Attendance

Start of the school day: Students should be arriving on the school property at 8.30 - 8.35 am and be at their classrooms at 8.40 am (bell sounds) for an 8.45 am start.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

​​​​​​​The Government’s target is for 80% of students to attend regularly, that is, to attend school more than 90% of the time.

​​​​​​​The government have introduced the Stepped Attendance Response Plan (STAR) to ensure no teenager is left behind. Here at Cashmere High School we already have a high level of student engagement and attendance, but we want this high level of engagement to continue as we know students who are in class achieve high levels of academic success.

To help to continue achieving high level of attendance, we need to work together with whānau to support our ākonga.

Attending school regularly ensures that we can support each student to achieve academically, access extracurricular opportunities and build positive relationships / whakawhanaungatanga. A day away not only impacts your teen’s learning but also affects others in class, particularly when working on group projects or collaborative tasks.

We are committed to working together to uphold high standards for all students, ensuring they are at school on time, every day, with the necessary equipment and ready to learn. Recognising that maintaining this can sometimes be challenging for students and whānau, we will continually review our attendance policies and systems to facilitate clear and ongoing communication between whānau and school.

What do the % mean?


Stepped Attendance Response


School Timetable

Strengthening Attendance Through Connection: Meet our Attendance Engagement Mentor Beth Hickland

Beth’s role focuses on building meaningful connections that support students to re-engage with school and develop sustainable attendance habits. Her approach recognises that attendance challenges are often complex and influenced by many aspects of a student’s life.

How this role works

Working closely with students, their whānau and the school, Beth helps to create a supportive network - a village around each young person - ensuring that they feel connected, understood and ultimately supported in returning to school. 

Beth acts as a bridge between school and whānau, working alongside families to understand barriers to attendance and develop tailored, achievable plans that support students to return to regular learning in a sustained pattern.

Through this lens, attendance is about far more than academic outcomes. It is about helping young people feel connected socially, culturally, emotionally and academically to their school community.

By building connection and belonging, the role supports students to re-engage with school and the opportunities it provides.
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Beth Hickland

If you and your whānau need further support, please contact the Head of School for your Student's year level for a referral to Beth. We can then work together to support you and your student.