2.5
Student appeals against school decisions about breaches of rules Section 2.5.21 of the Education and Training Reform Act 2006 provides that a student may appeal to the VCAA against a decision by the school, and any penalty imposed by the school, in respect of a contravention of the assessment rules (including the authentication rules) of the VCAA relating to School-based Assessments. This right of appeal does not apply to decisions about the satisfactory completion of a course arising from a student's attendance, or other disciplinary decisions of a school not arising from a contravention of VCAA assessment rules. An appeal against a school decision must be made in writing to the Chief Executive Officer of the VCAA not later than 14 days after the student receives written notice of the decision from the school. On receipt of a notice of appeal from a student, the Chief Executive Officer of the VCAA will nominate an officer of the VCAA to interview the parties to the appeal and attempt to resolve the matter.
3.
Student Attendance – Units 1-4 Students are expected to attend all scheduled classes. A student must attend 90% of all classes in order to satisfy the attendance requirements for completion of unit. The 90% attendance requirement does not include time away that has been an approved absence.
3.1
Procedure for breach of 90% attendance rule: • •
The Year Level Team Leader will notify the VCE Leader of the student’s breach; The VCE Leader will consult with the Principal who will then decide whether or not the award the N for the unit.
Approved absence may be the result of:
3.2
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Illness;
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personal environment; physical disability;
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significant hardship; approved College events.
All absences from school must be supported by relevant documentation: •
medical certificate;
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professional documentation;
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confidential teacher/Year Level Team Leader’s report; outside professional reports/letters;
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parent letter.
The College must be notified if a student is absent and on immediately returning to school the student must produce the documentation explaining the absence. If a student is to be absent because of a College co-curricular activity, they must give prior notification to all teachers who will have had them on the day. Students must produce a letter to explain any extended absence. In such cases students are responsible for ensuring that they complete all work missed during their absence.
