Awhi Attendance Services

Attendance Services Provider for the Hutt Valley

The Ministry of Education provides funding for attendance services within the Hutt Valley catchment area, covering 71 schools across Lower Hutt, Wainuiomata, and Upper Hutt. This funding agreement is held by Hutt Valley High School, which employs and supports the Awhi Attendance Services team, to support students who are chronically absent or non-enrolled and reside within this area.

Awhi Attendance Services’ Team

The team at Awhi Attendance Services work with referred students and their families, to help students achieve a measurable and sustainable improvement to their attendance.

Policies & Procedures

Click the links below to view Awhi Attendance Services’ policies:

• Safety Policy for Home Visits
• Awhi Attendance Services’ Guidelines

As a contractor of the Ministry of Education, the following policies and guidance also apply:

• Attendance Services Projects and Initiatives
• Child Protection
• Contract Expectations for Attendance Service Providers
• Making Referrals to Oranga Tamariki for Chronic Absence at School
• Privacy Act & Official Information Act Requests
• Privacy Statement for Students & Parents
• Prosecutions and Warnings
• Protected Disclosures
• Protocol for Oranga Tamariki Act 1989 Section 19 Referrals
• Unmet Basic Needs Fund
• Te Tiriti and Cultural Responsiveness in Attendance Services

Latest Newsletter

• Newsletter – Term 1, 2026 (CMS System, Awhi Staff Profiles & Attendance Services)

Helpful Resources

• Attendance Management Plans
• Attendance Service CMS (Case Management System Guidance)
• Stepped Attendance Response (STAR)

On this page:

• Awhi Attendance Services Team
• Policies & Procedures
• Latest Newsletter
• Helpful Resources