Absences

If your child is going to be absent from school please email absences@balmacewen.school.nz or phone 466 7251 (press 1) and leave a message on the answer service with your name, your child’s full name and room number, and the reason for their absence.

If your child has to leave the school during the day for any reason, please email their classroom teacher and absences@balmacewen.school.nz with the reason for absence, the time they are leaving, estimated time of return and where they are to meet i.e. school office, front gate, rugby car park. All students need to report to the office before leaving the school grounds and again on their return. Please do not collect students directly from classrooms.

All students that arrive after 8.50am must report to the office before going to their classroom.