Notice of a pupil’s absence for family reasons (Italy)
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An Italian letter, in Italian, from a parent or guardian to the head teacher and the class coordinator announcing in advance, or justifying afterwards, a pupil’s absence for family reasons (a trip, a move, a family event), with the dates, and asking what homework and topics to catch up on. For short absences many schools use the electronic register or the absence booklet, which are free. It is not for absences through illness. Hand it in at the school office, send it by PEC or upload it to the register where the school allows.
- Made for use in Italy
- Last updated October 14, 2026
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When to use this document
- Your family is going away for a few weeks and your child will miss school in Italy.
- You are moving house and your child will be away until the new school takes them.
- Your child missed school for a family event and the school wants a written note.
- You want to tell the class coordinator in writing about an upcoming absence.
What you fill in
The details the document asks for.
- Sender
- Sender's address
- Sender's codice fiscale (Italian tax code)
- How the letter is sent (printed above the recipient)
- School
- School's postal address
- City
- Date
- Is the absence ahead or already over
- Absent from
- Absent until
- Pupil's full name
- Class
- School year
- Detail about the absence (optional)
Common questions
- Does justifying a school absence in Italy need a letter?
- Not for short absences: they are justified as the school rules say, on the electronic register or in the absence booklet, at no cost. The letter is for announcing a long absence in advance, for a trip or a move, or when the school asks for written notice. In the province of Bolzano a state school must also accept it in German, and in the Aosta Valley in French.
- Can absences for family reasons cost a pupil the school year in Italy?
- In upper secondary school the year is valid only if the student attends at least three quarters of their personalised annual timetable (art. 14(7) of Italian Presidential Decree 122/2009). The teaching staff may decide exceptions for documented, continuous absences, as long as they do not prevent assessment. Every absence, even a justified one, counts: ask the school for its hours before a long absence.
- What if the absence was through illness?
- This letter is for family reasons. For returning after an illness the rule is regional: most Italian regions have abolished the medical certificate that was required to return after more than five days’ absence, and some schools ask instead for a parent’s declaration. There is a separate document for that case, sold blank because it holds health data.
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