COMPULSORY SCHOOLING. 1. The City agrees to pay each member of the Union time and one‐half (Article 7, R) for classes or schooling required by the City on an employee’s leave day, except as provided in Article 16, Xxxxxxxxx X,0‐5.
COMPULSORY SCHOOLING. The Queensland Government states that “each parent of a child who is of compulsory school age has the legal obligation to ensure their child is enrolled and attends a school, on every school day for the educational program in which the child is enrolled, unless the parent has a reasonable excuse. A child should be enrolled in and attend school in the year that they turn compulsory school age (six years and six months). Each parent of a young person in the compulsory participation phase has the legal obligation to ensure that the young person is participating full-time in an eligible option, unless the parent has a reasonable excuse.” The Compulsory Schooling Phase: • starts the year a child turns 6 or starts Prep • ends when the child turns 16 or finishes Year 10, whichever occurs first. During this phase, the family or carer has a legal obligation to ensure their child attends school every day. The Compulsory Participation Phase: • starts the year the child stops being of compulsory school age (i.e. reaches the age of 16 or completes Year 10). • ends when the child: • gains a Senior Certificate, Certificate III or Certificate IV or • has participated in eligible options for two years after the completion of the Compulsory Schooling Phase or • turns 17 years of age. During this phase, families and carers have a legal obligation to ensure their child meets the attendance requirements of the eligible option of their choice. Our school has a responsibility to record student attendance and respond to instances of irregular attendance. Employees must use the eMinerva system to record student attendance and absences. It is important for our school to investigate the patterns and underlying causes of non-attendance so that appropriate strategies addressing the specific type of absenteeism can be implemented. Our school, and by virtue of their employment, our teachers, are legally required to monitor and record attendance of students in their care on a daily basis, whether absent or present in class, on excursion or at a school-based activity. Student Attendance Level Students, legal guardians, and employees work together to ensure all students meet the school expectation of 90% or above attendance and zero unexplained absences. 90% attendance equates to 5 days absence per term and 10 days absence per semester.
