Enrolment at the School is voluntary, but once enrolled, attendance is compulsory. At enrolment and at the commencement of subsequent years at the School, parents/guardians and students are required to confirm their agreement to, and their acceptance of, the Parent and Student Handbook, the School Ethos and Guiding Principles, and the School Policies as outlined in this Handbook and as updated from time to time. The enrolment procedure requires the collection of certain information about the student and their parents/guardians in accordance with Government requirements, particulars of any medical condition, any learning support requirements and emergency contact details. Students may be assessed prior to attending, and will be assessed at different times during their attendance.

Note that parents/guardians must also advise the Office Administration at any time if changes in contact details/circumstances or medical conditions occur. The Campus must also be kept informed of any court orders applying to students.

Students are required to attend every designated school day for the duration of the daily schedule. This includes sport and excursion days, and compulsory extra curricula activities. Each day, students will be marked as either present or absent on the roll.

If a student is absent unexpectedly, the Campus Office must be notified no later than School start time. The parents/guardians are required to notify the campus by sending an email to the Office Administrator, via the Edge app, or by a phone call.

Leave of absence for a student to attend church meetings, weddings, funerals or for other reasons requires a request for special leave from parents/guardians in advance of the first day of absence. The request must be approved by the Office Administration.

Whole Campus absence for church meetings, weddings or funerals requires advance notice from the Campus Administration (CA) Team, after taking advice of school assessments and other events from the Campus Principal and Regional Leadership Team.

Where the Campus Principal and Campus Administration (CA) Team has approved of a student’s legitimate, long term absence, the Campus will endeavour to provide support for the student’s learning programme.

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