Synonyms and antonyms of Attendance and non-attendance at school or university in British Thesaurus

absence (noun)

a period of time when someone is not at work or at school when they should be

absenteeism (noun)

the habit of not being at school or work when you should be, usually without a good reason

attend (verb)

to go regularly to a place, for example to a school as a student or to a church as a member

attendance (noun)

the number of people who are present at an event or in a place such as a school or church

attendance (noun)

the fact of being present at an event or of going regularly to school, church etc

audit (verb)

American to regularly follow a college course without asking for or receiving credit for taking the course

be sent down (old-fashioned)

old-fashioned to be ordered to leave a university because you have behaved badly

board (verb)

education to live at school with other students during the part of the year that you go to lessons

break up (education)

educationBritish if schools break up, or if students or teachers break up, the students and teachers stop working at the end of term

bunk off ()

to not go to school or work when you do not have a good reason for staying away

cut class/school ()

to not go to a lesson/school when you should be there

day release (noun)

British a system by which workers go to college one day a week in order to take a course in a subject related to their work

drop out ()

to leave something such as an activity, school, or competition before you have finished what you intended to do

enrollment ()

the American spelling of enrolment

enrolment (noun)

the process of enrolling at a school or other institution

entrance (noun)

the right to join a group or organization, for example a university or a profession

entrant (noun)

British someone who joins a profession, university, or school

exclude (verb)

educationBritish to officially tell a child to leave a school because their behaviour is very bad

exclusion (noun)

educationBritish a situation in which a child is officially told to leave a school because their behaviour is very bad

expel (verb)

to force a student to leave a school permanently

expulsion (noun)

the permanent exclusion of a student from a school

flunk out (mainly American)

mainly Americaninformal to have to leave a school because your work is not satisfactory

get in ()

to be accepted to study at a school or chosen to play for a team etc

get into ()

to be accepted to study at a school or chosen to play for a team etc

get the boot ()

to be told to leave your job or your school

go back (British)

British when schools or students go back, classes begin again after a long holiday

go down (British)

British to leave a university, especially Oxford or Cambridge, at the end of a term (=period of study) or a course of study

go up (British)

British to go to a university, especially Oxford or Cambridge, at the beginning of a term (=period of study) or a course of study

graduate (verb)

education to complete your studies at a university or college, usually by getting a degree

graduate (verb)

educationAmerican to finish your studies at a high school

here (adverb)

spoken used for saying that you are present in class when the teacher calls the names of all the students in the class

home time (noun)

British the end of the school day when the students go home

intake (noun)

education the number of people accepted by an institution such as a school, university, or company at one time

leave (verb)

to stop working for an organization or going to school or college

matriculate (verb)

formal to officially become a student at a university

non-attendance (noun)

failure to go to a place, for example school, when you should be there

off (adjective)

not at school or work, for example because you are not well or because it is not a normal working day

pass out (British)

British to officially complete a course at a military or a police college

play hooky (mainly American)

mainly American to play truant

play truant ()

to stay away from school without permission

quit (verb)

informal to leave a job or school permanently

school-leaver (noun)

British someone who has just left school and is looking for a job

school refusal (noun)

fear of going to school

sick note (noun)

British a note from a doctor or parent saying that you did not come to work or school because you were ill

skive (verb)

Britishinformal to not be at work or school when you should be there

skive off (British)

Britishinformal to avoid going to school or work when you should go

stay off (British)

British to not go to work or school because you are ill

suspend (verb)

to officially stop someone from doing their job or from going to school for a limited time because they have done something wrong

suspension (noun)

a punishment in which someone is removed from a team, job, or school for a short time

tardy (noun)

American an occasion when you are late for a class, or a record that a teacher keeps of this

time off (noun)

time when you are not at work or at school

transfer (verb)

to stop studying at one school or university and go to another

truancy (noun)

the act or habit of staying away from school without permission