Principal's Message

Attendance Matters

As we wind toward the end of Semester One, many parents will begin to feel the challenge of getting everyone to school each day. What we know is that every day at school matters for the education of our children, and that improving attendance rates is a critical part of raising the quality of educational outcomes.

The data for educational attendance in Australia is pretty good for most students, but its worth noting that for the 25% of students who attend less than 90% of school days, they are missing approximately 20 days of school per year. When you think about, that equates to four weeks of missed lessons!

At Lumen, attendance rates are generally high, but following national trends, there is a drop off after Year 8. This means that in the crucial middle years of secondary school, where students can make enormous growth in their content knowledge and capacity for critical and creative thought, huge gaps may appear.

For life long habits of mind, academic stamina, persistence and resilience, every day at school matters.

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