£800,000 of funding 'to boost school attendance'
Education Minister Leighton Andrews has announced £800,000 of funding to improve school attendance levels across Wales.
Figures for 2011/12 show that primary school attendance stood at 93.8% – an improvement of 0.5% on the previous year.
Figures for secondary school attendance in Wales showed a similar improvement, with overall attendance rate in Wales’ secondary schools in 2011/12 standing at 92.2% – a rise of 0.8% on the previous year.
But the Education Minister says there is 'still work to be done' to tackle absenteeism.