It's been a rough start to term one of the school year,
Most Kiwi schools were back by the first week of February, which coincided with the clean-up following flooding in Auckland and Northland.
Ministry of Education data shows that on Tuesday February 7, attendance was at 87.7% in the Auckland education region.
"Attendance on this day may have been impacted by the severe flooding in Auckland the previous week," the ministry says.
Following January's Auckland Anniversary weekend floods, the Education Ministry ordered all the city's schools, kura, early childhood services and tertiary institutes to remain shut for on-site learning until February 7.
Link to article: School's out: Term one a rough start for education (1news.co.nz)
