A significant funding boost for attendance services across the country. 

The Government's investing $140 million into improving school attendance over the next four years, in Budget 2025. 

It includes $123 million on a new attendance service, with more data monitoring than currently exists. 

Associate Education Minister David Seymour told Mike Hosking a lot of the funding will go towards more people in these roles. 

He says about 80 regions will have a single attendance service that schools can call on. 

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A significant funding boost for attendance services across the country.&nbsp;
The Government's investing $140 million into improving school attendance over the next four years, in Budget 2025.&nbsp;
It includes $123 million on a new attendance service, with more data monitoring than currently exists.&nbsp;
Associate Education Minister David Seymour told Mike Hosking a lot of the funding will go towards more people in these roles.&nbsp;
He says about 80 regions will have a single attendance service that schools can call on.&nbsp;
LISTEN ABOVE&nbsp;

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David Seymour: Associate Education Minister on the funding boost to improve school attendance

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