Absence & Early Collection Procedure

In the event that a student is absent from the College, parents/carers will be notified via the College App or Parent Portal. Parents/carers of Secondary School students will also receive an SMS notification after 10:00am.

Parents/carers are asked to verify and give a reason for their child/ren's absence via the College App or Parent Portal. This can not be done until after 3:00pm on the day the absence was recorded.

To assist with recording any prior absences, parents/carers can notify the College via email reception@arndell.nsw.edu.au or call the College Reception on 4572 3633 advising student details and reason for absence. Parents/carers will still need to verify the absence via the College App or Parent Portal.

For instructions on how to download the College App and access both the College App and the Parent Portal, please click here.

In the event that a student needs to be collected prior to the end of day please email reception@arndell.nsw.edu.au or call the College Reception on 4572 3633 advising the time they are to be collected.

To facilitate the effective transfer of students to Reception for sign-out the College requires a minimum of 30 minutes notice prior to the collection time.  Parents/carers are not to contact students directly.  Where a parent/carer contacts with less than 30 minutes notice the College will make all efforts but cannot guarantee the transfer of a student to Reception to meet the required collection time.

In the event that a student becomes unwell throughout the day they are to present to the College Clinic for support. Following assessment and review a call will be made to any parent/carer to collect their child/ren, where necessary.  Students should not make direct contact with parents/carers for this reason.