Hopes that consistent and high performance attendance rates are in sight

The Associate Education Minister's dishing out 140-million-dollars to improve attendance over four years - the majority for frontline services.

Extra support is going to 170 schools with chronic absence.

David Seymour says it's very hard to get students back to school, if parents don't play ball but investing in services can break those barriers.

He says parents' attitudes matter but most people want this to work and we have to work with them.