Attendance
Procedures
Students are required to report absences in advance when they know they will be absent.
Students are required to attend all scheduled meetings during foundations and submit work by the agreed date.
| Full-time Bootcamp Expectations | Full-time Flexi and Part-time Bootcamp Expectations |
|---|---|
| Students are required to attend every day of bootcamp. Absences of up to 3 days in a row or 5 days in total may be allowed in the case of illness or unexpected circumstances. | Students are required to participate in pair and group projects for roughly 10 hours a week, as well as working online during at least 3 teacher office hours. Absence for up to 2 scheduled meetings in a row or 5 meetings in total may be allowed in the case of illness or unexpected circumstances. |
Once this level of absence has been met, a student’s continued participation in the course must be reviewed by Dev Academy Aotearoa staff. Dev Academy reserves the right to withdraw a student on grounds of attendance once the threshold has been met.
When a student has stopped attending class(es), meetings, or showing up for group projects, all reasonable efforts will be made to contact the student to determine whether they have formally withdrawn. Dev Academy will also ask the student whether Dev Academy can provide any particular pastoral support or assistance to enable them to attend regularly again and progress with their studies.
Contact procedures before withdrawal
Withdrawal of a student will not be approved on the grounds of inadequate attendance without there having been:
- at least three attempts made by staff to contact the student, and
- at least one attempt to offer the student pastoral support or other assistance, and
Dev Academy will consider a student’s participation and absence history, and any personal issues or circumstances beyond the student’s control that the student is willing to disclose, as part of decision-making about:
- whether to withdraw a student from a course or programme;
- whether and what special allowances will be made for a non-attending student to remain enrolled, and with what timeframes or conditions applied; and
- whether to continue attempting to make contact with an absent student, and whether and what forms of pastoral support or other assistance to offer them.
The Teaching Lead must approve the withdrawal of a student from any courses or programmes, after staff have made sufficient unsuccessful attempts to contact and re-engage the student; and/or after a student makes contact but then refuses to or fails to comply with minimum attendance requirements.
Before a decision to withdraw the student will be considered, a contact log of communication attempts between the student and Dev Academy staff must be documented and attached to their student records. It must show that the student was offered pastoral support or other assistance to help them overcome any personal or practical attendance barriers. It must also show that the student refused or was unable to provide satisfactory explanations for their repeated absence.
When a student stops attending in the refund period
See Applications, Admissions and Fees for Procedures relating to students who stop attending during the refund period of a course.
Additional attendance requirements for International Students
International students are required to attend classes in accordance with their Visa Requirements. For example current Fee Paying Student Visa holders must:
- Study full-time and
- Attend your course at the approved education provider noted on your visa, unless you have a reasonable excuse for absences.
You must also make satisfactory progress on your course.
Attendance records will be provided to the student for the purpose of renewing their student visa where required.