Working Together for Better Attendance

Did you know that missing just 5 days in a term can start to impact learning progress?  Research shows that students who miss this amount or more struggle to keep up with their peers and are at greater risk of disengagement over time.

Please support us in prioritising attendance. You can check your young person’s attendance via the KAMAR portal. (If you are not sure how to log in, please email your student's Kaiarahi (Whānau teacher) and they can send you your log in details. 

A reminder that if your young person is absent from school, our process is:

Reporting an absence:
If your young person is absent, please notify the school before 8:30am by:
📞 Calling (07) 854 0541, press 2 for Senior High absences
✉️ Emailing seniorabsences@rhs.school.nz

Include their name, whānau class, reason for absence, and expected duration. Unexplained absences will be marked as ‘T’ for Truant.