Visiting Yule Brook College this morning, Director General Sharyn O’Neill (pictured right
with students) said parents and carers and the community had to do their bit to ensure children came to school every day.
“Yule Brook College has been using a fantastic positive reinforcement program called ‘Girls Academy’ to
get more girls to school regularly, which uses resilience and personal development programs,” she said.
“It has resulted in a dramatic improvement in attendance and is a great example of a school finding an innovative way
to deal with this issue.”
Ms O’Neill said many schools had partnered with local businesses to tackle attendance, with shops refusing to sell
goods to students during school hours.
“This initiative has also had some success, particularly in Aboriginal communities,” she said... more
