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Application for Exemption from Attendance at School

Application for Exemption from Attendance at School

This form is to be completed by a parent/guardian if students will be away from school for 5 days or more. A certificate will be forwarded to you once the request is approved. Multiple students can be included on this form.
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    Please include all children covered by this application.
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    • Afghanistan
    • Albania
    • Algeria
    • American Samoa
    • Andorra
    • Angola
    • Anguilla
    • Antigua and Barbuda
    • Argentina
    • Armenia
    • Aruba
    • Australia
    • Austria
    • Azerbaijan
    • The Bahamas
    • Bahrain
    • Bangladesh
    • Barbados
    • Belarus
    • Belgium
    • Belize
    • Benin
    • Bermuda
    • Bhutan
    • Bolivia
    • Bosnia and Herzegovina
    • Botswana
    • Brazil
    • Brunei
    • Bulgaria
    • Burkina Faso
    • Burundi
    • Cambodia
    • Cameroon
    • Canada
    • Cape Verde
    • Cayman Islands
    • Central African Republic
    • Chad
    • Chile
    • China
    • Christmas Island
    • Cocos (Keeling) Islands
    • Colombia
    • Comoros
    • Congo
    • Cook Islands
    • Costa Rica
    • Cote d'Ivoire
    • Croatia
    • Cuba
    • Curaçao
    • Cyprus
    • Czech Republic
    • Democratic Republic of the Congo
    • Denmark
    • Djibouti
    • Dominica
    • Dominican Republic
    • Ecuador
    • Egypt
    • El Salvador
    • Equatorial Guinea
    • Eritrea
    • Estonia
    • Ethiopia
    • Falkland Islands
    • Faroe Islands
    • Fiji
    • Finland
    • France
    • French Polynesia
    • Gabon
    • The Gambia
    • Georgia
    • Germany
    • Ghana
    • Gibraltar
    • Greece
    • Greenland
    • Grenada
    • Guadeloupe
    • Guam
    • Guatemala
    • Guernsey
    • Guinea
    • Guinea-Bissau
    • Guyana
    • Haiti
    • Honduras
    • Hong Kong
    • Hungary
    • Iceland
    • India
    • Indonesia
    • Iran
    • Iraq
    • Ireland
    • Israel
    • Italy
    • Jamaica
    • Japan
    • Jersey
    • Jordan
    • Kazakhstan
    • Kenya
    • Kiribati
    • North Korea
    • South Korea
    • Kosovo
    • Kuwait
    • Kyrgyzstan
    • Laos
    • Latvia
    • Lebanon
    • Lesotho
    • Liberia
    • Libya
    • Liechtenstein
    • Lithuania
    • Luxembourg
    • Macau
    • Macedonia
    • Madagascar
    • Malawi
    • Malaysia
    • Maldives
    • Mali
    • Malta
    • Marshall Islands
    • Martinique
    • Mauritania
    • Mauritius
    • Mayotte
    • Mexico
    • Micronesia
    • Moldova
    • Monaco
    • Mongolia
    • Montenegro
    • Montserrat
    • Morocco
    • Mozambique
    • Myanmar
    • Nagorno-Karabakh
    • Namibia
    • Nauru
    • Nepal
    • Netherlands
    • Netherlands Antilles
    • New Caledonia
    • New Zealand
    • Nicaragua
    • Niger
    • Nigeria
    • Niue
    • Norfolk Island
    • Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus
    • Northern Mariana
    • Norway
    • Oman
    • Pakistan
    • Palau
    • Palestine
    • Panama
    • Papua New Guinea
    • Paraguay
    • Peru
    • Philippines
    • Pitcairn Islands
    • Poland
    • Portugal
    • Puerto Rico
    • Qatar
    • Republic of the Congo
    • Romania
    • Russia
    • Rwanda
    • Saint Barthelemy
    • Saint Helena
    • Saint Kitts and Nevis
    • Saint Lucia
    • Saint Martin
    • Saint Pierre and Miquelon
    • Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
    • Samoa
    • San Marino
    • Sao Tome and Principe
    • Saudi Arabia
    • Senegal
    • Serbia
    • Seychelles
    • Sierra Leone
    • Singapore
    • Slovakia
    • Slovenia
    • Solomon Islands
    • Somalia
    • Somaliland
    • South Africa
    • South Ossetia
    • South Sudan
    • Spain
    • Sri Lanka
    • Sudan
    • Suriname
    • Svalbard
    • eSwatini
    • Sweden
    • Switzerland
    • Syria
    • Taiwan
    • Tajikistan
    • Tanzania
    • Thailand
    • Timor-Leste
    • Togo
    • Tokelau
    • Tonga
    • Transnistria Pridnestrovie
    • Trinidad and Tobago
    • Tristan da Cunha
    • Tunisia
    • Turkey
    • Turkmenistan
    • Turks and Caicos Islands
    • Tuvalu
    • Uganda
    • Ukraine
    • United Arab Emirates
    • United Kingdom
    • United States
    • Uruguay
    • Uzbekistan
    • Vanuatu
    • Vatican City
    • Venezuela
    • Vietnam
    • British Virgin Islands
    • Isle of Man
    • US Virgin Islands
    • Wallis and Futuna
    • Western Sahara
    • Yemen
    • Zambia
    • Zimbabwe
    • Other
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    Start date for exemption
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    End date for exemption
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    Assessments during student absence

    Please note the following when planning holiday/travel absences.

    Primary

    Missed assessments are listed as not completed on reports.

    Years 7–9

    No penalty for missed assessments/exams where at least one weeks’ notice is provided.

    Years 10–12

    Zero grade for missed assessments/exams as per assessment policy.

    Student handbooks are available on the SEQTA portal in the Documents area.

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    I understand it is the responsibility of the guardian (for primary students) or student (for high school) to liaise with their teacher/s to ensure they have collected and understand any work required during an absence.
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    Please select the appropriate category that applies to this absence.
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    Please provide further details regarding this absence request.
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    Please attach any relevant supporting documents to accompany this request. For long term holiday/travel of more than 20 school days, copies of travel documentation should be included.
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    Acknowledgement

    As the parent/guardian of the student/s mentioned above, I hereby apply for a Certificate of Exemption from Attendance at School, under the Education Act 1990. I understand that if the exemption is granted:

    • I understand it is the responsibility of the guardian (for primary students) or student (for high school) to liaise with their teacher/s to ensure they have collected and understand any work required during an absence.
    • I am responsible for consulting with teachers regarding possible missed assessments and consequences.
    • I understand it is the responsibility of the guardian (for primary students) or student (for high school) to liaise with their teacher/s to ensure they have collected and understand the work required during their absence.
    • I am responsible for his/her supervision during the period of exemption.
    • The exemption is limited to the period indicated on the application.
    • The exemption is subject to the conditions listed on the Certificate of Exemption from Attendance at School.
    • The exemption may be cancelled at any time.

    I declare the information provided in this application for a Certificate of Exemption from Attendance at School is, to the best of my knowledge and belief, accurate and complete. I recognise that should statements in this application later prove to be false or misleading any decision made as a result of this application may be reversed. I further acknowledge that a failure to comply with any condition set out in the exemption may result in the exemption being revoked.

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    By signing this you acknowledge that you have read and understood "Assessments during student absence" and the "Acknowledgement" above.
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