NS Provincial Attendance Policy

As of October 1, 2017, all schools in Nova Scotia began operating under the Provincial Student Attendance and Engagement Policy. This policy was updated in August, 2023.

Please note the following attendance codes and their notes.  You will see these when logging into your Parent/Guardian or Student PowerSchool Portal and viewing attendance.

Please Note:

* The Late and Left Early codes will only be used when approximately 10 minutes of class time has been missed, otherwise a student attendance will be coded "A" or "AWN".

** An Absent with Notification Code can only be applied when a parent/guardian provides a valid excuse for their student's absence, preferably in advance, or before the end of the school day.

Parents/Guardians will continue to receive reminder phone calls to provide a valid excuse when a student is absent from school with a "A" code.

At the 10% total of E and U attendance Codes, parents/guardians will receive an email notification from the student's teachers.