Student attendance data is published annually as part of a series of attendance information the Ministry of Education publishes. The report provides a picture of attendance in New Zealand schools to help schools, Communities of Learning,Kahui Ako and other sector representatives understand patterns of attendance and how these can affect a student's achievement and wellbeing. This report looks at data generated by the 2017 Attendance Survey taken during Term 2, between the end of April and the beginning of July. It is a voluntary survey run across primary and secondary schools. The student attendance data is grouped by ethnicity, decile, gender and year level, school type and education region. The data also includes reasons for absence.