The hope is to get more children into school (Image: WalesOnline/Rob Browne)

The Welsh Government is struggling to tackle stubborn absence rates since the pandemic. Here is everything you need to know:

The Welsh Government has published details of the schools with the highest attendance rates in a bid to share tips and ideas.

One the schools highlighted for best practice is Ygol Gymraeg Caerffili, which has a catchment including some of the most deprived areas in Wales, recorded a 98.2% attendance rate in September 2025, compared to the all-Wales average of 93.4% for primary schools and 90.6% for secondaries - and even lower for some areas and groups.

Currently an average 8.2% of all half day school sessions are being missed in Wales, with higher absence among least well off pupils a

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