If your school asks you to explain an absence, respond in the School App. Check the child’s name and absence date before sending your reply.
Think your child is in school? Use Please Check to ask the school to check the roll call. If you are concerned about your child’s whereabouts, contact the school directly—do not wait for an app reply.
1. Open the outstanding absence
Open the school’s absence notification, or check Attention Please in the app.
You may also see an Outstanding Absence Forms message when opening Attendance → Absentee form. Tap Complete & Submit to open Pending Absence Forms.
For today’s absence, tap your child’s entry under Today’s Absences. For an older date, use the Past Absences list below.
2. Choose the right response
For today’s absence: scroll to the section that matches your situation. Complete only the relevant response.
- Your child is absent: under Submit Absentee Note, check the date, choose a reason, add any further details and your signature, then tap Approve.
- Your child is arriving late: under Submit Late Note, enter the expected arrival time, reason, any further details and your signature, then tap Mark as late.
- Your child should be in school: scroll to Please Check, add a short explanation and tap the Please Check button.
For past absences: find the correct child and date. Select illness or Other and complete any details requested. If the absence is incorrect, select Please Check instead. Scroll to the bottom and tap Submit.
3. Confirm your response
If prompted, enter your four-digit app PIN and tap OK. If you have forgotten it, use Forgot PIN? on that prompt.
After a Please Check request, the app confirms that school staff will check the absence and update you through the app. Tap OK to close the message.
Example screens from the School App. Your school’s colours and the records shown will differ.
What happens next?
Your response goes to the school. A Please Check confirmation means your request has been sent—it is not confirmation of your child’s whereabouts or an automatic correction to attendance.
Contact your school about attendance records or a response you are waiting for. For technical app problems, email support@uniqueschools.ie.
Related help: Submit an attendance note in advance · Using Please Check