If your child is absent from school, you are required to notify the school (via Sentral for Parents app, email to campbellps@ed.act.edu.au, or phone call to 6142 3580) informing school of the absence. If a child is absent without explanation for longer than 3 days the school will contact the parents. If there is no reply and/or the absence continues, the Directorate will be notified.
Students who arrive at school after 9:00am, who are Absent when the rolls are taken, will be marked as such. The teacher will not amend the roll in the classroom. Please escort your child via the front office and stop for a moment to make sure we have recorded your child's name and their arrival time. The absence of a student arriving unaccompanied by a parent/carer is considered to be unexplained until we have received an explanation from the parent/carer either in person, by Sentral for Parents app notification, an email or phone call to the school. Absence notifications are sent home to families of students with an unexplained late arrive/absence. If a pattern of lateness exists, schools are required to raise this issue with parents as it impacts on the student’s opportunity to learn.
Should you receive an SMS message to let you know your child has been recorded as Absent you can simply reply via SMS, with your child's name and the reason for your child’s absence and we will update our records. In advance notification of absences, please include the student’s name, roll class, date of absence/s, reason for absence, period of absence (partial or full day) and parent/carer’s name.