Definition
Metadata for IAC0447 covering data table 'All court matters (2011-2022)'.
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Each school has a discipline policy which sets out clear expectations for regular student attendance and consequences of truancy.
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Where an attendance improvement plan has been unsuccessful in resolving the matter, and the parents have not meaningfully engaged with the plan, the matter is referred for consideration of legal action.
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Proceedings are typically withdrawn when attendance has improved sufficiently to justify withdrawal, or because it appeared likely that a defence could be established (e.g. illness or disobedience).
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Matters not commenced occurred for a range of reasons including not being able to serve court papers, living arrangements for child changing, Family and Community Services removing children, improvement in attendance, and the student moving out of the jurisdiction.
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These figures were prepared from administrative systems that were developed to internally track the progress of cases rather than to report externally. There are no statistical quality assurance measures applied to these figures, and there may be anomalies or errors due to the significant number of users who access the system. The data is correct to the best of the department’s knowledge and understanding
For more information, please see individual 'Enforcement of compulsory school attendance' PDF publications on the Data.NSW website. These PDFs include specific explanatory notes and details for each respective calendar year.
Data source details
| Path name | Data Element | Definition | Data Type | Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| court | Court: Jurisdiction, NSW Level Label X |
The level of a New South Wales court, distinguished by the extent of its legal powers. |
CHARACTERSTRING | - |
| year | Record: Reference Period, Year |
The calendar year for which the information, knowledge or data is recorded or relates to. |
DATE | YYYY |
| fined | Student: Attendance Enforcements by Outcome, Calendar Year Count N |
The number of student compulsory school attendance enforcement matters in a calendar year with a specific outcome or outcomes.
Specific Information:
Covers finalised matters where the outcome is 'Fined'. It is only applicable to District or Local Court. |
INTEGERNUMBER | - |
| withdrawn_and_dismissed | Student: Attendance Enforcements by Outcome, Calendar Year Count N |
The number of student compulsory school attendance enforcement matters in a calendar year with a specific outcome or outcomes.
Specific Information:
Covers finalised matters where the outcome is 'Withdrawn and Dismissed'. This path was discontinued in 2019 as it has been split into 'withdrawn_and_dismissed' and 'dismissed'. |
INTEGERNUMBER | - |
| withdrawn_and_dismissed | Student: Attendance Enforcements by Outcome, Calendar Year Count N |
The number of student compulsory school attendance enforcement matters in a calendar year with a specific outcome or outcomes.
Specific Information:
Covers finalised matters where the outcome is 'Withdrawn and Dismissed'. Data is from 2019 onwards. |
INTEGERNUMBER | - |
| dismissed | Student: Attendance Enforcements by Outcome, Calendar Year Count N |
The number of student compulsory school attendance enforcement matters in a calendar year with a specific outcome or outcomes.
Specific Information:
Covers finalised matters where the outcome is 'Dismissed'. Data is from 2019 onwards. |
INTEGERNUMBER | - |
| final_compulsory_schooling_order | Student: Attendance Enforcements by Outcome, Calendar Year Count N |
The number of student compulsory school attendance enforcement matters in a calendar year with a specific outcome or outcomes.
Specific Information:
Covers finalised matters where the outcome is 'Final Compulsory Schooling Order'. It is only applicable to Children's Court. |
INTEGERNUMBER | - |
| secion_8_community_correction_order | Student: Attendance Enforcements by Outcome, Calendar Year Count N |
The number of student compulsory school attendance enforcement matters in a calendar year with a specific outcome or outcomes.
Specific Information:
Covers finalised matters where the outcome is 'Section 8 Community correction order'. It is only applicable to District or Local Court. |
INTEGERNUMBER | - |
| section_9_1a_conditional_release_order_with_conviction | Student: Attendance Enforcements by Outcome, Calendar Year Count N |
The number of student compulsory school attendance enforcement matters in a calendar year with a specific outcome or outcomes.
Specific Information:
Covers finalised matters where the outcome is 'Section 9(1)(a) conditional release order with conviction'. Data is from 2018 and onwards, and is only applicable to District or Local Court. |
INTEGERNUMBER | - |
| section_9_1b_conditional_release_order_no_conviction | Student: Attendance Enforcements by Outcome, Calendar Year Count N |
The number of student compulsory school attendance enforcement matters in a calendar year with a specific outcome or outcomes.
Specific Information:
Covers finalised matters where the outcome is 'Section 9(1)(b) conditional release order no conviction'. Data is from 2018 and onwards, and is only applicable to District or Local Court. |
INTEGERNUMBER | - |
| section_10a_conviction_with_no_penalty | Student: Attendance Enforcements by Outcome, Calendar Year Count N |
The number of student compulsory school attendance enforcement matters in a calendar year with a specific outcome or outcomes.
Specific Information:
Covers finalised matters where the outcome is 'Section 10A Conviction with no penalty'. Data is from 2018 and onwards, and only applicable to District or Local Court. |
INTEGERNUMBER | - |
| section_10_1a_no_conviction_no_penalty | Student: Attendance Enforcements by Outcome, Calendar Year Count N |
The number of student compulsory school attendance enforcement matters in a calendar year with a specific outcome or outcomes.
Specific Information:
Data covers finalised matters from 2018 where the outcome is 'Section 10(1)(a) No conviction no penalty'. It is only applicable to District or Local Court. |
INTEGERNUMBER | - |
| district_court-and-local_court-only_section_10_good_behaviour_bond | Student: Attendance Enforcements by Outcome, Calendar Year Count N |
The number of student compulsory school attendance enforcement matters in a calendar year with a specific outcome or outcomes.
Specific Information:
Data covers finalised matters where the outcome is 'Section 10 good behaviour bond'. This path was discontinued from 2019 and was applicable to only District or Local court. |
INTEGERNUMBER | - |
| ongoing | Student: Attendance Enforcements by Outcome, Calendar Year Count N |
The number of student compulsory school attendance enforcement matters in a calendar year with a specific outcome or outcomes.
Specific Information:
Data covers reported matters that have not been finalised and are 'Ongoing' in the following year. |
INTEGERNUMBER | - |
| total | Student: Attendance Enforcements by Outcome, Calendar Year Count N |
The number of student compulsory school attendance enforcement matters in a calendar year with a specific outcome or outcomes.
Specific Information:
Data covers all reported matters regardless of outcome. |
INTEGERNUMBER | - |
Comments
For more information on outcomes see:
Origin
Data Source: Legal Services Directorate. NSW Department of Education.