In order to be successful and achieve your potential you need to be in school! We have 179 days of school each year, which is a remarkably short time in order to learn and experience everything on offer. It is school policy that Upper School students must be present 85 percent or more of each semester in order to receive academic credit. If a student has missed more than 15% of an academic semester, the school reserves the right not to provide an academic report card. This does not mean that you can take 15 percent of your time off! It is therefore essential that you make sure you are not absent unless absolutely unavoidable.Â