ELICOS Student Attendance Policy and Procedure (National Code Std 10)

It is an ELICOS student visa requirement for students to maintain satisfactory attendance. If students do not maintain satisfactory attendance, FIC is obliged to report such students to DIBP which may lead to cancellation of their student visa.

FIC records attendance for all courses and monitors student’s attendance to ensure early intervention if an issue arises. FIC implements an intervention strategy to support ELICOS students with attendance issues.

If an international student is absent from a scheduled class, it is his or her responsibility to:

• inform Flinders International College of the absence in advance if known
• present evidence to support the reason for the absence if requested
• follow-up on work missed as a result of being absent
• obtain assessment information presented in sessions in his/her absence
• inform his/her employer (if undertaking workplace delivery or work placement) of the absence

ELICOS students who fail to achieve 80% attendance at scheduled classes are reported to DIBP unless:

• the decision is consistent with the Colleges documented attendance policies and procedures and is applied to all cases equally
• the student produces documentary evidence clearly demonstrating that compassionate or compelling circumstances (for example illness where a medical certificate states that the student is unable to attend classes) apply;
• the student is attending at least 70 per cent of the scheduled course contact hours for the course in which he or she is enrolled.
• Compassionate and compelling circumstances are identified and assessed in accordance with the Defer, suspend and cancel enrolment policy and procedure.

ELICOS students who fail to achieve 70% attendance at scheduled classes are reported to DIBP.

Please refer to the ELICOS student attendance policy and procedure. A copy of the policy can be accessed by contacting the college at info@flinderscollege.edu.au.