It sounds exceptionally unusual to me... How are they going to pass him through year 10 if he hasn't been attending classes for the required time? How will they expect him to keep up with workload for the second half of the year whilst learning the first semester study load as well? He will miss his mid-year year 10 exams, which do count to final grades...
I would be seriously thinking about what BG has suggested, that this will simply be a way to get him 18 months of year 10, not passing year 9 and 10 in one year. I just cannot fathom how it would even be possible, especially given his issues already last year, he isn't an exceptional student, and not even the most exceptional are allowed to miss half a year and still pass year 10.
I know at my school what is learnt in one semester is usually not needed in the second semester. So say in maths they learn half the topics in the first semester and then the other half of the topics in the second semester. I think it is the same in other subjects such as english and science. And end of year exams and assignments are usually based on the semester rather than the whole year.
But as suggested, speak to the principal and see what would be done to help with the transition and the year following. GL
It could be a possibility of DS doing 18mths of Yr10 but the Principal has not suggested this to me. Initially she said he would do a term of Yr9 then change campus and do Yr10 but the Yr10 electives go for two terms so she said he would have to do 6mths of Yr9. Limeslice, he isn't an exceptional student, his attendance was poor and the principal knows this so I believe she is trying to do what's best for him.
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