Attendance

Regular school attendance is essential if you want your son/daughter to fulfil their potential. You should understand that every school day counts; when a pupil is absent from school, they miss out.

What should you do if your son/daughter is absent from school?

If your son/daughter is absent on a particular day, the school should receive a phone call from a parent/carer on the morning of the absence. The tutor will expect a note from a parent/carer confirming and explaining the absence on the day that the pupil returns to school. Copies of the absence note pro forma can be found in the pupil planner or click here to download a copy.  

Absence for medical reasons

Parents/carers are asked, whenever possible, to make appointments outside school hours. If an appointment has to be made during school hours a written explanation must be provided stating clearly the time of the appointment.

Notes should be signed by the tutor at morning registration and presented by the pupil at reception when signing out of school for their appointment. Pupils are expected to return to school following their appointment whenever possible.

Family holidays during term time

CGS strongly discourages holidays during term time due to the impact that they have on a pupil’s learning. Parents/carers must contact the school prior to booking any holiday to explain the need to remove a pupil from school during term time. This contact should be in the form of a letter addressed to the Headmaster.

 

Download the Department of Education:  Parents Guide to School Absence

 

View the Education Authority's leaflets on Attendance:

Miss School = Miss Out Leaflet.pdf

Miss-School-Miss-Out-Ask-for-help- (Post Primary)_0.pdf

 

Download our CGS absence note pro forma:  Absence note pro forma 2017.pdf