(1) The Minister may approve a program
focused on literacy and numeracy, for preparing a child for education in the
preparatory year, to be a kindergarten learning program for a prescribed State
school or a prescribed non-State school.
Note—
See chapter 20 , part 4 for
programs being provided before commencement.
(2) The Minister may provide,
or assist in providing the program, at a prescribed State school or a
prescribed non-State school, to a kindergarten age child.
(3) A kindergarten
age child being provided with a kindergarten learning program at a prescribed
State school or a prescribed non-State school is not, for this Act—
(a) a
student of the school; or
(b) enrolled at the school.
(4) The Minister must
review the operation of this section within 5 years after its commencement to
decide whether the section remains relevant and necessary.
(5) In this
section—
"kindergarten age child" means a child who will be at least 4 years and 6
months on 31 December in the year proposed for the child’s participation in
a kindergarten learning program.
"prescribed non-State school" means a non-State school that, immediately
before the commencement of this section, was providing a program—
(a)
focused on literacy and numeracy for preparing a child for education in the
preparatory year; and
(b) approved by the Minister for the school.
"prescribed State school" means—
(a) a State school that, immediately before
the commencement of this section, was providing a program—
(i) focused on
literacy and numeracy for preparing a child for education in the preparatory
year; and
