First Focus On

Aim

The school aims to encourage a positive and supportive learning environment for all the students by following the attendance policy which students along with parents and school staff work together to make sure that all enrolled students attend their classes and other scheduled educational activities.

Best Practice Guidelines

Sentral Software

Sentral is the software used to maintain all student enrolment records. Sentral retains the register of enrolments indefinitely thus meeting its legal obligation of retaining the register for a minimum of five (5) years before archiving. It also retains the register of daily attendance indefinitely thus again meeting its legal obligation of retaining the register of daily attendance for a minimum of seven (7) years after the last entry was made. Sentral maintains a register of enrolments and a register of attendance including the following information for each student:

1. Name, age and address
2. The name and contact telephone number of parent(s)/guardian(s)
3. Date of enrolment and, where appropriate, the date of leaving the
4. school and the student’s destination
5. For students older than six (6) years, previous school or pre- enrolment situation

Where the destination of a student below seventeen (17) years of age is unknown, the School will notify a Department of Education and Communities officer with home school liaison responsibilities of the student’s full name, date of birth, last known address, last date of attendance, parents’ names and contact details, an indication of possible destination, other information that may assist officers to locate the student, and any known occupational health and safety risks associated with contacting the parents or student.