Reporting Absence

As part of the College’s COVID risk assessment we can no longer accept paper documentation to report pupil absences from school. Details concerning this process were recently sent home to all parents.

You may also contact school using the Schoolcomms system (for which you must be registered) using the number 01287244005 please ensure you make contact before 9.00 a.m.

Alternatively, if you need to give a more detailed explanation you may telephone the number below before 9.00am: 02890 205226 Senior School Lower and Upper Sixth Mrs L Allen-Antuna.

Mrs Allen-Antuna will record the details or you can leave a message on her voice-mail. Please send a message (or phone) on each day of absence.

If you have signed up to the SchoolGateway app or Schoolcomms system you will receive a text if your son/daughter is neither in Tutor group registration nor registered elsewhere in the school and we have not received a text or telephone call from you.

As you are aware, we ask that medical appointments, family holidays, etc. are arranged outside school hours. However, in exceptional circumstances, if your son/daughter has to miss part of a day, then you should advise the school via the School Gateway app or via Schoolscom.

For a full school day please mark the message for the attention of Mrs M Cooney (Head of Lower Sixth) and for more than one day please mark your request for my attention. All requests for planned absence should be made at least three days in advance.

The school should be informed about any COVID-related absences and if your son/daughter or a member of your household tests positive then Public Health guidance should be followed.

As part of the College’s COVID risk assessment we can no longer accept paper documentation to report pupil absences from school. All absences and appointment requests, for example for medical appointments, should now be reported via the School Gateway App. Details concerning this process were recently sent home to all parents.

You may also contact school using the Schoolcomms system (for which you must be registered) using the number 01287244005 please ensure you make contact before 9.00 a.m.

Alternatively, if you need to give a more detailed explanation you may telephone the number below before 9.00am: 02890 205226 Senior School Lower and Upper Sixth Mrs L Allen-Antuna.

Mrs Allen-Antuna will record the details or you can leave a message on her voice-mail. Please send a message (or phone) on each day of absence.

If you have signed up to the SchoolGateway app or Schoolcomms system you will receive a text if your son/daughter has not been marked present in their first timetabled class and we have not received a text or telephone call from you.

As you are aware, we ask that medical appointments, family holidays, etc. are arranged outside school hours. However, in exceptional circumstances, if your son/daughter has to miss part of a day, then you should advise the school via the School Gateway app or via Schoolscom.

For a full school day please mark the message for the attention of Mr s Dillon (Head of Upper Sixth) and for more than one day please mark your request for my attention. All requests for planned absence should be made at least three days in advance.

The school should be informed about any COVID-related absences and if your son/daughter or a member of your household tests positive then Public Health guidance should be followed.

If a pupil feels unwell during the school day they should go to the San where Sister will assess their condition. If deemed necessary she will contact the parent and request that the pupil is collected from the college. 

Pupils must not contact their parents directly unless advised to do so by a member of staff. 

Absence due to illness or other unforeseen circumstances, should now be reported via the School Gateway App. You may also contact school using the Schoolcomms system (for which you must be registered) using the number 01287244005 please ensure you make contact before 9.00 am on each day of absence. Alternatively parents may contact the appropriate Administrative Assistant by phone (see below) who will record the details, or you can leave a message via voicemail.

Junior School (Forms 1-3)	Mrs R. Henderson 028 90205206
Middle School (Forms 4-5)	Mrs P. Sutton 028 90205213
Senior School (Forms L6-U6)	Mrs L. Allen-Antuna 028 90205226