Greetings
WELCOME to the
Central and South Taranaki District Truancy Services
site
Manaaki Nga Whanau Tamariki – Enfolding Families and Children
CTDTS & STDTS provide services which aim to
Decrease the incidence of truancy, thereby improving the educational opportunities of students at risk
of social and economic disadvantage.
To:
Encourage schools to develop and maintain effective attendance checking and follow up services
Receive from schools referrals of truanting students and assist their return to full engagement
Enhance communication between home and school to help improve attendance
(this includes helping to stop condoned truancy)
Assist schools by patrolling for truanting students
Endeavor to enroll any non-enrolled young people.
If that proves difficult, provide information to the Ministry of Education for referral
to NETS (Non Enrolled Truancy Service)
Help schools to identify underlying student’s problems, or school based problems (e.g. bullying) that may contribute to truancy