Tag: school attendance

COVID Not to Blame for Truancy Crisis: New Zealand Opposition Leader

November 11, 2022
Asia & PacificAustraliaChristopher LuxonInternationalschool attendancetruancyWorld
0 Comment

New Zealand National Party Leader Christopher Luxon said COVID-19 was no longer a sufficient reason to explain the country’s truancy crisis. The comments come after the Ministry of Education released its latest attendance indicator report, which found that only 40 percent of students regularly attended school during term two (pdf). This is a fall of…

Read More

Over Half of New Zealand Students Failed to Attend School During Omicron

August 15, 2022
Asia & PacificAustraliaCCP VirusNew Zealandschool attendanceSean TeddytruancyWorld
0 Comment

Less than half of New Zealand’s students regularly attended class during Term One of the Omicron wave, according to government figures. The Ministry of Education’s school attendance report for Term One—covering February to April—found 46 percent of students across the country regularly attended school, a 20.4 percentage point drop compared to the same term in…

Read More