Students are expected to attend school regularly and to attend all classes. Frequent absences from class may affect a student’s grades. If a student is absent from school or misses any class without permission, they are considered to be truant. Your parents/guardians will be informed. Continued staying away from school without permission will be treated as a discipline matter and will be referred to a vice-principal. Consequences may include academic detentions, attendance contracts, suspension, and withdrawal from your program of study.
Reporting an absence
When students are absent from school, their parents or guardians must report the absence to the school through our automated system (phone, text, email or app).
Extended absences
The school-year and school-specific calendars include important dates of events in the school year. The school strongly recommends that families not plan vacations during regularly scheduled school time. If you students are going to be absent from school for an extended period (i.e., 3 or more days), students must complete the Extended Absence Form. This form is available in the Attendance Office and requires a parent or guardian signature.
Lateness (secondary)
Arriving on time is an expectation in school, in the workplace and in personal relationships. If students are late, they inconvenience both teachers and classmates. Normally a teacher will accept students into class up to a certain number of minutes. If students arrive to school significantly late, they must sign in at the Attendance Office with the attendance secretary. If students arrive late in the afternoon, they must report to the Attendance Office upon arrival to school. If students are late repeatedly, their parents/guardians may be advised. Teachers may give students a detention to make up for the missed time. Repeated lateness may result in a referral to a vice-principal for further action.
Leaving early
When it is necessary for a student to leave school during the day, the parent or guardian must sign the student out as an “early departure” in the SafeArrival system. This gives parental consent for the student to sign out at the attendance office (secondary). If students are over the age of 18, they are permitted to sign themselves out in the Attendance Office.