Student Attendance

St Peter's School has a responsibility to record student attendance and respond to instances of student absence. St Peter's School, and by virtue of their employment, our teachers, are legally required to monitor and record attendance of students in their care on a daily basis, whether absent or present in class, on excursion or at a school-based activity. Parents and legal guardians of children have a legal obligation, as set out in the Education (General Provisions) Act 2006, to ensure a child is enrolled at and attends school.

If your child/children will be absent from school for any reason, please contact the school by 8.30am on the day of absence. Our preferred methods are:

• Parent Portal and also available through the BCE Connect App to record details of absence.

Staff at St Peter's record attendance by 8.30am each morning.

A student is considered to have arrived late to school any time after the 8:30am bell. All students arriving late must be signed in by a parent or legal guardian at Student Services and will be given a late slip. This slip needs to be presented to the teacher when arriving at class. If they do not have a late slip, they will be sent to Student Services to sign in.

A student is considered to be leaving early any time before 2:50pm. All students departing school early must be signed out at Student Services by a parent or legal guardian. The parent or legal guardian will be given a Permission to Leave Early slip. This slip needs to be presented to the teacher when collecting the child from class.