St Anthony’s Coptic Orthodox College Annual Report 2010
Year level Prep 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Total
Absentee rate 09 2.5% 4.5% 2.2% 1.7% 2.7% 2.1% 2.5% 4.8% 6.2% 5.9% 4.7% 8.5% 4.7%
Absentee rate 2010 9% 11% 9% 3% 2% 12% 4% 6% 4% 5% 6% 6% 10% 6.6%
The student absentee rate for 2009 was 4.7% and this grew to 6.6% in 2010. Small student numbers per level easily change absenteeism, especially with overseas holidays for families which did not coincide with school holidays. VCE 2009 to 2010 student numbers were: Year 11: 34 - 30 Year 12: 27 -24 This is a VCE retention rate from the start to end of VCE of 70%. Recording attendance In 2009 95% of students attending St Anthonyâ€&#x;s are picked up from home each day and brought to school. In 2010 this dropped to 80% due to an increase in local students in 2010. Any student unable to attend for the day must ring the Transport Coordinator prior to pick-up runs starting. These absences are recorded with the office. Staff also mark the roll each morning and afternoon. Through 2010 this was recorded into the electronic student record system SAS either directly or after collection on paper rolls. Nearly all teachers mark absences directly into the SAS software. All students arriving late are recorded in a late book at reception and a class late pass issued. All students leaving early must have a signed note or an entry in their College diary outlining the time, the person picking them up, and a reason why. This applies to all year levels from P to 12. Absentee process Absent students must return to school with a diary note or an absence letter explaining their reason for absence. These are shown to their class teacher and filed by administration. Continued absence is followed up by the College Secretary or Head of School. In some cases where English is not spoken at home, it is followed up with a call from an Arabic staff member.
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