Attendance
Students must attend school consistently throughout the academic year. This is essential if satisfactory progress is to be made. Parents should ensure that their children are absent only when absolutely necessary. On such occasions, parents should telephone the school office to indicate that they have authorized the absence and inform us of its likely duration. When absentees return to school they should present a letter from their parents to the Form Teacher outlining the reason for the absence. It is the responsibility of students who have been absent to make every effort to find out what work they have missed in each class, and to try to make it up as soon as possible. Unauthorized absences will be monitored and may result in disciplinary action being taken.

Temporary absence during the day. Exeats
Students may find it necessary to be absent for part of a school day for various legitimate reasons. A request for permission to leave school must be accompanied by a note from a parent outlining the reason for the proposed absence and stating the times of leaving and returning. This note should be presented to the Form Teacher. If the Form Teacher is satisfied that the request is genuine then he/she will issue an 'exeat' (permission to leave) to the student concerned, who should proceed to Reception, show the exeat to the person on duty and sign the Temporary Absences book. This procedure should be repeated on the student's return to the College. This arrangement is essential for the proper monitoring of students' whereabouts.

Punctuality
Students are expected to be present in school before 8.50 a.m. each day. Parents should make every effort to ensure that their children arrive on time. Students who travel long distances by public transport and cannot guarantee punctuality may be given special consideration provided that parents write to the Form Teacher explaining the problem.

If students arrive after 8.50 a.m. they are deemed to be late and should proceed immediately to Reception and sign the Late Book. They should then move as quickly as possible to wherever they should be at that time.

Form Teachers monitor punctuality. If a Form Teacher is satisfied that the late arrival of a student is without valid cause, a sanction may be imposed at his/her discretion.

Long Absences
It is school policy to require full attendance by students throughout the school year and parents are particularly requested to avoid making holiday plans that would cause their children to miss school. The Form Teacher should be notified if parents plan to be away from home for more than a day or two or if their children are going to be unavoidably absent for some reason of which the College should be aware.  Parents will undoubtedly appreciate the need for these essential precautionary measures.