Absences Add Up

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

If you child misses...	That equals...	Which is...	And over 13 years of schooling that is....
1 day every 2 weeks	20 days per year	4 weeks per year	Nearly 1.5 years
1 day per week	40 days per year	8 weeks per year	Over 2.5 years
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 wont affect my child? 

He / She is only missing just...	That equals...	Which is...	And over 13 years of schooling that is....
10 minutes per day	50 minutes per week	Nearly 1.5 weeks per year	Nearly half a year
20 minutes per day	1.4 hours per week	Over 2.5 weeks per year	Nearly 1 year
30 minutes per day	Half a day per week	4 weeks per year	Nearly 1.5 years
1 hour per day	1 day per week	8 weeks per year	Over 2.5 years

Every Day Counts! If you want your child to be successful at school then, yes, attendance does matter.