LEAVE APPLICATION FOR SCHOOL

HOW TO WRITE A LEAVE APPLICATION FOR SCHOOL?

We all at times, write letters to our near and dear ones. We express our feelings, emotions, ideas , suggestions and many other things either through spoken language or may be sometimes through written words. But do we write letters only to express our feelings to our family, friends and loved ones? No right? 

In life, we all sometimes or the other come across certain situations where writing a proper formal letter is a must . For example, if you are seeking for a job then you must write a proper CV, if you wish to offer some services and invite clients for the same then again you must be writing a proper advertisement . 

Likewise, in case if you are a student then you must know how to write a leave application isn't it? 

So, how do you write an application for leave? 

Are you also the one who writes 'I beg to state..........?'

If your answer is yes, then this article would be of great help to you. To know more don't stop reading! 

What is a leave application? 

It is a formal letter which is written to ask permission to take leave from regular classes for a certain period of time.

Why it is important to write leave application for the students?

 Leave applications are written by the students in order to ask permission to grant their leave of absence.  

The students can ask for one day leave, two days leave or sometimes a week specifying their reasons. 

What is the format of writing leave application? 

In order to write a proper leave application, the students must consider few things as mentioned below. 

1.The students have to write the following on the left hand side of the paper:

To the Principal, 

Through the class teacher, 

Name of school:

Date: 

[ While writing date you have to mention the date on which you will be absent.] 

2. After writing all the above mentioned things. The students have to write Subject. 

Now, what is a subject? 

In subject the students have to mention for how many days they want leave or they are not going to attend their classes. 

This is how Subject is written -

Subject : An application for one day leave of  absence.

3.Body/ Content:

After the students finish writing subject, then they have to write body / content. 

Now what to write in body? 

Here the students have to mention the reason, why they won't be able to attend their classes. 

How to write the body? 

Follow these steps:

Respected Sir/ Ma'am, 

                                        I (your name) would like to inform you that I am unable to attend my classes today because I am suffering from headache. 

Here, you can see that the body is written very precisely and to the point. Students don't have to write unnecessary details and just have to mention their name and reason. 

[Important note: While writing body /content avoid writing 'I beg to state']

What to write in place of  I beg to state? 

You have to first understand that you are asking permission to grant your leave and in order to ask the same you can write 'With due respect and humble submission' instead of writing 'I beg to state' all the time. 

Now, coming to fourth point which is 

4. Conclusion: 

In order to conclude your application you must write :

Therefore, I would like to request you to kindly grant my leave only for one day/ two days/ a week depending on for how many days you want leave. 

Then in the next line write 

Thanking You, 

Yours Faithfully , 

Name- 

Class- 

Roll no - 

And lastly don't forget to ask your parents to do signature in the application. 

Read the following leave application for better idea: 

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