Attendance in classrooms is made compulsory to ensure continuity in the student’s learning process. When a student is regularly absent from class, it has an adverse effect on their academic performance. This is because frequent absences may lead to missing out on vital information, facts and instructions that result in partial understanding of a topic, submission of incomplete work and poor participation in class activities. Therefore it is of utmost importance that parents ensure that their children attend classes.

There are certain factors that contribute to these high rates of absenteeism, but one of the greatest is family engagement. Regardless of socioeconomic status, it is the most important factor in children’s academic success. Hence, internal and external stakeholders are collaborating to provide education about these problems and tools to help solve them.

These collaborations are going a long way toward bringing the attendance crisis into the public consciousness. But by working together to ensure that all students are in school all day every day, government, the public and the private sectors each can have a hand in providing our youth with the basic opportunity to learn.

As a final point, we need to try to create an environment of fun and learning and instigate in our students a positive feel towards studies and class activities, which will in turn reduce absenteeism.

By: Maricris A. Bariacto | T-I | Limay Elementary School