Key Student Outcomes

STUDENT ATTENDANCE (WHOLE SCHOOL)

From the 1344 students (Years P-12 August 2022 Census) attending Sheldon College in 2022, there were 24409 student day absences (including part-day absences) registered as ‘Absent from School’, ‘Absent for Morning’, ‘Absent for Afternoon’ or ‘Extended Absence’ yielding an average student attendance rate of 90.4%. ‘Student Absence’ information for 2022 is tabled as follows:

STUDENT ATTENDANCE (BY YEAR LEVEL)

The break-up by Year Level for student attendance in 2022 is as follows:

Apparent Retention Rate

In accordance with Australian Government regulations, the ‘Year 10 to 12 Apparent Retention Rate’ is defined as the number of full-time students in Year 12 in any given program year expressed as the percentage of those students who started secondary school five years previously (this may be greater than 100%).

The ‘Year 10 to 12 Apparent Retention Rate’ for Sheldon College in 2022 is calculated to be 114.9% as provided by Queensland Department of Education and Training (DET).

The 2022 ‘Year 10 to 12 Apparent Retention Rate’ data for 2020 to 2022 is tabled below:

Management Of Student Attendance

Each day, the College produces a daily absence report and a 3 day absence report. At the end of each term, the College produces an excessive absence report for each year level. The Student Services Office records all absent from College details as provided by parents and this is cross-checked with daily absence reports. Parents are required to notify the College if their child is absent and a medical certificate is required for absences of 3 days or more.