Rules and policies are in place to make sure your child remains safe and well at school.
Visit the NSW Department of Education’s policy library for all current operational policies.
Our school uses the department's School Community Charter to ensure all of our communication is collaborative and respectful.
Attendance and absences
Students must attend school regularly so they can achieve their educational best and increase their career and life options.
In NSW, all children from the age of 6 are legally required to attend school or be registered for home schooling through the NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA). All students must complete Year 10, or its equivalent and remain in school, employment or training until they turn 17.
For more information about compulsory school attendance, visit:
Absentee Process
If your child is going to be absent from school, please create a planned absence using Schoolbytes. Students are permitted a maximum of 5 days of leave before an application for extended leave is required.
If your child has been absent, please explain the absence using the Schoolbytes Parent Portal. If the absence is older than 7 days, you will need to call or email the school to explain the absence. Students are permitted a maximum of 3 days of sick abscenes before a doctors certificate is required.
Application for extended leave
At Erskineville Public School, students may undertake extended periods of leave from their studies. For the school to allow such a period of leave, an application for extended leave must be submitted. The Principal will then make a determination as to whether the extended leave is in the students best interest.
School frameworks (school rules)
As well as following the department’s operational policies, we have developed frameworks for our students in line with our school’s values and commitments.