Absences

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Western Cape College expects every student will attend each school day of the school year unless prevented by reasonable circumstances from doing so.

Regular school attendance gives students a better chance at success. Students achieve better when they go to school all day, every day because:

They have increased access to learning opportunities
Social and emotional development & maintenance of friendships
They stay connected to the curriculum progression
They develop self-efficacy as a learner
They have better long-term life outcomes

To notify Western Cape College of your child's absence, you can:

Weipa Campus	Mapoon Campus
SMS: 0408 015 323 Email: absences@westerncapecollege.eq.edu.au Telephone: 07 4090 6444, Option 1 Q Parents: Log in and fill out all necessary fields. In person: Please see staff at our College Administration during opening hours	SMS: 0408 666 146 Email: absences@westerncapecollege.eq.edu.au Telephone: 07 4082 9333 Q Parents: Log in and fill out all necessary fields. In person: Please see staff at our Administration Office during opening hours

When reporting absences, please state the students:

Name and year level
Date of absence
Reason for absence
Expected duration

If your child is late:

If your child is late, they must report to College Administration to sign in where they will receive a late note to take to class. An explanation must be received by the parent/guardian either by phone/SMS/email/Q Parents/note explaining the reason. If no explanation is given, the late pass will stay in the system as an unexplained late for the student.

If your child needs to depart early:

Parents/Guardians are to notify the school in advance by phone/ SMS/ email or QParents of any early departures communicating the time of departure, and the reason. Students must sign out and collect a leave pass from College Administration before they leave the school grounds.

1 or 2 days a week does not seem much but...

If they are missing…	That equals…	Which is…	& over 13 years of schooling that's…	Which equals finishing school in...
½ day per week	20 days per week	4 weeks per year	Nearly 1.5 years	Year 11
1 day per week	40 days per year	8 weeks per year	Over 2.5 years	Year 10
2 days per week	80 days per year	16 weeks per year	Over 5 years	Year 7
3 days per week	120 days per year	24 weeks per year	Nearly 8 years	Year 4

How about 10 minutes a day? Surely that won’t affect my child?

If they are missing…	That equals…	Which is…	& over 13 years of schooling that's…
10 mins per day	50 mins per week	1.5 weeks per year	½ a year
20 mins per day	1hr 40 mins per week	2.5 weeks per year	1 year
30 mins per day	½ day per week	4 weeks per year	1.5 years
1 hour per day	1 day per week	8 weeks per year	2.5 years

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