Attendance
We follow the Ministry of Education’s Stepped Attendance Response (STAR) .
We are aiming for the GREEN. If you need help with attendance, transport, wellbeing, or learning support, please reach out to your tamaiti kaiako and we will work on this together.
My child cannot attend school - what do we do?
- Let the office know as soon as possible and before 8:50am.
- Please include the reason for absence so it can be recorded correctly.
- Families and whānau can notify the kura by:
- Phone: (04) 528 3094
- eTap Caregiver App
- Email: absence@maidstone.school.nz. Please do not email absence notifications directly to classroom kaiako
- Notify an absence on the website using the button
We arrive late or need to leave early - what do we do?
- Ākonga arriving late (after 8:50am) please let the office know by one of the methods above. When arriving at kura you must sign in at the office.
- Ākonga leaving early must sign out at the kura office.
- Parents or caregivers collecting their tamaiti (child) early must provide a reason (e.g. medical appointment) and collect from the kura office.
If you have any questions or concerns please contact our Deputy Principal, Sophie Hudson or Attendance Officer, Jodie Shirley using the addresses below:
sophie.hudson@maidstone.school.nz , jodie.shirley@maidstone.school.nz
Attendance Management Procedure - Stepped Attendance Response
We recognise the importance of regular attendance to help our ākonga achieve their educational potential.
Our attendance procedures ensure ākonga are accounted for during kura hours. This allows kura kaimahi to identify and respond to ākonga attendance concerns.
We have a stepped attendance response to ensure we are able to identify ākonga and offer appropriate interventions at the thresholds to support ākonga to return to regular attendance. We have annual targets for ākonga attendance and work with ākonga, parents and caregivers, kaimahi and external agencies, where necessary to improve.
View our Attendance Management Plan
