MILDURA school attendances showed a downward trend last year, following a national pattern.

COVID-19 could be partly to blame for the falls, which were tracked by the Australian Curriculum Assessment and Reporting Authority for students in Years 1 to 10.

Chaffey Secondary College reported a drop in an attendance from 80 per cent in 2021 to 74 per cent in 2022, while Trinity Lutheran College’s ...