Our select committee completed an inquiry into school attendance in March 2022. A key recommendation in our report was a target of at least 70 percent of students attending school regularly—that is, 90 percent of the time that a school is open—by 2024; 75 percent by 2026. The Government has adopted this recommendation. Its attendance and engagement strategy is also targeting reductions in the number of students who are moderately absent, missing two or three days a fortnight, and chronically absent, missing more than three days a fortnight. Schools will lead the response to moderate levels of absence and strategy will see schools receiving more support to do so. 