Consistent school attendance is important in any child’s education but for many children in out-of-home care, going to school every day is no easy thing.
There are three main types of out-of-home care in Australia: relative (or kinship) care, foster care, and residential care (small group homes). Children and young people who are unable to live safely at home, due to risk of abuse or neglect, are removed and placed in care by their state and territory child protection services.
