Causes and Effects of Absenteeism among Grade VI Pupils: Towards A Guide at Caloocan North Elementary School, Caloocan City

Abstract

Today, researchers focus more on investigating the rigorous issue of uplifting the numbers of pupils who do not come to school regularly. The current issue that teachers and schools face right now is the excessive rate of absenteeism that leads to ignorance of children. Absenteeism is one of the serious issues that prevail in the country nowadays since this problem does not isolate gender, both boys and girls do it. It is also rampant across the streams and affects all forms since students are of age. It means absenteeism covers all age groups. The researchers use the descriptive research method. The content of the study was taken from the survey to collect adequate information. Descriptive methods describe the data gathered or the phenomenon being studied. The researchers used survey questionnaires and unstructured interviews to acquire the needed data from the respondents. Based on the gathered data, the researchers came up with the following findings: The number one reason pupils are absent is the weather condition. Getting low grades and getting scolded by their parents are the effects when they miss their class. The best possible solution to minimize their absences is for them to be industrious. Lastly, to enhance their academic performance, they should ignore any distractions that may affect their performance or class standing in school. The result showed that the absences made by the respondents were due to bad weather and by these findings, the parents should not spoil their child not to attend his/her classes if the weather is not too bad, especially without the advice from the government or from their respective schools.