SCHOOL EDUCATION ACT 1999 - SECT 5

SCHOOL EDUCATION ACT 1999 - SECT 5

5 .         Term used: pre-compulsory education period

                The pre-compulsory education period for a child is as follows —

            (a)         until 31 December 2012 —

                  (i)         from the beginning of the year in which the child reaches the age of 4 years and 6 months; and

                  (ii)         until the end of the year in which the child reaches the age of 5 years and 6 months;

            (b)         from 1 January 2013 —

                  (i)         from the beginning of the year in which the child reaches the age of 4 years and 6 months; and

                  (ii)         until the end of that year.

        [Section 5 inserted: No. 46 of 2012 s. 5.]