Non-attendance attended to

A Non-attendance Intervention Program will be run at Woy Woy High School during Term 4.

Home School Liaison officers will interview children identified with attendance problems at the school.

Children with an attendance rate lower than 85%, more than three unexplained absences or a regular pattern of absences, or extended periods of illness will be interviewed.

Teachers with a wide range of educational and professional experiences, as well as expertise in student welfare, are employed as the Home School Liaison Officers by the Department of School Education in its School Liaison Program.

State legislation requires children between the ages of six and 15 years to be enrolled at a State or registered school and to attend school on each day that instruction is provided.

Newsletter, September 21