Absences, late arrivals and early pick-ups must be registered through the Parent Portal. Please follow the guidelines below.
- Login to the Parent Portal.
- Select the „Out of school“ icon.
- Select the name of the student.
- For one day absence, please key in time as follow
- From 8:30 to 15:40 (Mondays to Thursdays)
- From 8:30 to 14:00 (Fridays for Primary School)
From 8:30 to 15:40 (Fridays for High School)
- For absences longer than one day please tick “Long Term Absence” and specify first and last day.
- For late arrival, please tick the late arrival box and indicate the approximate time of absence.
- For early pick-up, please use the ”From” box to indicate the pickup time.
- Select a reason for absence, provide further information in “Notes” if necessary. “Notes” should be kept as brief as possible.
- Click “Submit”.
Please ignore the box “Accompaniment Needed”.
Once the absence information has been submitted, the FIS front office will first approve or decline the request and then in accordance with the FIS absence policy and the Section Principals will validate the absence status: “Excused” or “Unexcused” which will be visible in the view attendance section.
An approved request does not automatically mean an “Excused absence”.
