School Attendance
Children are required by law to attend school 190 days per year.
The Government states that every pupil’s attendance should be at least 95%
How do YOU measure up?
|
Attendance During One School Year |
Equals |
Which is Approximately Weeks Absent |
Which Means This Number of Lessons Missed |
|
95% |
9 days |
2 weeks |
50 lessons |
|
90% |
19 days |
4 weeks |
100 lessons |
|
85% |
29 days |
6 weeks |
150 lessons |
|
80% |
38 days |
8 weeks |
200 lessons |
|
75% |
48 days |
10 weeks |
250 lessons |
|
70% |
57 days |
11.5 weeks |
290 lessons |
|
65% |
67 days |
13.5 weeks |
340 lessons |
If you want good grades and a good job you’ve got to be in school on time too.
Impact of Arriving Late for School
|
Minutes Late per Day |
Equivalent of Missing |
|
5 Minutes |
3.4 School Days per year |
|
10 Minutes |
6.9 School Days per year |
|
15 Minutes |
10.3 School days per year |
|
20 Minutes |
13.8 School Days per year |
|
30 Minutes |
20.7 School Days per year |