Rules and policies are in place to make sure your child remains safe and well at school.
Visit the NSW Department of Education’s policy library for all current operational policies.
Our school uses the department's School Community Charter to ensure all of our communication is collaborative and respectful.
Attendance and absences
Students must attend school regularly so they can achieve their educational best and increase their career and life options.
In NSW, all children from the age of 6 are legally required to attend school or be registered for home schooling through the NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA). All students must complete Year 10, or its equivalent.
Young people below the age of 17 who have completed Year 10 must be:
in school, or registered for home schooling
in approved education or training, such as a traineeship, apprenticeship or TAFE
in full-time paid employment (average 25 hours a week)
in a combination of work, education and/or training (average of 25 hours a week combined).
Students 17 years and over who are enrolled in school must attend school regularly to meet HSC course requirements.
As a parent or carer, you are responsible for ensuring your child attends school every day when they are of compulsory school age. You must explain all absences to the school within 7 days.
For more information about compulsory school attendance, visit:
Students also need to attend school regularly to meet the course requirements of the Higher School Certificate.
If your child has to be absent from school for any reason, including arriving late or leaving early, please contact the administration at our school to explain the reason either by phone, email, SMS reply to our attendance notification system, or written note within seven days of the absence.
You can check your child's attendance records by logging in to the Mount Austin High School Student and Parent Portal. Your child can show you how to sign in to this site. Please contact the school immediately if you have any concerns about your child's attendance records.
If you are having difficulty getting your child to attend school regularly, you might like to talk to the school principal, class teacher, a staff member that you know, or the school counsellor.
School frameworks (school rules)
As well as following the department’s operational policies, we have developed frameworks for our students in line with our school’s values and commitments.
