Excused absence
In Japanese: 公欠 (koketsu)
Definition
An excused absence (koketsu) is missing class for a reason the school recognises, such as a school event or an official exam, and is kept apart from ordinary absence.
In more detail
The term is not defined in law; each school’s rules decide which reasons count.
In the cumulative record, days the principal recognised as not requiring attendance, such as sitting an entrance exam or a natural disaster, are recorded with suspension and bereavement days, separately from absences.
Universities and vocational schools usually do not count excused classes as absences.
A similar category is the recognised absence (認定欠席) for bereavement, suspension and the like. Whether it is left out of the attendance rate or counted as attended like 公欠 is also set by school rules.
In Classio
In Classio, excused absence (公欠) counts as attended in the attendance rate, and recognised absence (認定欠席: bereavement, suspension, natural disaster, job hunting) is left out of both the rate and missed-class counts. When a request is approved, the records for that period change.
See also
Related terms
- Bereavement leave
Bereavement leave (kibiki) is time off school for a relative’s death and funeral, kept apart from ordinary absence.
- Missed classes
Missed classes (kekka) are absences counted per subject; the number of missed periods is the kekka count.
- Suspension from attendance
Suspension from attendance (shusseki teishi) stops a pupil from coming to school for a period, for example to prevent infection; it is kept apart from absence.
Help articles that mention “Excused absence”
- Create and review official leave and authorised absence requestsThe flow of an excused absence request (create → international office check → approve or reject), what each label in the list means, who is notified, and how approval changes attendance records.
- Report official leave or an authorised absence (Students and Guardians)How to tell the school, from Excused absence notices (公欠・認欠の届出), about lessons missed for bereavement, suspension, job hunting and similar reasons, and how approval changes the attendance record.