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Attendance Chart

1 or 2 days a week doesn't seem like much but...

If your child misses That equals... Which is... And over 13 years of schooling that's...
1 day every 2 weeks 20 days per year 4 weeks per year Nearly 1 1/2 years
1 day per week 40 days per year 8 weeks per year Over 2 1/2 years of school
2 days per week 80 days per year 16 weeks per year Over 5 years
3 days per week 120 days per year 24 weeks per year Nearly 8 years

How about 10 minutes late a day? Surely that won't affect my child?

He/she is only missing just That equals... Which is... And over 13 years of schooling that's...
10 minutes per day 50 minutes per week Nearly 1 1/2 weeks per year Nearly 1/2 year
20 minutes per day 1 hr. 40 min per week Over 2 1/2 weeks per year Nearly 1 year
30 minutes per day Half a day per week 4 weeks per year Nearly 1 1/2 years
1 hour per day 1 day per week 8 weeks per year Over 2 1/2 years

EVERYDAY COUNTS

If you want your child to be successful at school then, YES, attendance does matter!