Attending school every day counts – but kids in out-of-home care are missing out

By Kitty Te Riele, Deputy Director (Research), University of Tasmania
Anna Sullivan, Professor of Education, University of South Australia
Daryl Higgins, Professor & Director, Institute of Child Protection Studies, Australian Catholic University
Jesse King, Indigenous Knowledge
Joseph McDowall, Honorary Associate Professor, The University of Queensland
Michael A. Guerzoni, Indigenous Fellow Academic Development | School of Social Sciences, University of Tasmania
Rhonda Coopes, Casual Academic, University of Southern Queensland
Sharon Bessell, Professor of Public Policy, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University

Attendance at school is crucial to improving educational outcomes for students. Unfortunately, children in out-of-home care face myriad challenges when it comes to attending school every day.

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