Attendance and Absence in New Zealand Schools

This report documents the results of a survey conducted in the week of 21 to 25 August 2006 to capture a 'week in the life' of attendance at school in New Zealand. Responses were received from 2,216 schools, representing 91.3% of schools surveyed.

This report documents the preliminary results of a survey conducted in the week of 21-25 August 2006 to capture a ‘week in the life’ of attendance at school in New Zealand . Responses were received from 2,216 schools, representing 91 percent of schools surveyed.

This report documents the results of a survey conducted in the week of 16-20 August 2004 to capture a ‘week in the life’ of attendance at school in New Zealand . Responses were received from 2,156 schools, representing 87 percent of schools surveyed.

This report documents the results of a survey of all state and state integrated schools in New Zealand carried out in 2002, designed to capture student attendance and absence over one week. It also reports on schools' practices of monitoring attendance and using truancy or tracking services.

This report documents the results of a survey of all state and state integrated schools in New Zealand carried out in 1998, designed to capture student attendance and absence over one week. It also reports on schools' practices of monitoring attendance and using truancy or tracking services.

This report documents the results of a survey of all state and state integrated schools in New Zealand carried out in 1997, designed to capture student attendance and absence over one week.

The report is presented in three sections. Section one contains the background to the study, the reasons for the research being undertaken, and a review of the most recent literature which to some extent has influenced the focus of the study. Section two covers the results of the study, and section three is a summary and conclusion to the study.