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Attendance Codes

The following attendance codes are approved for use in South Carolina by SCDE. These codes should not be modified, and new codes should not be added. Any non-approved code will be flagged as invalid. 

Code

Description

Presence Status

Code Category

Stored Values in PowerSchool

Blank/Null

Present

Present

Present

Blank/Null

SC-UNEX

Unexcused/Unverified

Absent

Unexcused

SC-UNEX

SC-EX

Excused

Absent

Excused

SC-EX

SC-PA

Principal Approved

Absent

Excused

SC-PA

SC-MED

Medical

Absent

Excused

SC-MED

SC-FLU

Flu-Influenza

Absent

Excused

SC-FLU

SC-PN

Parent Note

Absent

Excused/Unexcused

SC-PN

SC-IMNZ

Immunization

Absent

Excused/Unexcused

SC-IMNZ

SC-UEPN

Unexcused Parent Note

Absent

Unexcused

SC-UEPN

SC-AH

Administrative Hearing

Absent

Excused

SC-AH

SC-ETRD

Excused Tardy

Present

Tardy/Excused

SC-ETRD

SC-BTRD

Bus Tardy

Present

Tardy/Excused

SC-BTRD

SC-UTRD

Unexcused Tardy

Present

Tardy/Unexcused

SC-UTRD

SC-HMBD

Homebound

Present

Present

SC-HMBD

SC-HBSD

Homebased Instruction

Present

Present

SC-HBSD

SC-FT

Field Trip/School Activity

Present

Present

SC-FT

SC-REL

Religious

Absent

Excused

SC-REL

SC-OSS

Out of School Suspension (OSS)

Absent

OSSusp

SC-OSS

SC-WTHR

Weather

Absent

Excused

SC-WTHR

SC-LEG

Legal/Court

Absent

Excused

SC-LEG

SC-COL

College Visit

Present

Present

SC-COL

SC-REC

Attendance Recovery/ Saturday Recovery

Absent

Excused

SC-REC

SC-ONST

On Site Services

Present

Present

SC-ONST

SC-ISS

In School Suspension (ISS)

Present

Present

SC-ISS

SC-BRV

Bereavement/Death in Family

Absent

Excused

SC-BRV

SC-DSML

Dismissal

Absent

Excused/Unexcused

SC- DSML

SC-EDSM

Early Dismissal

Present

Present

SC-EDSM

SC-UEDM

Unexcused Early Dismissal

Present

Present

SC-UEDM

SC-CKIN

Check-in

Present

Present

SC-CKIN

SC-NURS

Nurse

Absent

Excused

SC-NURS

SC-SKIP

Skip Code

Absent

Unexcused

SC-SKIP

SC-LATE

Late Arrival

Absent

Unexcused

SC-LATE

SC-VTP

Virtual Present Code

Present

Present

SC-VTP

SC-COVD

COVID

Absent

Excused

SC-COVD

SC-KTST

Kindergarten Testing

Present

Present

SC-KTST

SC-VIRM

Virtual Makeup

Present

N/A

SC-VIRM

SC-MIL

Military Compact

Absent

N/A

SC-MIL

SC-IMHB

Intermittent Medical Homebound

Present

N/A

C-IMHB

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