The Rāroa Normal Intermediate Attendance Management Plan closely aligns with the The Stepped Attendance Response (STAR) which sets expectations for school, student, parent/guardian, Ministry of Education and broader system responses to student absence. From Term 1, 2026, schools will need to have regard for the STAR when developing their Attendance Management Plan. It is important schools use this direction to develop their own school specific response to attendance at the set absence thresholds.