Rate of student attendance during the reporting period.
Organizations should footnote all assumptions used, including details on how attendance is tracked.
This metric is intended to capture student attendance in school. When calculating this metric, the number of absentee days by students during the reporting period should equal the sum of the total number of days per student. For example, if two students were absent on the same day, the number of absentee days would be 2.
June 2022 - IRIS v5.3 Released (current version)
Immaterial change. Minor revision to usage guidance for clarity.
January 2020 - IRIS v5.1 Released
No change.
May 2019 - IRIS v5.0 Released
No change.
March 2016 - IRIS v4.0 Released
Immaterial change. Minor revision to calculation language for clarity.
March 2014 - IRIS v3.0 Released
Immaterial change. Minor revision to metric name and definition language for clarity.
November 2011 - IRIS v2.2 Released
No change.
February 2011 - IRIS v2.1 Released
No change.
September 2010 - IRIS v2.0 Released
New metric. Student Attendance (PI3786) was developed via the IRIS Taxonomy Development Group.
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