One of the things we are continuing to focus on in 2026 is student attendance. New Zealand Ministry of Education (MOE) guidelines legally require all students to attend school every day, with a target of 90%+ attendance. 

It is a shared responsibility to make sure students attend and engage in learning. As a parent or caregiver, you, alongside our school, play a key role in building strong habits of regular school attendance.

Your child should be at school every day unless they are sick. You must let the school know if your child is going to be absent or intends to be absent for a portion of the school term for whatever reason, like a tangi or medical procedure.  Family holidays or taking time off for extracurricular activities (not organised by school) are not acceptable reasons for being absent.

Under the MOE’s updated attendance guidelines (Stepped Attendance Response - STAR), schools are required to notify parents and caregivers of all student absences reaching thresholds, regardless of whether an explanation has already been provided. In this instance, you will receive email communication from us.