More than 1500 middle and high school pupils on the Isle of Wight will be presented with free family ice skating tickets as a reward for attending every day of school during the summer 2009 term.
They will receive the tickets within the next few weeks under a successful scheme run between Isle of Wight Council's Education Welfare Service and Planet Ice.
The scheme aims to reward students who attend school while also helping crackdown on truancy figures.
It proved successful in Ryde where middle and high schools in the town took part in a trial scheme in late 2008. The results showed there was a 28% rise in overall student attendance at the schools when compared to the previous year.
Isle of Wight Council Leader David Pugh said "This scheme is about giving a little something back to those who make the effort to go to school every day. Every term since we began thisscheme we have seen the number of students with 100% attendances rise which demonstrates this scheme is acheiving what it's designed to do."
Lorna Cotton, Manager of Planet Ice Isle of Wight in Ryde said "Planet Ice is pleased to be running the 100% attendance scheme for another year with support from Isle of Wight Council. With the figures that show over
1500 students will be getting tickets, I am very happy with the outcome and hope to improve on this in the forthcoming year."