HOLIDAY/EXTENDED ABSENCES

On occasion, parents choose to remove their daughter(s) or students themselves choose to leave school for an extended period of time in order to go on a holiday or participate in other activities outside of the regularly scheduled school breaks.

The following guidelines may help in making such a decision:

1.                 Parents are requested to consult with the Principal prior to making plans.

2.                 Parents are then responsible for advising the Principal in writing of the date of any departure and return to school at least two weeks before departure.  The student will then be provided with a Holiday/Extended Absence Advisement Form that must be signed (see section VIII, Forms) by all of the students’ course teachers and returned to the Attendance Office.

3.       The student is responsible for any missed work, collection of handouts, notes and reading assignments.  The student must make arrangements with the teacher regarding missed tests, labs, projects, presentations or performances.

4.       A student’s mark may be adversely affected by a prolonged absence.

5.             Examinations will not be rescheduled outside the normal exam schedule to accommodate a student’s holiday.

6.     Parents are asked to consult the school calendar in the Student genda for examination and school break dates.