Western Australian Consolidated Acts Western Australian Consolidated Acts (1) A student must on
the days on which the school is open for instruction —
(a)
either —
(i)
attend the school at which he or she is enrolled; or
(ii)
otherwise participate in an educational programme of the
school whether at the school or elsewhere,
as required by the
principal; or
(b)
comply with an arrangement under section 24.
(1a) A student who is
enrolled as mentioned in section 10(2) may attend or participate for the
purposes of subsection (1) or section 24 on a part-time basis, and
the principal is to facilitate the student doing so.
(2)
Subsection (1) has effect subject to —
(a)
section 25 (which relates to non-attendance for reasonable cause);
(b)
section 27 (which enables a principal to require non-attendance for
health reasons); and
(c)
section 30 (which allows non-attendance at a government school for a
recognized religious or cultural observance).
(3)
Subsection (1) is enforceable under Division 5.
[Section 23 amended by No. 22 of 2005 s. 24.]