Academic Performance Policy

Attendance and Punctuality

Attendance is recorded on a daily basis and students are expected to attend all classes on time as scheduled on their timetable. An international student who holds a student visa must maintain at least 80% attendance at all times throughout their study. If an international student falls below 80% attendance (with or without medical certificates) and is unable to reach 80% by the completion of their study, they must be reported to DIAC as they will be in breach of their student visa. Sarina Russo Schools | Australia has in place an attendance monitoring system to ensure students are attending all scheduled classes.

Attendance Warning Letter System

An Attendance Warning Letter is issued to all students who are in danger of falling below 80% attendance. Warning Letters 1 – 2 are issued to both International and Australian students. Warning Letter 3 is only issued to International students.

 

1. Attendance Percentage Advice -
    issued to students whose attendance is between 80% 
    and 85%

 

2. Unsatisfactory Attendance Warning Letter -
    issued to students whose attendance is <80%

 

3. Notification to Report Breach of Student Visa Letter -
    issued to students whose attendance is at or 
    under 70%

As this is a monitoring system, any of the above letters can be issued to a student more than once.

Class & Session Times

At SRSA, learning days are structured into sessions 1 to 8; each session is of 1 hour duration, students have access to a morning tea break, lunch break and afternoon tea break. Different classes have different start and finish times. Students are required to check their timetable on the Student Portal each week for class times. Classes may be scheduled between Monday and Friday.