Attendance
Welcome to the Attendance website for boards and principals, parents and whānau and attendance service providers. This section includes resources to help you manage student attendance effectively. If you can't find answers to your Attendance questions, please contact attendance@minedu.govt.nz
Extension update
The Minister of Education has agreed to a further three month extension to District Truancy Service (DTS) Agreements, the Non-Enrolled Truancy Service (NETS) Contract and the Attendance Pilots in South Auckland, Gisborne and the East Coast.
This means extending DTS, NETS and the pilots until the end of term 3, 2012 to maintain service continuity. The integrated Attendance Service will now offer services to schools from the start of term 4, 2012. DTS Agreements and NETS Contract will be extended in March/April 2012.
In this section
- For boards and principals
- Attendance guidelines, legislation, case studies, National Administration Guidelines, strategies and services. For boards and principals
- For attendance service providers
- Questions and answers for DTS providers about the integrated attendance service, communication and reference information and DTS agreement information and templates.
- For parents and whānau
- In New Zealand, parents must legally make sure that their child goes to school each day
- Attendance Service information roadshows
- Information roadshows for stakeholders and potential providers about the integrated Attendance Service and the associated tendering process held in March 2012