Attendance levels drop 15 per cent in five years

School absences, exclusions and crime amongst high-achieving children from disadvantaged backgrounds - FFT Education Datalab

Highlights from new research into high-achieving children from disadvantaged backgrounds, focusing on school absences, exclusions and cautions/sentences from the police.

Attendance levels drop 15 per cent in five years

School attendance levels have dipped for another year, with the number of students attending classes falling below pre-Covid-19 levels. Across Australia in 2024, the attendance rate for students in primary and high schools was 88.3 per cent, a slight dip from the same period the year before. However, attendance levels – the percentage of students with attendance at or above 90 per cent – tell a different story. According to the Australian Curric…