Absence Reporting

Reporting an Absence:

Email and a direct response to a Compass generated absence SMS are our preferred methods for communicating information regarding your child’s attendance:
Email: CometBay.Col.Attendance@education.wa.edu.au

Please provide your child’s full name, date, exact time, the reason for absence and method of departure should you wish your child to arrive or depart school outside of scheduled hours, or to explain an absence.

If there is a significant amount of correspondence, please email rather than text.

If you wish to collect your child from school early, you are required to report to the front office with personal identification (such as a Driver’s Licence), as per Department of Education policy.

It is vital to keep your mobile phone and email details up to date, as we cannot accept any correspondence from unrecognised contacts.

Reporting an Absence through the Compass App;

Compass Education App – Absence notification through the App here: https://cometbaycollege-wa.compass.education/
The App is available for both Apple and Android devices and requires specific login credentials.

All families with enrolled students would have received an email detailing their unique Compass login credentials including a temporary password. Thank you to those who are now onboard.

If you have not yet joined us, please go to the Compass/Connect Support link available on our website to request the release of another set of credentials:

https://cometbaycollege.wa.edu.au/students/support/

Attendance requirements

From 2014 education is compulsory for students from the beginning of the year they turn 5 years 6 months until the student reaches the age of 17 years and six months.