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SCHOOL EDUCATION ACT 1999 - SECT 24

SCHOOL EDUCATION ACT 1999 - SECT 24

24 .         Attendance at place outside school, arrangement for etc.

        (1)         An arrangement in writing may be entered into for a student —

            (a)         to attend at some place other than the school at which he or she is enrolled; and

            (b)         there to participate in activities that are part of an educational programme of the school.

        (2)         An arrangement under subsection (1) in respect of a student is to be entered into between the principal and —

            (a)         any parent of the student who in the opinion of the principal should be a party to the arrangement; or

            (b)         in the case of a student who has turned 18 or who is a prescribed child, the student.

        (3)         An arrangement under subsection (1) —

            (a)         may provide for the student’s attendance —

                  (i)         for a particular period of the school year; or

                  (ii)         during a particular period in each week of the school year or part of the school year;

                and

            (b)         may be varied by the principal after consultation with the person with whom the arrangement is made; and

            (c)         may be terminated at any time by the principal.

        (4)         If the principal decides to terminate an arrangement under subsection (3)(c) he or she is to notify the person with whom the arrangement is made of that decision as soon as is practicable after it is made.

        (5)         In this section —

        parent means —

            (a)         the parent or parents who completed the enrolment application for the student; and

            (b)         any other person who —

                  (i)         according to that application; or

                  (ii)         to the knowledge of the principal,

                comes within the definition of parent in section 4 in relation to the student; and

            (c)         a person whose details have been provided under section 16(1)(b)(ii)(II).