Hillcrest High School
Attendance Office
3665 S. Industrial Dr. ♦ Simpsonville, SC 29681
Phone: 864-355-3378 ♦ Fax: 864-355-3382
The Attendance Office staff will be happy to assist you with any questions or concerns you may have. If your call is not answered, please leave a message and someone will respond as quickly as possible. You may also send an email to the Attendance Office Staff listed below. Thank you!
*Click on the Parent Note tab to submit a parent note for your childs absence or snap a picture of their doctor's note on you phone and email it to hhattendance@greenville.k12.sc.us*
Your Attendance Clerks
Attendance Laws
In accordance with the South Carolina School Attendance Law, The School District of Greenville County has adopted uniform rules to assure students attend school regularly. Each day that students are not in school, they miss hours of valuable instruction and opportunities for learning they will not have again. Students are responsible for tracking their attendance in order to ensure they receive credit for all of their courses. There is no guarantee of Seat Time Recovery so students should strive to be in each class on time.
Students are counted present only when they are actually in classes at least one-half of the class period, are on homebound instruction, or are present at an activity authorized by the school principal. The official record of attendance in class will be recorded by the teacher.
The school year consists of two 90-day semesters. To receive credit in 90-day semester courses, students must attend at least 85 days of each 90-day semester course as well as meet all of the minimum requirements for each course. ANY UNEXCUSED ABSENCE IN EXCESS OF FIVE DAYS MAY CAUSE THE STUDENT TO LOSE CREDIT FOR THE COURSE.
For a 180-day course, the student must attend at least 170 days of each school year to receive credit as well as meet all of the minimum requirements for each course. ANY UNEXCUSED ABSENCE IN EXCESS OF TEN DAYS MAY CAUSE THE STUDENT TO LOSE CREDIT FOR THE COURSE.
Lawful absences include but are not limited to:
absences caused by a student's own illness and whose attendance in school would endanger his or her health or the health of others
absences due to an illness or death in the student's immediate family (Order of service or Obituary will be used for verification)
absences due to a recognized religious holiday of the student's faith
absences due to activities that are approved in advance by the principal
Truancy
According to SC Law, a student under the age of 17 is considered truant when the student has three (3) consecutive, or a total of five (5) ALL DAY UNEXCUSED absences. The attendance office will work with the student and parents to secure medical and parents notes. If notes are not secured, a conference with attendance will be required.
College Visit Absences
When a Junior or Senior student has a college visit, they must submit documentation upon return. The documentation must be ON COLLEGE LETTERHEAD that includes the student's name and the date of the visit. College admissions offices may email the documentation to brittanyjones@greenville.k12.sc.us .
Juniors and Seniors are allowed 3 days per year for college visits.