The Attendance Baseline comparison report provides a high-level comparison view of baselined attendance rates of similar schools or schools with the same SSP sub-type.

School Performance Executive Directors and Directors, Educational Leadership can view all schools within their School Performance Directorate or Principal Network.

How will this report benefit me?

The Attendance Baseline comparison report can be used to gain insights into attendance rates of similar schools and the average attendance rate of your SSSG or SSP sub-type.

How has the attendance rate been measured in this report?

The attendance rate for this report is calculated based on the Semester 1 attendance census for all students in Years K–12. An absence is when any student has a negative full-day absence recorded or has a partial absence over 120 consecutive minutes (due to late arrival, out of class or early departure). All partial absences (over 120 minutes) are recorded as a 0.5 absence. This is the official definition of attendance rate as per the ACARA national definition but is inclusive of all students from Year K–12.

What does the report provide?

Page 1 – SSSG and SSP – Attendance Baseline Comparison

This report includes a graph that compares your school’s baselined attendance rate to the baselined attendance rate for all schools in your Statistically Similar School Group (SSSG) or your School for Specific Purposes (SSP) sub-type. This report also provides information about:

• the average attendance rate of your SSSG or your SSP sub-type
• the state average attendance rate for all public primary schools or the state average attendance rate for all public secondary schools

Page 2 – Infants Schools – Attendance baseline comparison

This report includes a graph that compares your school’s baselined attendance rate to the baselined attendance rate of all Infants schools in NSW. This report also provides information about:

• the average attendance rate of all Infants schools in NSW
• the state average attendance rate

Note: Attendance rate improvement measures have been baselined using the Semester 1 2023 data you validated through the census process. The average attendance rate of your SSSG or SSP sub-type includes the attendance rate of the selected school.

What should I look for?

Page 1 – SSSG and SSP – Attendance Baseline Comparison

• The guidance table provides information about a suggested attendance uplift based on how your school’s attendance rate differs from the SSSG or SSP sub-type average attendance rate.
• The information in this report can be used as one input, along with information about your school context, when deciding the uplift value you set for your school’s attendance.

Page 2 – Infants Schools – Attendance baseline comparison

• The guidance table provides information about a suggested attendance uplift based on how your school’s attendance rate differs from the average attendance rate of all Infants Schools in NSW.
• The information in this report can be used as one input, along with information about your school context, when deciding the uplift value you set for your school’s attendance.

Where does the data come from?

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