10 School Register Absence Codes

 

1. C: Indicates the student is absent due to exceptional circumstances.
2. D: Indicates the student is dual registered at another school.
3. E: Indicates the student is suspended or permanently excluded.
4. I: Indicates the student is absent due to illness (not medical or dental appointments).
5. M: Indicates the student is absent due to a medical or dental appointment.
6. Q: Indicates the student is unable to attend due to a lack of access arrangements.
7. R: Indicates the student is absent for religious observance (only one day is usually allowed, and any further absences are coded as C if agreed).
8. S: Indicates the student is absent for study leave.
9. T: Indicates the student is absent because a parent is traveling for occupational purposes.
10. U: Indicates the student arrived after the register was closed.

  (Bonus X: Indicates the student is a non-compulsory school-age pupil not required to attend.)