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March 2014

*State school student data 2013.

What schools are doing to improve student attendance

Missing

1 dayof school each

fortnight

Missingmore than

a yearof learning over

12 years

=

Miss school

Miss learning

*Based on historical data.

For more information Go to the Every day counts website:http://education.qld.gov.au/everydaycounts/

1%increase in

studentattendance

Each mayrelate to

NAPLAN scale score

points *

2-3Average student attendance declines in

Years 8, 9 and 10

2012, Semester 1 school attendance records.

2013, Semester 1 school attendance records.

Every day at school counts... Missing even one day can make a difference over time

Most students attend school each day

Low school attendance is associated with:

x lower academic achievement x early school leaving x future unemployment

+Students who

miss more than

20 daysof school a year

and more than

15% of these are unauthorised

or unexplained absences

are 4 times more likely to be

suspended or excluded from

school

9/10go to

school

Listening to student views on non-attendance

Using sanction based approaches

Connecting to families and communities

Recognising and rewarding good attendance

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✓

Missedopportunities

The best predictor of student attendance is their attendance rate the year before

Every day countsDepartment of Education, Training and Employment

19,000 students are missing school with 15 or more unexplained/unauthorised absences over a semester