Attendance

In Victoria, education is compulsory for children aged between 6 and 16. When children are enrolled, it is expected they will attend school every day of each term.

It is important that children and students develop habits of regular attendance at an early age, from the time they are enrolled in a pre-school.

Children and students who regularly miss days of school are at risk of missing out on learning the basic building block in subjects, and may experience long term difficulties with their learning. 

School attendance helps children develop social skills, such as friendship building, teamwork, communications skills and healthy self-esteem.

If you have concerns about your child’s attendance contact the school or the local DEECD regional office.

More information

For more information, you can contact the school, see: Schools Online (http://www.eduweb.vic.gov.au/schoolsonline) or Region

See also, Student Attendance.

Find out about the It's Not OK to Be Away statewide initiative aimed at building a school and community approach to the issue of student attendance