Commonwealth Numbered Acts

SCHOOLS ASSISTANCE ACT 2008 (NO. 153, 2008) - SECT 5

Primary and secondary education

             (1)  In this Act:

"receives" : a student receives primary education or secondary education (as the case may be) at a non-government school (or at a school campus of a non-government school) only if:

                     (a)  the student attends, on a daily basis, the school (or campus) at a location approved for the school, for that level of education, under this Act; or

                     (b)  the Minister determines that the student is to be treated (because of special circumstances) as so attending the school (or campus).

Distance education

             (2)  In this Act:

"receives" : a student receives primary distance education or secondary distance education (as the case may be) at a non-government school (or at a school campus of a non-government school) located in a State only if:

                     (a)  the student resides in the State; and

                     (b)  the State provides funding for the school (otherwise than as a result of the operation of this Act), for that level of education, for students enrolled at the school who receive distance education (however described) from the school; and

                     (c)  the student is not approved as a home education student (however described) in accordance with the law of the State in which the student resides.