One of the things we are continuing to focus on in 2025 is student attendance.
If a student misses one day of school every two weeks, they miss more than a whole year of school by 16 years of age. As a parent or caregiver, you, alongside Carmel College, play a key role in building strong habits of regular school attendance.
All students are legally required to attend school every day and it is a shared responsibility to make sure students attend and engage in learning from when they first start school.
You must let us know if your daughter is going to be absent or intends to be absent for a portion of the school term for whatever reason. Family holidays or taking time off for extracurricular activities (not organised by school) are not acceptable reasons for being absent.
If you are finding it hard to get your daughter to school, please let your daughter’s Dean know so we can work together. Carmel College is committed to supporting your daughter to attend school.
Our school continues to build a culture that fosters attendance every day by having:
- School staff who have strong relationships with students and family.
- A school culture that recognises your daughter and your family for who you are, where you come from and what you value.
- A school whānau that takes all practical steps to make sure your daughter is at school and progressing in their learning.
- A school that is safe and welcoming for everyone in our school community.
If you have any attendance queries and issues, please contact us so we can work together.
Medical Signing Out
We have a number of students who are calling their parents to come and collect them if they are feeling unwell during the school day. Our Carmel College school procedures require the students to attend the sick bay if they are feeling unwell. Our school nurse, Mary-Anne Benson-Cooper, or the front office will call you to collect your daughter. If your daughter does contact you during the school day feeling unwell, please refer her to the nurse. Please remind your daughter that phones are not to be used from 8.45am to 3.15pm at Carmel College.
Meet our Nurse, Mary-Anne Benson-Cooper
Update of Medical Information
If your daughter’s medical information has changed or needs updating from when they first enrolled, please email sodonnell@carmel.school.nz.
