Children are required by law to attend school for 190 days or 38 weeks per school year. The Government states that every pupil's attendance should be at least 95%
Attendance during one school year | Equals - days absent from required 190 days per school year | Equals - sessions absent from required 190 days per school year | Approximate number of weeks missed per school year
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| 95% | 9.5 days | 19 sessions | 2 weeks |
| 90% | 19 days | 38 sessions | 4 weeks |
| 85% | 28.5 days | 57 sessions | 6 weeks |
| 80% | 38 days | 76 sessions | 7.5 weeks |
| 75% | 47.5 days | 95 sessions | 9.5 weeks |
| 70% | 57 days | 114 sessions | 11.5 weeks |
| 65% | 66.5 days | 133 sessions | 13 weeks |
| 60% | 76 days | 152 sessions | 15 weeks |
| 55% | 85.5 days | 171 sessions | 17 weeks |
| 50% | 95 days | 190 sessions | 19 weeks |