Missing school means your child misses out on vital information and maintaining learning routines. This can result in a loss of confidence and missing out on forming vital friendships.
Attendance is recorded each day. As a parent or caregiver you are responsible for ensuring your child attends school every day, including sports days unless your child:
- has an unavoidable medical or dental appointment (preferably these should be made after school or during holidays)
- is required to attend a recognised religious holiday
- is required to attend an exceptional or urgent family circumstance (such as attending a funeral)
- is sick, or has an infectious illness.
Students need to attend school regularly to meet the course requirements of the Higher School Certificate.
If you are having difficulty getting your child to attend school regularly, you might like to talk to the school principal or the school counsellor.
If your child has to be absent from school for any reason, including arriving late or leaving early, please either tell your child's teacher or the administration assistant at our school, or explain the reason by phone, email, or written note as soon as possible and within seven days.
DoE Compulsory Attendance (pdf 366 KB)
IMPORTANT: All applications for Extended Leave - Travel must be submitted for approval two weeks prior to travel overseas. The new application for Extended Leave - Travel is available to download.
Extended Leave - Travel (pdf 82 KB)
Attendance Policy
In 2015 the Dept of Education released a new School Attendance policy.
The Macarthur Girls High School Attendance Policy 2015 now reflects the significant changes which have been implemented this year. To view this policy please follow the link below
- MGHS Attendance Policy (pdf 348 KB)
Templates for Parent Letters
Following the link below will allow you to a proforma of an absent note that can be filled in and returned to the school as soon as possible after your daughter returns to school
- Absent note (docx 41 KB)