning Missed |
Severe Chronic |
- For some pupils and parents 90% may seem like an acceptable level of attendance, but the reality is that 90% attendance means that you will miss half a school day each week or 19 days of school during the school year – that’s nearly 4 school weeks!
- If your attendance is 90% continually throughout your time at school over 5 years you will miss the equivalent of about one half of a school year!
New DE guidelines on the use of Absence Tiers:
Tier 1a – Pupils with “Regular Attendance” missing 0% – 4.9% of school (< 1 day per month)
Tier 1b – Pupils “At Risk Attendance” missing 5%-9.9% (1+ day per month)
Tier 2 – Pupils recognised with “Chronic Attendance”, missing 10% – 19.9% (2-3 days per month)
Tier 3 – Pupils recognised as “Severe Chronic Attendance”, missing 20% or more of school.