Dear {responder},

Re: Application for a Certificate of Extended Leave – Travel

Thank you for your recent application for a Certificate of Extended Leave – Travel for your child. Certificates may be granted where it is clearly demonstrated that the leave is necessary, that alternatives have been considered, and that the leave is in the student’s best educational interests, both in the short and long term.

Your application has now been carefully considered. On review, I find that there are insufficient educational grounds to support the request, and therefore I am unable to approve the leave at this time. I am not satisfied that a period of extended leave would be in the student’s best educational interests.

While the school is unable to approve this leave, this does not prevent you from taking your child out of school. However, please note that any absences not approved by the Principal are required to be recorded as A – Absent (explained/unjustified) on the school’s attendance register.

Please note that Sentral has been updated accordingly; no further action is required.

It is also the student’s responsibility to ensure that all classwork and homework missed during the period of absence are completed upon return.

If you wish to discuss this decision further, I encourage you to contact the school on 9473 5000.

You also have the right to appeal this decision if you believe correct procedures were not followed or that the decision was unfair.

Kind regards,

Ross Warren,

Principal

Pennant Hills High School
Phone: (02) 9473 5000
Address: Laurence Street, Pennant Hills NSW 2120
Email: pennanthil-h.school@det.nsw.edu.au

Applicaton for Extended Leave (Travel)

Pennant Hills High School